Principal Mechanical Engineer

As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout design lifecycle.

Day-to-day, you'll promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.

• Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.


• Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.


• Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately.


• Produce, review and approve calculations, analyses, drawings, models, design basis documentation and technical reports as assigned.


This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and is based on site at Warrington, Cheshire.


• You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.


• Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.


• Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.


• Experience leading a team.


• Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.


Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer:

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.


• Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status., The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 a Principal Mechanical Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire site.
  
  What we offer


• Generous holiday allowance


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement


• '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


• Growth opportunities


• Potential to develop skills


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, we're 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.