Senior Structural Technician

Job Title: Senior Structural Technician
Location: Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
69736
Design Structures That Protect People and Power Progress
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 Structural Technician at our Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role
As a Senior Structural Technician, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You shape the built environment behind programmes that matter, from major defence infrastructure to nuclear decommissioning that safeguards communities and the environment.

Day-to-day, you will

• Produce detailed 3D Revit models and high‑quality drawings that meet project standards and audit trails.
• Coordinate with structural engineers and other disciplines to ensure designs integrate seamlessly across civil, structural and architectural interfaces.
• Manage model and drawing updates through project phases, maintaining version control and data integrity.
• Check outputs for accuracy, consistency and buildability, resolving issues proactively with stakeholders.
• Contribute to both defence and civil nuclear projects, bringing best practice and continuous improvement to delivery.

You'll work 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based at our Bristol or Warrington, Cheshire site. Hybrid working patterns are available, with 2–3 days in the office.

Essential experience of the Senior Structural Technician:

• Experience in a structural role delivering complex, large‑scale projects through full lifecycles in a commercial environment.
• Advanced Revit capability, producing autonomous designs and drawing packages while coordinating with engineering teams and other disciplines.
• Demonstrable engineering knowledge applied to real‑world project delivery.
• Strong collaboration skills across multi‑disciplinary teams and suppliers.
• A track record of quality, compliance and on‑time outputs.

Qualifications for the Senior Structural Technician:

• Essential: We value practical expertise — if you have equivalent experience delivering structural models and drawings to industry standards, we'd like to hear from you.
• Preferred: HNC in Engineering (or equivalent). BIM/Revit training or certification is advantageous.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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.

Cavendish Nuclear
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 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: 18/12/2025