Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

As an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer (EC&I), you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will play a key role in supporting, safe, compliant and efficient nuclear operations by delivering high-quality EC&I Design outputs-reducing project risks, enabling regulatory approval, and contributing to successful execution of business-critical programmes. Day-to-day, you'll be required to

• Create Detailed EC&I Designs - Develop accurate and compliant, electrical, control and instrument drawings.
• Collaborate with a team focused on safety-critical and high integrity design solutions.
• Contribute to projects within the Engineering BU, helping deliver programmes across operations and decommissioning.
• Communicate with internal teams (e.g. engineers, project managers) (e.g. clients, regulators, suppliers) to ensure design alignment.
• Produce designs that meet nuclear safety standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality procedures.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week. The role can be based at one of Cavendish Nuclear's key locations including Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire), Humberside (East Yorkshire), Cumbria (Westlakes), Preston (Lancashire), Newbury (Berkshire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of three days per week on site.


• Understanding of IEC-61508 and IEC-61511 standards
• Familiar with the nuclear functional safety lifecycle
• SIL determination and verification
• Experience working with the safety case team
Qualifications for the EC&I Engineer:
• HNC qualification or equivalent.
• BTEC Level 3 in and Engineering Discipline or Equivalent with relevant experience would also be considered., 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 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
  
  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 an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, at any of our main Cavendish Nuclear sites.
  
  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 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.
Cavendish We're Cavendish Nuclear - a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you'll 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, we're shaping a future that lasts - not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.