Systems Handover Engineer

Job Title: System Handover Engineer

Location: Bridgwater Somerset

Compensation: Competitive Salary Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 70483

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 System Handover Engineer at our Hinkley site.

The role

As a System Handover Engineer youll be at the heart of one of the UKs most critical infrastructure projects - Hinkley Point C. This is a pivotal stage in the build process where your expertise ensures that systems and equipment installations are commissioned to the highest safety and quality standards. Your work will make a tangible difference to national energy security and will accelerate your career development in the dynamic world of defence aerospace and engineering.

Day-to-day youll be:

• Coordinating and delivering work packages from installation through to commissioning
• Monitoring and driving quality reporting and evidence from contract partners
• Maintaining system handover procedures guidelines and work instructions
• Managing and updating the handover database
• Collaborating with the OCC Manager and engaging daily with project installers and completions teams

This role is full time 37 hours per week and is based at Hinkley.

Essential experience of the System Handover Engineer

• Previous project engineering experience
• Background in mechanical electrical civil structural or instrumentation engineering
• Experience working within multi-discipline teams
• Understanding of CDM regulations
• Familiarity with handover databases (e.g. WinPCS Opus Switch Asset Suite)

Qualifications for the System Handover Engineer

• Project Management qualification (APM PPQ or Prince2)
• Degree beneficial but not essential

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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.

Closing date: 30/12/2025

#CAVDESTNUC