Site Supervisor

Job Title:                     Site Supervisor

Location:                     Dunbar, East Lothian 

Compensation:            Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF68119

Lead the Way in Nuclear Safety and Innovation

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 Site Supervisor, at our Torness Nuclear Power Station site.

The role

As a Site Supervisor, you play a vital role in supporting operations at Torness as the station transitions from operational status into defueling and decommissioning. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a critical phase in the nuclear lifecycle, contributing to national safety and sustainability.

Day-to-day, you’ll

• Support the safe execution of planned operations in line with work pack instructions
• Conduct safety inspections and behavioural observations
• Brief working parties and subcontractors, and set them to work
• Follow company procedures and safety protocols
• Lead by example, with a 50/50 split between supervisory duties and hands-on work

This is a permanent position, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (08:00–16:30, with a 13:00 finish on Fridays). The role is site-based at Torness Nuclear Power Station, near Dunbar, in East Lothian, Scotland with occasional planned overtime.

Essential experience of the Site Supervisor:

• Supervisory experience in a technical field or previous delegated responsibility
• Experience in highly regulated environments

Qualifications for the Site Supervisor:

• Level 4 (HNC) in a relevant Engineering discipline or Level 3 with an approved apprenticeship

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 (www.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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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:   16/10/2025

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