Business Winning Graduate Programme
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Business Winning Graduate Programme
Programme title: Business Winning Graduate Programme
Salary: Minimum 35000. Salary is dependent on location role and qualifications.
Location: Warrington
Application closing date: 16 October 2025
Programme start date: September 2026
Role ID: 67362
What will you do on the programme
The Business Winning Graduate Programme offers a unique insight into the bid-winning work we deliver at Cavendish Nuclear. Youll work closely with technical and commercial teams on tenders helping to shape proposals from early strategic planning through to the delivery of a successful bid.
This is an exciting and varied programme. Youll work alongside experienced Bid and Proposal Managers on live tenders handling clarifications preparing review packs and keeping progress trackers on course. Being embedded in live projects will give you in-depth experience and build your confidence in managing bids from start to finish.
Youll also gain insight into how our bid pipeline is managed updating and tracking opportunities while contributing to continuous improvement activities that keep our processes efficient and effective.
Every placement offers something new to discover whether collaborating with colleagues across the business mastering the finer points of bid preparation or seeing your work directly contribute to projects that make a real difference in clean energy civil decommissioning and national defence.
How is the programme structured
Over two years youll follow a mix of core and shorter placements designed to provide a complete view of the Business Winning lifecycle. Your main core placement will be within the Central Bids area in Bid and Proposal Management typically lasting nine to twelve months. Another core placement will be with the Bid Services and Pipeline team where youll learn how we maintain and update our pipeline and carry out weekly opportunity searches.
Alongside these shorter placements may take you into areas such as Business Development Estimating Graphics or Marketing. These rotations will broaden your skills and give you an appreciation of how different teams contribute to the bidding some cases you may work across more than one placement at a time ensuring that by the end of the programme you have experienced the full process of turning opportunities into successful contracts.
How do we develop and support you
From day one youll receive structured support personalised training and dedicated mentorship to help you excel throughout your programme and beyond.
Youll join our Graduate Development Programme featuring expert-led masterclasses on communication personal branding resilience and wellbeing.
For this programme youll work towards the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation level certification by the end of your second year. This globally recognised standard is supported by a targeted competency matrix covering areas such as bid writing graphics production and opportunity management. You will also have access to in-house training such as commercial awareness to deepen your business knowledge.
What rewards and benefits will you get
We want you to feel supported valued and excited about whats ahead. Thats why we offer a comprehensive package designed to support your development your wellbeing and your life outside of work too.
In addition to a minimum starting salary of 35000 youll benefit from:
- A minimum of 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays with agile working options subject to discussion with your manager
- Generous pension and employee share schemes
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme discounts
- Wellbeing support covering mental physical financial and social wellbeing with services like our Employee Assistance Programme digital GP service and health checks.
Youll also have the chance to get involved in our STEM outreach activities and volunteering opportunities.
What do you need to apply
- A bachelors degree ideally in a business-related subject.
- Many of our graduate programmes are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth nationality citizenship or residency you hold or have held may impact which programmes you are eligible for. For this programme you must be able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) clearance. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - .
Where will you be based
Places on our Business Winning programme for Autumn 2026 are available at Cavendish Nuclear in Warrington.
Cavendish Nuclear is a core part of Babcock International Groups Nuclear Sector. We provide a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions across the markets of Clean Energy Defence and Civil Decommissioning both in the UK and internationally. From decommissioning redundant nuclear facilities through supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent to supporting the operation and build of nuclear power plants our role in Cavendish Nuclear is to clean up the nuclear legacy and create a world where nuclear plays a key contribution in protecting our nation ensuring security of energy supply and meeting our net zero commitments.
Ready to apply
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the programme may close early if we receive a high volume of interest. To give yourself the best chance of being considered we strongly recommend submitting your application and completing any required online assessments as soon as possible.
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