Principal Mechanical Engineer

Location: Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 62121

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 Principal Mechanical Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role:
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you'll maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout the design lifecycle. Day-to-day, you'll promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams. You will assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and ensure that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress. You will ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities, and that task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately. You will produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based in Warrington, Cheshire, with hybrid working arrangements of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience:
You are someone who owns and delivers, champions high performance, and is courageous to challenge the status quo. You should have knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice, the ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders, and experience leading a team. Nuclear experience is not a necessity; we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.

Qualifications:
Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience. Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.

Security Clearance:
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What We Offer:

• 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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• '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.

Babcock International:
For over a century Babcock has 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.

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 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.

Closing Date: 31/03/2025