Principal Mechanical Engineer
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Job Description
Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Either Warrington Bristol Newbury or Preston
Compensation: Competitive Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF66879
At Cavendish Nuclear were working to create a safe and secure world together and if you join us you can play your part as a Principal Mechanical Engineer.
The role
Day-to-day youll lead multidisciplinary engineering teams oversee the delivery of complex technical solutions and act as a key point of contact for customers ensuring high standards of safety quality and performance while mentoring others and driving continuous improvement across projects.
- Lead and manage multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver high-quality technical solutions aligned with customer requirements and project scope.
- Supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists ensuring effective performance development and adherence to engineering standards.
- Act as a key liaison with customers fostering strong relationships and ensuring transparent communication on technical progress and delivery.
- Oversee the production review and approval of engineering outputs including calculations specifications and reports ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards.
- Champion health safety and environmental standards across engineering activities promoting a culture of best practice and continuous improvement.
This role is full time 37 hours per week provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer
- Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering complex technical projects within agreed scope timeframes and quality standards.
- Proven ability to supervise and mentor engineers and technical specialists fostering professional development and ensuring high performance.
- Strong background in producing reviewing and approving detailed engineering outputs including calculations specifications and technical reports.
- Demonstrated expertise in applying relevant procedures codes and standards to ensure compliance and technical integrity across engineering activities.
- Track record of effective customer engagement including managing relationships resolving technical issues and supporting business development initiatives.
Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer
- Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline with significant demonstrable experience
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - ()
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 days 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 were 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 with the subject header Reasonable adjustments requirement. Were committed to building an inclusive culture where everyones free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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Employment Type
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