Job Title: Pre-Construction Lead
Location: Aztec West, South Gloucestershire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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 Pre-Construction Lead at our Aztec West site, in South Gloucestershire.
The role
As a Pre-Construction Lead, you will play a pivotal role in planning and coordinating the installation of critical infrastructure for the Nuclear Island, covering piping, equipment, HVAC, and electrical systems. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the delivery of nationally significant projects, ensuring safety, efficiency, and excellence at every stage. Your expertise will make a real difference to the UK’s defence capabilities, while supporting your own career development in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment.
Day-to-day, you’ll
1. Develop and coordinate the installation sequence for the Nuclear Island, collaborating with stakeholders across the project.
2. Integrate procurement, delivery, and installation activities for seamless project execution.
3. Communicate plans clearly to internal teams and external partners, ensuring alignment with the overall project schedule.
4. Provide a robust baseline for assessing progress and managing variations during installation.
5. Ensure adherence to the plan and contribute to cost management for subsequent project phases.
This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, based at our Aztec West site in South Gloucestershire, near Bristol, with a hybrid working pattern of 2–3 days in the office, with flexibility to increase as required.
Essential experience of the Pre-Construction Lead:
6. Proven track record of delivering projects in technically complex and regulated environments, ideally within the nuclear energy sector or similar.
7. Demonstrated success in developing integrated project plans for large-scale construction sites.
8. Experience in engineering design, contract management, and field execution strategies.
9. Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
10. Proficiency in project management, financial management, and the use of scheduling and risk tools.
Qualifications for the Pre-Construction Lead:
11. Degree and chartered status in engineering, construction, physics, or a related field.
12. Experience in multi-discipline EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Management) projects is advantageous.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish 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.
21. ‘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
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of