Job Title: Electrical Designer
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape the Electrical Backbone of the UK’s Nuclear Future
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 an Electrical Designer at our Warrington, Cheshire site.
The role
As an Electrical Designer, you’ll play a key role in our Cavendish Nuclear business. From decommissioning redundant facilities to supporting the Continuous at Sea Deterrent and the development of nuclear power stations, we help clean up the nuclear legacy and shape a future where nuclear energy supports national security, energy resilience, and net zero goals.
Day to day, you’ll
1. Create electrical design solutions and deliverables across the full lifecycle, from concept to in-service support.
2. Produce and maintain drawings and documentation to ISO standards, ensuring quality, cost, and schedule targets are met.
3. Collaborate effectively with design, engineering, and project teams to ensure coordinated and functional designs.
4. Support design reviews, resolve technical queries, and contribute to innovative solutions for manufacturing and installation challenges.
5. Assist senior designers with estimates, quality improvements, and test documentation, while staying informed on industry developments.
This role is full-time, 37-hours per week, based in Warrington (Cheshire), and includes hybrid, flexible working arrangements.
Essential experience of the Electrical Designer:
6. Knowledge of CAD tools
7. Knowledge of General Engineering Drawing Practice
Qualifications of the Electrical Designer:
8. ONC/HNC/HND (or equivalent) OR BTEC National Certificate/Diploma (or equivalent) OR appropriate apprenticeship of specialisation
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
9. Generous holiday allowance
10. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
11. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
12. Employee shopping savings portal
13. Payment of Professional Fees
14. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
15. 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
16. ‘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
17. Growth opportunities
18. Potential to develop skills
Cavendish
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