Nuclear jobs in United Kingdom

Job Title: Mechanical Technician

Location: UK, Flexible - roving role covering Heysham, Torness, and Hartlepool

Compensation: Comprehensive Package + Overtime + Allowances

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF61682

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 Mechanical Technician in a roving position covering four power stations, including Heysham, Torness, and Hartlepool.

The role

As a Mechanical Technician, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Working within the nuclear sector, you’ll operate and maintain highly specialised equipment in a dynamic, technically complex, and tightly regulated environment. You’ll be part of a dedicated Roving Maintenance Team, providing critical support to Heysham, Torness, and Hartlepool power stations during planned shutdown periods. Your work will help ensure the continued safety, reliability, and performance of these key energy sites.

• Ensuring the availability of any specific tools, spare parts, or equipment required to carry out tasks (general hand tools are usually provided by the relevent resident Site Team.)
• Interpreting and carrying out assigned tasks in line with all relevant quality standards and procedures.
• Completing the scope of work within agreed timeframes and budget constraints.
• Timely preparation and completion of all necessary documentation and records related to the task—such as Assembly & Test Plans.
• You may be supported by supervisory staff during task execution, with access to site services including quality assurance, safety, and administration.
  
  

This is a permanent, full-time roving position with contracted hours of 37 per week, however will require frequent overtime (paid at 1.5x) including day and night shifts; typical shifts are 12 hours per day. The role involves regular travel and overnight stays to support power stations at Heysham (Lancashire), Hartlepool (County Durham), and Torness (East Lothian). In return, you’ll receive a highly competitive package including paid overtime, an annual mobility allowance, and travel and accommodation expenses.

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

Essential Experience Of The Mechanical Technician

• Proven experience in a Mechanical Technician role, ideally within the nuclear generation sector or another highly regulated industry.
  
  

Qualifications For The Mechanical Technician

• Ideally holds a Degree, HNC, ONC, or an equivalent engineering qualification.
  
  

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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 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
  
  

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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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