Job Title: Communications and Project Assistant
Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF58853
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 Communications and Project Assistant 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 Communications and Project Assistant, 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. You'll join our MEH Project Office team and be responsible for assisting the Communications Advisor and wider MEH team in implementing communication tools that will improve productivity and efficiency within the organisation.
Day-to-day, you'll collaborate with various functions to achieve goals such as producing presentations, facilitating online webinars, developing engaging content, and organising corporate events.
- Curate and coordinate regular publications (e.g weekly highlight, quarterly newsletters).
- Design and maintain content on intranet sites and social media channels.
- Engage with HPC and MEH partner comms reps to provide updates on construction progress and good news stories.
- Plan, write, edit, proof, and post visually engaging content for events and brand initiatives.
- Understand the audience and adapt content to ensure it is on-brand, on-message and appropriate for all media.
- Escort media personnel (filming/photography) around MEH work areas on site.
- Maintain distribution lists and communication inbox, whilst answering queries on social media channels and upload content to the website.
- Coordinate events across the organisation, such as Away Days, webinars, and briefing sessions.
- Develop engaging presentations to be delivered by senior stakeholders.
This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and provides hybrid working arrangements with three days in the office/on site and two days working from home.
Essential experience of the Communications and Project Assistant:
- Knowledge of Canva, Wordpress, or Adobe Creative Suite tools are desirable
- Previous experience in energy, construction or manufacturing is desirable
- Familiarity with social media platforms and digital communication tools
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 (BPSS) security clearance for this role.
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
- Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
- Opportunity to work with innovative technology.
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: 20/08/24
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