Job Title: Compounds Project Assistant -
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59455
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 Compounds Project Assistant at our Hinkley Point C site.
This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station's vast network of rooms.
The role
As a Compounds Project Assistant, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance. The role support the planning, execution and monitoring of the delivery and deployment of MEH offices and facilities.
Day-to-day, you'll assist the Compounds MEH Project Manager by coordinating project activities, managing project documentation, and ensuring project tasks are completed on time ands within scope.
1. Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, and timelines
2. Coordinate project activities, ensuring tasks are completed on time and aligned with project goals
3. Monitor project progress and report any issues or delays to the Project Manager
4. Schedule and organize project meetings, prepare agendas, and record minutes.
5. Maintain accurate and up-to-date project documentation, including project plans, schedules, and reports
6. Prepare regular status reports and update project stakeholders on progress
7. Serve as a point of contact for project team members, stakeholders, and external partners
This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week, and is based on site at Hinkley Point C.
Essential experience of the Compounds Project Assistant
8. Experience with maintenance and preparation of documentation and reporting
9. Experience with Communication and Stakeholder Management
Qualifications for the Compounds Project Assistant
10. Level-3 qualification in Engineering, Business or Project related subject
11. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field is desirable
We value difference and don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - (url removed)
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 ten-days special paid leave
19. 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
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. Opportunity to work on some of the most exciting engineering projects this country has to offer
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.
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 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.