Job Title: Senior Engineering Manager
Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead Complex Engineering Programmes that Matter to National Security.
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 Senior Engineering Manager at our Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire site.
The role
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead the delivery of complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects from early concept through to Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC). This is a senior leadership role where your technical authority, people leadership and strategic thinking will directly influence safety‑critical outcomes on projects of national importance.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Lead multi‑disciplinary engineering teams to deliver agreed scopes safely, on time and within budget
2. Provide technical leadership and assurance as a design or technical authority when required
3. Manage engineering resources, priorities and risks across complex project environments
4. Engage with customers and stakeholders to resolve technical challenges and maintain strong relationships
5. Develop people’s capability through coaching, mentoring and continuous improvement initiatives.
This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week, based at Warrington, Cheshire or Preston, Lancashire. Hybrid working patterns are available, and travel to other Cavendish Nuclear and customer sites may be required.
Essential experience of the Senior Engineering Manager:
6. Extensive experience leading complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering projects
7. Proven ability to manage and develop teams of managers and senior engineers
8. Strong technical assurance capability across regulated engineering environments
9. Experience delivering engineering scope from concept through EPC delivery.
Qualifications for the Senior Engineering Manager:
10. Engineering degree (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
11. Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
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 - GOV.UK (
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. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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