Principal Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join their Bristol or Newbury sites. You will maintain engineering configuration, ensuring the integrity and design intent throughout the project lifecycle, while fostering stakeholder relationships. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and involves effective project management and technical oversight.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP and annual health check

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

One paid day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
• Experience leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain engineering configuration and ensure design intent integrity.
• Assist in effective management of the customer and manage project risks.
• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, and technical reports.

Skills

CAD tools

General Engineering Drawing Practice

Stakeholder relationship management

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Chartered status (ability to obtain)

Job description

Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Either Bristol or Newbury + 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 Bristol or Newbury sites.

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 either of our Bristol or Newbury sites. 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

Nuclear experience is not a requirement, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.

• 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
  

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
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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 UK Cavendish Nuclear employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘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 02/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom