Lifting Engineer

Job Title

Lifting Engineer

Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater, Somerset

Attractive Salary + Benefits

Full time / Permanent

As a Lifting Engineer, you will take ownership of the planning and delivery of complex lifting operations within one of the UK’s most significant nuclear construction projects. This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week and based at Hinkley Point

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• Produce detailed lift plans, procedures and coordination studies for complex operations
• Select appropriate lifting methods, cranes and equipment to meet safety and project requirements
• Ensure compliance with nuclear safety standards, legislation and site‑specific procedures
• Brief lifting teams and supervisors to ensure full understanding of plans and safe systems of work
• Identify hazards, resolve constraints and support safe, integrated delivery across site activities

• Significant experience producing lift plans within major construction or infrastructure projects
• Strong knowledge of lifting operations, rigging and crane planning
• Deep understanding of health, safety and compliance standards in high‑risk environments
• Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams and site stakeholders
• Coordinating activities and prioritising workload within complex project environments

• CPCS Appointed Person (A61) Blue Card
• NVQ Level 3 in steel erecting or moving loads

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave. This window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work with a chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

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 car

26/06/2026