Process Engineer

Babcock International
Warrington
1 week ago
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Job Title: Process Engineer


Location: Flexible + Hybrid Working Arrangement


Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits


Role Type: Full time / Permanent


Role ID: SF68011


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 Process Engineer, at one of our key locations: Bristol, Warrington (Cheshire), or Humberside (East Yorkshire).


The role

As a Process Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of solving complex engineering challenges that support critical national infrastructure. You’ll contribute to projects that span clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, making a real impact on society and your career.


Day-to-day, you’ll be:



  • Promoting effective collaboration across engineering and functional teams
  • Interfacing with customers and suppliers to resolve design issues and support procurement specifications
  • Applying procedures, codes and standards to engineering and technical activities
  • Communicating task and project risks appropriately
  • Contributing to the Product Safety Assessment process

This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of three days on site, based at one of our key locations: Bristol, Warrington (Cheshire), or Humberside (East Yorkshire).


Essential experience of the Process Engineer

  • Working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across varied project types
  • Demonstrating versatility across a range of engineering tasks
  • Communicating effectively and interfacing with other disciplines

Qualifications for the Process Engineer

  • Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


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 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.
  • ‘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.

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.


Closing date: 30/12/2025


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