Drive end‑to‑end design output, producing schemes, detailed drawings, assemblies, specifications, technical studies, and design justification reports.
Identify and respond to task variations through formal change control.
Deliver multi‑discipline work packages to programme, budget, and quality standards.
Support ponds and flasks operations as part of defueling readiness.

Experience producing mechanical design deliverables for mechanical handling equipment, special‑purpose machinery or lifting equipment, ideally in a high‑hazard environment.
Demonstrated design leadership and the ability to manage multi‑discipline teams.
Experience delivering engineering work packages to time, cost, and quality.
Strong understanding of change control within engineering design processes.
Experience working within safety‑critical or regulated engineering environments.
Degree‑qualified or equivalent (NVQ Level 3 or HNC).
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) security clearance for this role.

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.
‘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.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

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