CS&A Lead SMR

Job Title: CS&A Lead - SMR

Location: Flexible UK Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 72083

Shape The Future of Nuclear Energy And Engineering Excellence

At Cavendish Nuclear were working to create a safe and secure world together. If you join us you can play your part as a CS&A Lead - SMR at any of our main UK locations near one of our key sites including Bristol Warrington Leicester Newbury or Preston.

The role

The UKs small and advanced modular reactor sector is entering a pivotal phase with major programmes progressing and strong government backing.

Join us as a CS&A Lead - SMR at the centre of this momentum and build your career across the nuclear and defence sector.

Were seeking a CS&A Lead - SMR to join our Advanced Nuclear Technologies team working in a fastmoving innovationled environment with real national impact. Youll help shape the next generation of nuclear power through cuttingedge design accelerated deployment and projects that strengthen the UKs longterm energy resilience. If you want your work to matter at scale this is the role for you.

This is a full-time role based across any of our main UK locations. Flexible working patterns are available and travel to other customer sites will be expected.

Day-to-day youll be required to:

• Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver construction work to time cost and quality expectations
• Reviewing and approving technical outputs including reports calculations and design deliverables
• Ensuring compliance with safety standards regulatory frameworks and quality requirements
• Collaborating with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive integrated project delivery
• Managing customer relationships and providing clear updates on progress and technical solutions

Essential experience of the CS&A Lead - SMR:

• Proven experience leading teams and delivering complex engineering or construction projects
• Demonstrable knowledge of safety regulatory standards and technical assurance processes (such as Construction Design and Management regulations)
• Experience working within highly regulated industries such as nuclear defence energy or infrastructure
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to oversee technical solutions and ensure alignment with project scope and requirements

Qualifications for the CS&A Lead - SMR:

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in engineering construction or a related discipline
• Chartered status with a recognised engineering institution is desirable

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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

Were Cavendish Nuclear a team of c5000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here youll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy defence and civil decommissioning your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together were shaping a future that lasts not only through the impact we make but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

Join us and discover how far we can go 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: 08/06/2026

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