Job Title: Site Supervisor
Location: Dunbar, East Lothian
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Lead the Way in Nuclear Safety and Innovation
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 Site Supervisor, at ourTorness Nuclear Power Station site.
The role
As a Site Supervisor, you play a vital role in supporting operations at Torness as the station transitions from operational status into defueling and decommissioning. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a critical phase in the nuclear lifecycle, contributing to national safety and sustainability.
Day-to-day, you’ll
1. Support the safe execution of planned operations in line with work pack instructions
2. Conduct safety inspections and behavioural observations
3. Brief working parties and subcontractors, and set them to work
4. Follow company procedures and safety protocols
5. Lead by example, with a 50/50 split between supervisory duties and hands-on work
This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (08:00–16:30, with a 13:00 finish on Fridays). The role is site-based at Torness Nuclear Power Station, near Dunbar, in East Lothian, Scotland with occasional planned overtime.
Essential experience of the Site Supervisor:
6. Supervisory experience in a technical field or previous delegated responsibility
7. Experience in highly regulated environments
Qualifications for the Site Supervisor:
8. Level 4 (HNC) in a relevant Engineering discipline or Level 3 with an approved apprenticeship
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security 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 share scheme
13. Employee shopping savings portal
14. Payment of Professional Fees
15. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
16. 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.
17. ‘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
18. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of