Senior Mechanical Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear solutions provider is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Reading to lead design and delivery for critical nuclear projects. The role includes hybrid working with key responsibilities such as leading plant trials, contributing to design reviews, and providing technical guidance. Essential qualifications include an engineering degree and experience in laboratory trials. Join us to help shape the future of nuclear innovation, working within a supportive and inclusive environment that values your development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefit

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Practical experience in plant or laboratory trials.
• Experience in writing and implementing Risk Assessments.
• Demonstrable experience in detailed design for manufacture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support plant and equipment trial activities.
• Contribute to design reviews across projects.
• Prepare drawings for basic and detail design in line with ISO standards.
• Provide technical assistance to the wider team.
• Resolve technical and delivery issues.

Skills

Plant or laboratory trials experience

Risk Assessments and Method Statements

Detailed design for manufacture experience

Education

Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Job description

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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Reading, GB, RG14 2PZ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF69503

Shape the Future of Nuclear Innovation

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 Mechanical Engineer at Harwell, near Didcot, Oxfordshire.

The role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of designing and delivering innovative solutions for one of the UK’s most critical nuclear decommissioning projects. Your work will directly contribute to the safe clean-out of legacy waste storage facilities, paving the way for future building decommissioning.

Day-to-day, you will

• Lead and support plant and equipment trial activities, recommending and reviewing design updates.
• Contribute to design reviews and ensure coordination and functionality across projects.
• Prepare and produce drawings for basic, detail, and production design in line with ISO standards.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to the wider Cavendish Nuclear team.
• Resolve technical and delivery issues, keeping project managers fully informed.

You’ll work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at Harwell, Oxfordshire. Hybrid working patterns are available (three days on-site, two days remote).

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Engineer:

• Practical experience in plant or laboratory trials, including writing and implementing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
• Detailed design for manufacture experience.

Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Engineer:

• Engineering degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.
• 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.

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.

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