Mechanical Engineer (Senior and Principal)

Job Title: Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineers

Location: Warrington, Bristol or Newbury, UK - working from home options available

Compensation: Competitive + benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 48265

Amplify your impact

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part.

Due to our continued growth, we are now looking to bring on board a number of Mechanical Engineers including:

• Senior Mechanical Engineer
• Principal Mechanical Engineer

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility.

Cavendish Nuclear

The roles are within our Cavendish Nuclear business.

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.

The role

The difference our new Mechanical Engineers will make

As one of our Mechanical Engineers, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will play an important part in delivering complex and exciting projects across the breadth of the nuclear industry. Your work will support our vision - creating a safe and secure world, together. And, with our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

Day-to-day, you could be creating cutting-edge designs, leading on project delivery or providing solutions to our many clients. At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far.

Our highly skilled team tackles major defence, decommissioning, new build and nuclear generation projects and has won over 78% of its latest tenders. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. We're also bringing the UK closer to Net Zero, through our work with Hinkley C, Sizewell C and X Energy. As Cavendish Nuclear continues to expand, so do the possibilities.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides home/office working with travel to client sites.

Essential experience

• An Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification).
• Nuclear industry experience is highly desirable
• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-discipline team
• Ideally have experience with mechanical lifting equipment such as cranes, bogeys, conveyors, gloves boxes or furnaces, among others.

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays. You also have the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Loyalty Recognition
• Profession membership subscriptions - Subscription fees for one relevant professional institute per person per annum.
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Autonomy. Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International

For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. 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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