Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Designer

Babcock International; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions firm is looking for a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Designer. This full-time role based in the United Kingdom (either Warrington or Preston) offers hybrid working arrangements. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, ensuring design compliance, leading projects, and supporting customer engagement. Candidates should have an HNC/HND in a relevant discipline and experience in a detailed design environment. The position offers a generous holiday allowance and other significant benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading options

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Qualifications

• Must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and design governance.
• Allocate tasks and check outputs for a team of Designers.
• Support customer engagement and resolve technical issues.
• Contribute to design production including detailed drawings.
• Lead low-risk multi-discipline projects and develop innovative solutions.

Skills

Experience in a detailed design environment

Good knowledge of CAD tools

Knowledge of General Engineering Drawing Practice

Education

HNC/HND in a relevant discipline or equivalent

Job description

As a Senior Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Designer you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll provide support and technical guidance for a team of designers. The role will assure the quality of output to the required standards consistent with the whole lifecycle from concept to in-service support. Day-to-day, you'll

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist technical advice and design governance, ensuring adherence to technical standards and promoting collaboration across Design and other functions.
• Allocate tasks and check outputs for a team of Designers, ensuring coordination across disciplines and compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Support customer engagement, helping to resolve technical and delivery issues while building strong relationships to aid business development.
• Contribute to design production, including drawings for basic, detailed, and production stages, and assist in resolving manufacturing and installation queries.
• Lead low‑risk multi‑discipline projects, develop innovative design solutions, and stay informed on industry developments, tools, and techniques.

This role is full‑time, based in either Warrington or Preston, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Experience

• Experience in a detailed design environment.
• Good knowledge of CAD tools.
• Knowledge of General Engineering Drawing Practice.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND minimum in a relevant discipline OR equivalent academic qualification.

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.

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, as a Senior EC&I Designer, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at either our Warrington (Cheshire) or Preston (Lancashire) sites, contributing to projects that truly matter.

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 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.

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.