Job Title
Mechanical Engineer
Location
Torness Power Station, Dunbar, East Lothian
Compensation
Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type
Full time / Permanent
Role ID
SF72928
The role
As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be a key technical authority supporting operational plant performance within a highly regulated nuclear environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work hands‑on with safety‑critical systems, providing engineering expertise that enables safe, reliable and compliant operations.
Day‑to‑day responsibilities
* Ensure compliance with nuclear safety, environmental, quality and legislative requirements across all engineering activities
* Provide technical authority for Management of Change and Management of Operations processes
* Deliver clear advice and documentation to senior leaders, system owners, operators and maintainers
* Own engineering issues by planning, managing and delivering safe, effective mechanical solutions
* Undertake secondary site roles such as Radiological Protection Supervisor or PUWER Assessor, with training provided
This is a full‑time role, based on site at Torness, Dunbar, East Lothian. Working Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:00.
Essential experience
* Experience working within a highly regulated industry.
* Proven mechanical engineering fault finding and resolution.
* Experience designing and substantiating engineered modification packages.
* Ability to deliver turnkey engineering work packages from documentation through to installation and testing.
* Competence producing and amending engineering documentation, drawings and method statements.
Qualifications
* Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or HNC/HND with relevant experience.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role.
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 allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement. This window opens February through to March each year.
* 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.
EEO Statement
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.
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