Senior Project Engineer - Site Construction Services

About the job

Job Title: Senior Project Engineer - Site Construction Services
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58394

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 Project Engineer at our Hinkley Point C site.

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 Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (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 vast network of rooms.

The role

As a Senior Project Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major construction project with national significance. You will be supporting a growing site-wide scope with packages of works and/with tier one contractors.

Day-to-day, you'll support how packages of works are conventionalised moving forward from 'kick-off' meetings such as defining scope, cost, risk profile to project, governance and also the management of funding.

• Instrumental in the identification of Tier 1 Contractor requirements and scope capture exercises
• To assist in the analysis of construction proposals for Temporary Electrical, Lifting, Temporary Works, HVAC and Logistics. Analysis, factoring design, cost, site wide resource levels, on-going commitments, supplier lead times and required by dates
• Over-see the design & installation of enabling services
• Production of build schedule & adherence to schedule, providing data on forecast/planned & actuals

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week, and is based on site at Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater.

Essential experience of the Senior Project Engineer

• Track record in site construction or nuclear projects preferred
• Experience in a construction/project engineering-based environment
• Proven ability to quickly learn and understand complex topics
• Experience working on major construction projects preferred
• Experienced with NEC/JCT/FIDIC contract frameworks advantageous

Qualifications for the Senior Project Engineer

• Degree qualified in a technical or construction related discipline, or, demonstrable relatable experience
• Experience in a construction/project engineering-based environment
• CCNSG Safety Passport or HSE MAPS
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH is desirable
• SSSTS/SMSTS is desirable

We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) clearance for this role.

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 ten 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
• Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Opportunities to develop your career

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.

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'. 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.

Closing date: 16/08/2024

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