Senior Mechanical Engineer reference: 1175356601

Job Title: Senior Mechanical Engineer Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF62196

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 Rosyth site.

The role 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. Our highly skilled team tackles major defence, decommissioning, new build, and nuclear generation projects, winning over 78% of our latest tenders while driving the UK closer to Net Zero through our work with Hinkley C, Sizewell C, and X Energy.

As part of this role, you will contribute to the Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP). It will be a collaborative venture between public sector bodies and private organisations to achieve a world-first in dismantling past classes of nuclear submarine.

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 role is full time 37 hours per week based onsite at Rosyth on a hybrid working basis. However location is adaptable and can be delivered from various locations.

Essential experience of the Senior Mechanical Engineer

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

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.

Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. 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 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 Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 05/05/2025

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