Principal Waste Consultant

Job Title: Principal Waste Consultant
Location: Warrington, Cheshire + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation:  Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent 
Role ID: SF63531

Lead the Strategy Behind Safer Nuclear Waste Solutions

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 Principal Waste Consultant at our Warrington, Cheshire site.

The role

As a Principal Waste Consultant, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will lead high-impact technical waste consultancy projects that support nuclear decommissioning and strategy, helping shape the UK's nuclear future.

Day-to-day, you'll lead waste projects, guide technical teams and work closely with customers to deliver safe, high-quality solutions that make a real impact.

• Provide specialist advice and lead technical delivery across nuclear waste management and decommissioning projects.

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Support strategic bids and business growth aligned to Cavendish Nuclear consultancy strategy.

• Supervise and develop technical staff, including line management responsibility.

• Ensure delivery of outputs that meet environmental permitting, regulatory, and stakeholder requirements.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Warrington, Cheshire and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2-3 days in the office.

Essential experience of the Principal Waste Consultant:

• Extensive nuclear waste management experience across strategy, delivery, and technical leadership.

• Experience managing technical teams and mentoring junior staff.

• Experience delivering projects for decommissioning, disposability, or integrated waste strategy.

Qualifications for the Principal Waste Consultant:

• Degree (or similar/equivalent qualification) in relevant technical (engineering or science) discipline.

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: 22/10/2025

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