Mechanical Surveyor Somerset

Job Title: Mechanical Surveyor
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF60355

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 Mechanical Surveyor at our Hinkley Point C site.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work as part of the MEH Alliance on the prestigious Hinkley Point C Nuclear project. The alliance work across the project to integrate and coordinate the delivery of all main Mechanical, Electrical, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (MEH), cabling and associated support services. This innovative approach will help different contractors work as a single entity to deliver the complex installation of cabling and pipework in the power station’s vast network of rooms.

The role
As a Mechanical Surveyor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Being part of the MEH Alliance working on Hinkley Point C is a chance to be involved in a major project with national significance.

Day-to-day, you’ll be responsible for undertaking control survey tasks both horizontally and vertically ensuring they are executed in line with relevant specifications, whilst ensuring safe practices during all survey-based operations around site. Additional responsibilities include this includes establishing survey control points using traversing techniques, monitoring survey control networks to indicate building settlement and also attending site meetings with project stakeholders.

• Provide Survey Control Networks enabling the setting out of equipment
• Analysis of existing control networks
• Ensuring compliance with quality assurance requirements
• Produce Survey Reports and communicate these to the client
• Ensure all survey equipment is in calibration and that field checks are carried out at regular intervals
• Assess practicalities and dimensional control associated with surveying activities

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools, or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week, and is based on site at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Surveyor

• Strong experience of installation of Survey Control Networks
• Use of survey equipment (e.g. Total Station, digital level) and the production of survey reports
• Experience with using plummet lasers and tape drops
• Experience with Starnet
• Knowledge of CDM regulations
• Experience of working in a Joint Venture or Alliance environment is desirable

Qualifications for the Mechanical Surveyor

• Surveying or Engineering degree or qualification

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘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

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.

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