Principal Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK nuclear industry seeks a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their team in Bristol. This role involves overseeing engineering design integrity, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Candidates will have the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment and are encouraged to apply regardless of their specific engineering background.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Holiday Trading benefits

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain Chartered status.
• Experience leading a team.
• Nuclear experience not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain engineering configuration throughout the design lifecycle.
• Manage customer relationships and development.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Relationship Management

CAD Tools Knowledge

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Stoke Gifford, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Mechanical Engineer, at our Stoke Gifford, Bristol site.

The role
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout design lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you’ll promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.

• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.
• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
• Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately.
• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned.
  

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based in Stoke Gifford, Bristol. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer:

• You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.
• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.
• Experience leading a team.
• Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.

Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer:

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Further details are available at

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Growth opportunities

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom