Senior Civil Engineer

Babcock International; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider in Warrington, England, is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to lead civil design for projects that drive the UK's transition to cleaner energy. The role involves delivering design packages, assuring quality, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams. Candidates should have a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and relevant experience in large-scale projects, especially in nuclear settings. The position offers competitive salary, hybrid work options, and a robust benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to health and wellness services

Employee share scheme

Professional fees payment

Volunteering leave through ‘Be Kind Day’

Qualifications

• Experience delivering civil engineering design for large-scale projects, ideally within nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Proven capability in drainage design and civil enabling works.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration within a multi-disciplinary environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil design packages that integrate within CS&A schemes.
• Check and review colleagues’ designs for quality and safety.
• Lead workstreams autonomously.

Skills

Civil engineering design for large-scale projects

Drainage design

Autonomous leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Commitment to safety and quality

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng or MEng)

Job description

Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer

Location: Warrington Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70383

Shape The Future of Clean Energy with Precision Civil Engineering

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 Senior Civil Engineer at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead the civil elements of multidisciplinary CS&A design, playing a pivotal role in the expansion of new buildings that enable the UK’s transition to cleaner, reliable nuclear energy. It’s a role with real impact, supporting national energy security while accelerating your professional growth through complex, large‑scale design delivery and technical leadership.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Deliver civil design packages (drainage, enabling works and associated infrastructure) that integrate seamlessly within CS&A schemes.
• Apply relevant civil engineering codes and design software to produce robust, compliant solutions.
• Lead workstreams autonomously—planning, coordinating and driving progress across multi‑disciplinary stakeholders.
• Check and review colleagues’ designs, ensuring quality, safety and constructability standards are met.
• Contribute to the TMF project’s mission by designing assets that support the safe processing of uranium tails for cleaner, reliable nuclear energy.

This is a permanent, full‑time role working 37 hours per week based in Warrington, Cheshire. Hybrid working patterns are available, with a minimum of three days in the office per week.

Essential experience of the Senior Civil Engineer:

• Experience delivering civil engineering design for large‑scale projects, ideally within nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Proven capability in drainage design and civil enabling works (codes, standards and software).
• Track record of autonomous leadership of design packages and technical checking of others’ work.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration within a multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement in regulated settings.

Qualifications for the Senior Civil Engineer:

• Degree‑qualified (BEng or MEng) in Civil or Structural Engineering.

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 Nuclear

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. Together, 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.

Closing date: 23/01/2026

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