Senior Civil Engineer

Babcock Canada Inc.; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear engineering firm is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer at their Warrington site. This full-time role involves delivering civil design packages for large-scale projects, focusing on the UK’s transition to cleaner nuclear energy. Candidates should have experience in civil engineering design, particularly in drainage and enabling works, along with strong stakeholder collaboration skills. The company offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, including a matched pension scheme and wellness support.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering civil engineering design for large-scale projects.
• Proven capability in drainage design and civil enabling works.
• Track record of leadership in design packages.

Responsibilities

• Deliver civil design packages that integrate seamlessly within schemes.
• Apply relevant codes and design software for compliant solutions.
• Plan, coordinate, and drive progress with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Drainage design

Stakeholder collaboration

Technical leadership

Safety commitment

Education

Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (BEng or MEng)

Tools

Civil engineering codes

Design software

Job description

Location: Warrington Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape The Future of Clean Energy with Precision Civil Engineering

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 Senior Civil Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll lead the civil elements of multidisciplinary CS&A design, playing a pivotal role in the expansion of new buildings that enable the UK’s transition to cleaner, reliable nuclear energy. It’s a role with real impact, supporting national energy security while accelerating your professional growth through complex, large‑scale design delivery and technical leadership.

Day‑to‑day you’ll be required to:

• Deliver civil design packages (drainage, enabling works and associated infrastructure) that integrate seamlessly within CS&A schemes.
• Apply relevant civil engineering codes and design software to produce robust, compliant solutions.
• Lead workstreams autonomously—planning, coordinating and driving progress across multi‑disciplinary stakeholders.
• Check and review colleagues’ designs, ensuring quality, safety and constructability standards are met.
• Contribute to the TMF project’s mission by designing assets that support the safe processing of uranium tails for cleaner, reliable nuclear energy.

This is a permanent, full‑time role working 37 hours per week based in Warrington, Cheshire. Hybrid working patterns are available, with a minimum of three days in the office per week.

Essential experience of the Senior Civil Engineer:

• Experience delivering civil engineering design for large‑scale projects, ideally within nuclear or industrial facilities.
• Proven capability in drainage design and civil enabling works (codes, standards and software).
• Track record of autonomous leadership of design packages and technical checking of others’ work.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration within a multi‑disciplinary environment.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement in regulated settings.

Qualifications for the Senior Civil Engineer:

• Degree‑qualified (BEng or MEng) in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 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.

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 [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.