Principal Waste Consultant

Babcock International; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension with life assurance

Digital GP and health checks

Employee share scheme

Disability confident employer

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear in Warrington is seeking a Principal Waste Consultant to lead strategic consultancy projects in spent fuels, nuclear materials and waste management. You will manage client relationships, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and drive business development for defence and civil nuclear customers.

The role is based in Warrington with hybrid working, 37 hours per week, and monthly travel to sites. You’ll require SC clearance and a strong track record in technical leadership and bid

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering and leading technical consultancy projects in nuclear waste management or spent fuels.
• Proven client-facing experience with UK civil/defence nuclear clients.
• Track record in scoping work, proposals and tender/bid processes.
• Experience mentoring and leading multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and technical consultancy projects across nuclear waste management.
• Develop and maintain client relationships to identify opportunities and growth.
• Drive business development, pipeline development and bid/tender activities.
• Prepare technical reports, proposals and presentations to support delivery and contracts.

Skills

Project leadership

Nuclear waste expertise

Client-facing consultancy

Proposal development

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor Honours Degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Principal Waste Consultant

Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 74756

Lead The Future Of Nuclear Materials And Waste Management

At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Principal Waste Consultant at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Principal Waste Consultant, you'll combine technical expertise, consultancy leadership, business development and project delivery to support key defence and civil nuclear customers.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Leading strategic and technical consultancy projects across spent fuels management, nuclear materials management and waste management programmes.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships to identify opportunities, understand priorities and support long-term growth.
• Managing business development activities, including opportunity identification, pipeline development and business-winning initiatives.
• Preparing and reviewing technical reports, proposals, presentations and bid documentation to support project delivery and contract awards.
• Mentoring and developing colleagues while providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary project teams.

This role is based in Warrington and is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Hybrid working patterns are available. Travel to customer and Cavendish Nuclear sites will be expected, typically around once per month.

Essential experience of the Principal Waste Consultant:

• Extensive experience delivering and leading technical projects within spent fuels management, nuclear materials management or closely related nuclear disciplines.
• Strong experience working with United Kingdom civil or defence nuclear industry clients.
• Proven success operating within a consultancy or client-facing environment, including developing scopes of work, preparing proposals, bidding and tendering activities.
• Demonstrable experience developing client relationships and securing new business opportunities.
• Experience leading technical teams, supporting project delivery and mentoring developing professionals.

Qualifications for the Principal Waste Consultant:

• Bachelor Honours Degree, or equivalent, in a Science or Engineering discipline.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• 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 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
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish

We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you'll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 12/07/2026

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