Job Title: Principal Mechanical Engineer
Location: Either Warrington or Leicester + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive 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 Principal Mechanical Engineer, at our Warrington or Leicester sites.
The role
As a Principal Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll maintain the engineering configuration, ensuring the overall design intent and integrity is maintained throughout design lifecycle.
Day-to-day, you’ll promote effective co-operation across Engineering and other functional teams.
1. Assist in effective management of the customer, including liaison and relationship development with existing and new customers, to aid the development of business, resolution of technical and delivery issues, and such that the customer is fully briefed and informed of progress.
2. Ensure procedures, codes and standards are correctly identified and applied to engineering and technical activities.
3. Ensure task and project risks are communicated and managed appropriately.
4. 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 and is based in Warrington, Cheshire. This role provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Essential experience of the Principal Mechanical Engineer
5. You are someone who owns and delivers, who champions high performance and is courageous to challenge the status quo.
6. Knowledge of CAD tools and General Engineering Drawing Practice.
7. Ability to build strong and influential relationships with key stakeholders.
8. Experience leading a team.
9. Nuclear experience is not a necessity, we welcome applications from all engineering backgrounds.
Qualifications for the Principal Mechanical Engineer
10. Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, or equivalent experience.
11. Holds or has the ability to obtain Chartered status.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
12. Generous holiday allowance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
15. Employee share scheme
16. Employee shopping savings portal
17. Payment of Professional Fees
18. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
19. 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
20. ‘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
21. Growth opportunities
22. Potential to develop skills
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of