Job Title: Lifting Operations Manager
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute
Compensation: £52, - £60,
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
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:
1. Ensuring safe management of lifting operations in line with LOLER and BS standards.
2. Supporting the Lifting Services Lead in defining competencies and driving cultural improvement.
3. Providing expert advice to teams planning and executing lifting operations.
4. Assisting the Lifting Services Lead by providing SME advise for site wide LOLER policy and procedures.
5. Leading and developing a team of Lifting Operations Appointed Persons to meet safety, cost, schedule, and quality targets.
6. 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:
7. In-depth knowledge of lifting legislation and BS standards.
8. IOSH and/or NEBOSH certified.
9. Experience in nuclear sector safety principles.
10. Proven leadership and people management skills.
11. Strong incident investigation and report writing capabilities.
Qualifications for the Lifting Operations Manager:
12. 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 .
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. 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.
21. ‘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
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.