Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical - #142227
Cavendish Nuclear
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Taunton
Contract type: Full time

Job Title: Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Attractive Salary + accommodation & travel expenses (if applicable)
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64272
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 Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical at the Hinkley Point C new nuclear build in Bridgwater, Somerset.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main MEH, cabling and associated support services.
This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s 2,500 rooms.
The role
As a Assistant Construction Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll support the EIT Manager in the day-to-day engineering, construction planning and installation of equipment across the HPC site on behalf of the MEH Alliance.
Day to day, you’ll deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks to support the MEH Alliance programme as well as providing and demonstrating a positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project.
This is a junior position and will involve on the job training if required.
Essential Experience Of The Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
What We Offer
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.
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 [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Attractive Salary + accommodation & travel expenses (if applicable)
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF64272
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 Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical at the Hinkley Point C new nuclear build in Bridgwater, Somerset.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main MEH, cabling and associated support services.
This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s 2,500 rooms.
The role
As a Assistant Construction Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll support the EIT Manager in the day-to-day engineering, construction planning and installation of equipment across the HPC site on behalf of the MEH Alliance.
Day to day, you’ll deliver Mechanical & Piping Construction Workpacks to support the MEH Alliance programme as well as providing and demonstrating a positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the whole construction life cycle of the Project.
This is a junior position and will involve on the job training if required.
- Enable the use of the Procon system to support the construction works and progress reporting of the MEH Alliance.
- Enable the requesting and compliance of the MEH Alliance for the Work Authorisation and Permit systems operated by NNB.
- Enable the co-ordination of safe access routing to workfaces to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
- Enable the topographical and other surveying required to support the MEH Alliance construction works.
- Prioritisation and ownership of documentation to enable construction works
- Ensuring documents are compliant with latest works information and other MEH documentation
Essential Experience Of The Assistant Construction Engineer - Mechanical
- We are open to backgrounds and welcome applications from all backgrounds, whether that be within industry or academia
- HNC qualification within a relevant discipline
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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 Babcock 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
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.
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 [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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#CAVWCMEH-HPC
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