System Handover Engineer

Babcock International; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a System Handover Engineer for a crucial role in the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater, UK. You'll ensure system installations meet high safety and quality standards while working collaboratively with multi-discipline teams. Essential experience includes project engineering and knowledge of CDM regulations. The position offers a full-time schedule with beneficial perks including generous holiday, health support, and development opportunities, making a tangible impact on national energy security.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Digital GP access

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists in the armed forces receive special paid leave

Holiday Trading option

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Previous project engineering experience is essential.
• Background in mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, or instrumentation engineering is necessary.
• Experience working within multi-discipline teams is required.
• Understanding of CDM regulations is important.
• Familiarity with handover databases such as WinPCS, Opus, and Switch Asset Suite is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver work packages from installation through to commissioning.
• Monitor and drive quality reporting and evidence from contract partners.
• Maintain system handover procedures, guidelines, and work instructions.
• Manage and update the handover database.
• Collaborate with the OCC Manager and engage daily with project installers and completions teams.

Skills

Project engineering

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Civil engineering

Instrumentation engineering

Team collaboration

Knowledge of CDM regulations

Familiarity with handover databases

Education

Project Management qualification (APM PPQ or Prince2)

Degree in relevant field

Tools

WinPCS

Opus

Switch Asset Suite

Job description

As a System Handover Engineer, you'll be at the heart of one of the UK's most critical infrastructure projects - Hinkley Point C. This is a pivotal stage in the build process, where your expertise ensures that systems and equipment installations are commissioned to the highest safety and quality standards. Your work will make a tangible difference to national energy security and will accelerate your career development in the dynamic world of defence, aerospace, and engineering. Day-to-day you'll be:

• Coordinating and delivering work packages from installation through to commissioning
• Monitoring and driving quality reporting and evidence from contract partners
• Maintaining system handover procedures, guidelines, and work instructions
• Managing and updating the handover database
• Collaborating with the OCC Manager and engaging daily with project installers and completions teams

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based at Hinkley.

Essential experience of the System Handover Engineer

• Previous project engineering experience
• Background in mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, or instrumentation engineering
• Experience working within multi-discipline teams
• Understanding of CDM regulations
• Familiarity with handover databases (e.g., WinPCS, Opus, Switch Asset Suite)

Qualifications for the System Handover Engineer

• Project Management qualification (APM PPQ or Prince2)
• Degree beneficial but not essential
• 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.