Lifting Operations Manager

Job Title:                     Lifting Operations Manager

Location:                     Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute

Compensation:            £52,000 - £60,076

Role Type:                   Full time / Permanent

Role ID:                       SF67498

Lead the Future of Safer Lifting Operations

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Lifting Operations Manager at Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Lifting Operations Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the safe execution of all LOLER related operations across Babcock Clyde and its subcontractors. This is a pivotal role where your leadership and technical expertise will directly contribute to the safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement of operations supporting national defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll have the following responsibilities:

• Ensuring safe management of lifting operations in line with LOLER and BS 7121 standards.
• Supporting the Lifting Services Lead in defining competencies and driving cultural improvement.
• Providing expert advice to teams planning and executing lifting operations.

• Assisting the Lifting Services Lead by providing SME advise for site wide LOLER policy and procedures.

• Leading and developing a team of Lifting Operations Appointed Persons to meet safety, cost, schedule, and quality targets.
• Managing the Lifting Operations Appointment process and providing auditing governance for these procedures.

You'll be working 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday, based on-site at Clyde. Travel to other Babcock and customer sites may be expected.

Essential experience of the Lifting Operations Manager:

• In-depth knowledge of lifting legislation and BS 7121 standards.
• IOSH and/or NEBOSH certified.
• Experience in nuclear sector safety principles.
• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• Strong incident investigation and report writing capabilities.

Qualifications for the Lifting Operations Manager:

• Relevant health and safety qualifications (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH).

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. 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 Babcock 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.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

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: 07/10/2025

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