Process Engineer

Babcock International Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Security clearance support

Pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear is recruiting a Process Engineer to work on challenging projects across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning. The role supports critical national infrastructure with a focus on collaborative engineering and robust design execution.

The position offers hybrid working with three days on site at Bristol, Warrington, or Humberside, and requires the ability to obtain and maintain BPSS/SC security clearance. Generous benefits and development opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Versatility across a range of engineering tasks.
• Strong communication with other disciplines and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Promote effective collaboration across engineering and functional teams.
• Interface with customers and suppliers to resolve design issues and support procurement specifications.
• Apply procedures, codes and standards to engineering and technical activities.
• Communicate task and project risks appropriately.
• Contribute to the Product Safety Assessment process.

Skills

Collaboration across disciplines

Interfacing with customers & suppliers

Versatility in engineering tasks

Effective communication

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Job Title: Process Engineer

Location: Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF68011

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 Process Engineer, at one of our key locations: Bristol, Warrington (Cheshire), or Humberside (East Yorkshire).

The role

As a Process Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of solving complex engineering challenges that support critical national infrastructure. You’ll contribute to projects that span clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, making a real impact on society and your career.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Promoting effective collaboration across engineering and functional teams
• Interfacing with customers and suppliers to resolve design issues and support procurement specifications
• Applying procedures, codes and standards to engineering and technical activities
• Communicating task and project risks appropriately
• Contributing to the Product Safety Assessment process

This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of three days on site, based at one of our key locations: Bristol, Warrington (Cheshire), or Humberside (East Yorkshire).

Essential experience of the Process Engineer

• Working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across varied project types
• Demonstrating versatility across a range of engineering tasks
• Communicating effectively and interfacing with other disciplines

Qualifications for the Process Engineer

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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: 26/08/2026