Pipefitter, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor

Job Title

Pipefitter

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

ECSA pay rates + Excellent Benefits

Full time / Permanent

SF64476

Ready to Trade Up? Join Cavendish Nuclear as a Pipefitter on Dayshift or Night shift at Hinkley Point C and access competitive ECSA pay rates, enhanced overtime rates (when available), excellent benefits, and long‑term career growth.

Are you an experienced Pipefitter ready for your next adventure? Cavendish Nuclear are seeking experienced Day Shift and Night Shift Pipefitter to join our team on the prestigious Hinkley Point C project. This is your chance to contribute to the construction of the UK's first‑ever 3rd generation nuclear power plant, shaping a sustainable future.

We offer a competitive salary in line with ECSA pay rates and an exceptional benefits package that includes a generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme, 22.5% night shift allowance and more.

• Play a pivotal role in building the UK's clean energy future.
• Work within the MEH Alliance, collaborating effectively to deliver complex piping and cabling systems.
• Fabricate and assemble pipes using specialised tools and techniques.
• Install and secure piping systems according to strict specifications.
• Test and inspect piping for functionality and adherence to standards.
• Prepare work areas, ensuring safety protocols are followed.
• Assist the Supervisor to ensure that operational methods are employed to carry out the required works.

• Must hold a full Level 3 apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Pipe fitting, Pipework Fabrication, Pipe Welding or Marine Plumbing.
• Must have a CCNSG Safety Passport.
• Experience in the manufacture of small and large bore pressure pipe work, as well as installation of pressure pipe work, superheater headers and vessels.
• Experience in TARs, outages, projects or new builds within an engineering construction site environment, with experience in one or more of the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Thermal or Nuclear sectors.

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.