Commissioning Environmental Engineer

Commissioning Environmental Engineer

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset.

Job Title: Commissioning Environmental Engineer

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits.

Role Type: Full time / Permanent.

Role : 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 support 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 ensuring 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

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Essential experience of the Commissioning Environmental Engineer:

• 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 for the Commissioning Environmental Engineer:

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

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 car 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.

Join us and discover how far we can go, together.