Fire Safety Risk Assessor
Babcock International · Taunton · £5,000/month (stated in the posting)
Job Title: Fire Safety Assessor
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF76883
Help shape the future of one of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects
At Cavendish Nuclear, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Fire Safety Assessor at Hinkley Point C, near Bridgwater, Somerset.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the commissioning and future operation of one of Europe's largest new nuclear power stations. Working within our Fire Safety team, you'll help ensure the highest standards of fire safety and DSEAR compliance across a highly regulated and technically complex environment. Your expertise will directly contribute to the safe delivery of a nationally significant project while developing your career within one of the UK's leading nuclear organisations
The role
As a Fire Safety Assessor, you will conduct fire risk and DSEAR assessments that support the commissioning programme and long-term operational readiness of Hinkley Point C. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced fire safety professional looking to apply their knowledge within a critical national infrastructure environment while working alongside industry-leading specialists.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
- Conducting fire risk assessments across operational and commissioning areas of the site.
- Carrying out DSEAR assessments, including battery-related DSEAR evaluations.
- Advising stakeholders on fire safety compliance, controls and risk mitigation measures.
- Supporting the development and maintenance of fire safety standards and documentation.
- Collaborating with project teams, operational personnel and fire safety specialists to promote best practice.
This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week, based onsite at Hinkley Point C. Shift patterns for this role are to be confirmed. There is flexibility for occasional home working where required for appointments or specific circumstances.
Essential experience of the Fire Safety Assessor:
- Experience carrying out fire risk assessments within industrial or highly regulated environments.
- Practical fire safety assessment experience with the ability to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
- Knowledge of fire safety legislation, standards and compliance requirements.
- Experience engaging with a range of stakeholders and providing professional fire safety advice.
- Experience within nuclear, energy, defence, manufacturing or other highly regulated sectors would be advantageous.
Qualifications for the Fire Safety Assessor:
- Level 4 Fire Safety qualification, or the ability to achieve and hold this qualification by January 2027.
- Relevant fire safety or fire risk assessment certification.
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 (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
We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
Join us and discover how far we can go, 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: 28/10/2026
#CAVDESTNUC