Rigger

Company: Young Nuclear Professionals' Forum (YNPF)
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Location: Bridgwater
Job Description:

Job Title: Rigger

Location: Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Vacancies: Multiple Positions Available

Compensation: ECSA pay rates + Excellent Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64471

Join Cavendish Nuclear as a Rigger on Dayshift or Nightshift at Hinkley Point C and access competitive ECSA pay rates, a 4‑day week, enhanced overtime rates (when available), excellent benefits, and long‑term career growth.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary aligned with ECSA pay rates.
  • Generous holiday allowance.
  • Contributory pension scheme.
  • 22.5% night shift allowance.
  • 4‑day week.

The Role

  • Play a pivotal role in building the UK’s clean energy future.
  • Work within the MEH Alliance, collaborating effectively to deliver complex piping and cabling systems.
  • Plan and manage lifts using subcontracted mobile cranes, including very heavy lifts cranes.
  • Operate overhead cranes.
  • Establish and execute complex lifting operations and critical tasks.
  • Carry out structural steelwork erection and rigging activities.
  • Work on arrangement / isometric drawings.

Requirements

  • Experience following lift plans and working with mobile and/or overhead cranes.
  • Experience in establishing and executing heavy and complex lifting operations, including pressure piping, pressure vessels, tanks, headers, drums, and structural steelwork.
  • Must hold a full Level 3 Apprenticeship in Moving Loads, Lifting and Position Steel Structures, Plant or Equipment or Steel Erection, or Level 3 Diploma in the same area.
  • Must have a CCNSG Safety Passport.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in rigging & lifting as listed above.
  • Relevant apprenticeship or diploma.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header “Reasonable adjustments requirement”. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive.

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Posted: June 18th, 2026