Project Assistant

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider is seeking a Project Assistant located in Warrington, Cheshire. This role involves supporting project management activities including recruitment, planning, and stakeholder engagement. Ideal candidates should have proficiency in Microsoft Office and communication skills. The position is full-time and offers various benefits, including a pension scheme and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health check

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Familiarity with project lifecycle.
• No specific formal qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and onboarding for the programme.
• Assist with project planning and scheduling.
• Prepare project reports and documentation.
• Engage with stakeholders to resolve queries.
• Coordinate meetings and track deliverables.

Skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Strong written and verbal communication

Job description

Project Assistant

Location: Warrington, Cheshire and Preston, Lancashire

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69443

Make an Impact Where It Matters

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 Project Assistant at Warrington, Cheshire and Preston, Lancashire.

The role

As a Project Assistant, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You’ll support our Senior Project Manager and Programme Manager on the Rep‑U project within Civil Decommissioning—contributing to complex engineering design work that safeguards communities and the environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Support recruitment, onboarding and resource coordination for the programme—ensuring new starters are set up efficiently and for success
• Assist with project planning, scheduling, actions‑tracking and low‑level project management activities including tracking of KPIs
• Prepare concise project reports, dashboards and documentation to keep leadership and customers informed
• Engage with stakeholders—internal teams, suppliers and clients—to progress actions and resolve queries
• Coordinate meetings and deliverables, maintaining accurate records and following up on decisions

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week with an early finish on Fridays. It is based in Warrington, Cheshire and Preston, Lancashire with an initial even split across both sites; the team plans to relocate to Chorley in due course.

Essential experience of the Project Assistant

• Awareness of the project lifecycle and how projects move from design through delivery
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and strong written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications for the Project Assistant

• No specific formal qualification is essential for this role
• 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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave; window opens February–March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables one paid leave day per year (or equivalent hours) for volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and a benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. We’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost‑effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group—from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, 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.