Commissioning Environmental Engineer

We Served; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider seeks a Commissioning Environmental Engineer at Hinkley Point C. You'll support commissioning activities of the UK's first new nuclear power station, ensuring environmental safety and compliance. Candidates should have a degree in an environmental discipline, strong communication skills, and experience with environmental compliance. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to a significant national infrastructure project.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched pension scheme

Access to Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Volunteer leave

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of environmental compliance within regulated industry.
• Experience writing environmental specifications or assessments.
• Knowledge of waste management framework.

Responsibilities

• Create and improve environmental safety controls.
• Monitor environmental activities according to safety management.
• Produce environmental safety performance reports.
• Engage with teams on environmental issues.
• Undertake assessments and inspections for compliance.

Skills

Environmental compliance understanding

Environmental specifications writing

Knowledge of UK environmental permitting

Data presentation skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Commissioning Environmental Engineer

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF71084

Protecting Our Environment While Shaping the UK’s Clean Energy Future

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 Commissioning Environmental Engineer, at our Hinkley Point C site.

The role

As a Commissioning Environmental Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will play a key role in supporting the commissioning of the first new nuclear power station built in the UK for a generation. This is an opportunity to contribute to a nationally significant infrastructure programme while helping to ensure that commissioning activities are delivered safely, responsibly, and with minimal impact on the environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to

• Create, maintain, and improve environmental safety controls across the commissioning programme.
• Monitor, coordinate, and review environmental activities in line with the HPC Safety Management System and Environmental Management Plans.
• Produce environmental safety performance reports, identifying trends, early warnings and recommending improvements.
• Engage with and influence commissioning teams on environmental issues, hazards, and risks.
• Undertake assessments, inspections, and assurance activities to support compliance with legal and regulatory duties.

This is a full‑time role working 37 hours per week at Hinkley Point C.

Essential experience

• Experience or understanding of environmental compliance within a regulated industry.
• Experience of writing, implementing or reviewing environmental specifications and environmental risk assessments.
• Knowledge of the UK environmental permitting and waste management framework.
• Ability to present environmental data clearly and produce high‑quality reports and records.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.

Qualifications

• Degree in an environmental discipline or equivalent level of experience.

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

• 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.

About 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

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 [e-mail] 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

Closing date: 25/02/2026