Senior Mechanical Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the UK nuclear industry as a Senior Mechanical Engineer. Based in Whitehaven, Cumbria, this full-time role offers a hybrid working arrangement. You will manage engineering activities, ensuring compliance with standards and effectively communicating with clients.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading scheme

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrable experience handling complex tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of engineering and technical activities.
• Ensure procedures and standards are applied.
• Produce and approve technical reports.

Skills

Communication

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

About Cavendish Nuclear

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world. Join us as a Senior Mechanical Engineer at our Whitehaven, Cumbria site and contribute to this mission.

The Role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will manage the delivery of engineering and technical activities, applying your process, domain knowledge, and experience. You will also assist in effective management of customer relationships, including liaison with existing and new customers.

• Ensure procedures, codes, and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
• Contribute to the Project Safety Assessment process.
• Manage communication of task and project risks.
• Produce, review, and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation, and technical reports.

This is a full-time role, 37 hours per week, based at Whitehaven, Cumbria, with a hybrid working arrangement of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Essential Experience

• Experience working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams across various project types.
• Demonstrable experience handling a variety of tasks with different complexities.
• Good communication skills and ability to interface with other disciplines.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance. Further details are available at the appropriate security authority.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Special paid leave for Reservists in the armed forces
• Holiday Trading scheme
• ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering
• Growth opportunities

About Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear is committed to excellence and innovation in nuclear services.