Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Job Title:                     Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location:                     Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation:           Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF68278

Shape the Future of Nuclear Safety

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 an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, based at one of our key locations Moor Row, (Cumbria) Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol.

The role

As an Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of developing, delivering, and supporting radiometric characterisation and alarm systems across the UK and internationally. This is a dynamic and rewarding opportunity to contribute to nuclear safety and innovation, while advancing your career in a highly specialised and impactful field.

Day-to-day, you’ll 

• Develop and verify technical solutions, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards


• Lead investigations and drive design improvements across projects


• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to manage specifications and delivery


• Support project execution and mentor junior engineers


• Promote engineering excellence, health and safety, and cultural change across the business

This is a full-time role with a 37-hour working week, based at one of our key locations Moor Row, (Cumbria) Warrington (Cheshire), Leicester (Leicestershire) or Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, with an expectation of 3 days per week in the office. 

Essential experience of the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer:

• Working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across varied project types


• Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders


• Delivering systems input and providing post-installation or third-line technical support


• Liaising with customers and suppliers on-site for testing, installation, and commissioning


• Background in EC&I, Physics, or Radiometric, with experience in control systems and analogue/digital electronics

Qualifications for the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Engineer:

• Engineering degree (or equivalent) in electronics, control and instrumentation, or a related discipline


• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain 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

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. 

Join us and discover how far we can go, 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 [email protected] 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:   25/09/2026

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