Senior Mechanical Engineer

Babcock International

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Salary Not Specified

Babcock International, Moor Row, Cumbria

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 3 weeks ago, 22 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 111fb4622e91478e952c9495c4f2998d

Full Job Description

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll manage the delivery of engineering and technical activities, through the application of process, domain knowledge and experience.

Day-to-day, you'll assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers.

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

  • Contribute to Project Safety Assessment process.

  • 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 Whitehaven, Cumbria.

  • Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types.

  • Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks across a range of complexities.

  • Good communication skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines.


  • Qualifications for the Senior Mechanical Engineer:
  • Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience.

  • Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward 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 Senior Mechanical Engineer, at our Whitehaven, Cumbria 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.