Engineering Manager- Modular Reactor

Job Title:

Engineering Manager
- Modular Reactor

Location:

Flexible UK Compensation:
Attractive salary + Benefits Role Type:
Full time / Permanent Role

Bring Your Commercial Skills to Projects That Help Create A Safer World.

As an Engineering Manager you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. lead the planning, coordination and integration of multi‑discipline engineering on complex, high‑impact projects. You’ll help accelerate advanced reactor deployment and modern nuclear facilities — work that strengthens national security, supports energy resilience and advances your leadership career through exposure to cutting‑edge engineering challenges.

• Lead multi‑discipline engineering planning, integration and delivery to time, cost and quality.
• Set technical direction, manage interfaces and assure design, safety and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with reactor vendors, supply chain and internal stakeholders to solve complex problems.
• Manage risks, change control and configuration to maintain scope, schedule and quality baselines.
• Coach engineers and cultivate a high‑performance, inclusive team culture.

This is a 37‑hour role based at any of our main UK locations. Hybrid working patterns are available, and travel to other Babcock and customer sites will be expected (with regular travel to Warrington, Bristol and Manchester).

• Direct experience in small modular, advanced modular or modular reactor development (SMR/ AMR)
• Senior‑level engineering/technical leadership within complex projects.
• Background with reactor vendors or nuclear engineering organisations.
• Strong understanding of nuclear technologies, decommissioning or fuel‑cycle engineering.
• Demonstrable experience of the UK regulatory licensing process and working within the UK regulatory regime.

• Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience
• Chartered Engineer status

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  ().

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• 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.

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.

Closing date: 26/06/26