Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where you’ll be working?
BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.
What you'll be doing?
You'll be he appointed person for lifting operations is responsible for overseeing the safe planning, coordination, and execution of lifting activities on the Hinkley Point C nuclear site. This includes ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety, and regulatory standards, conducting risk assessments, and supervising all lifting operations to prevent accidents and incidents.
You’ll be preparing and reviewing lifting plans, coordinating with lifting teams, and ensuring all operations follow approved method statements, risk assessments, and legal requirements.
You’ll be checking that all lifting equipment is properly inspected and certified, and you’ll be supervising lifting activities to make sure they’re carried out safely by trained and competent personnel.
You’ll be maintaining accurate records, reporting any incidents or unsafe practices, and ensuring full compliance with regulations such as LOLER.
You’ll be providing training and guidance on safe lifting practices, helping maintain competency records, and supporting emergency preparedness by ensuring procedures and rescue plans are in place.
You’ll be identifying improvements in lifting practices and contributing to audits, toolbox talks, and ongoing safety initiatives.
What you'll bring?
- Do you have a valid Appointed Person for Lifting Operations qualification (e.g., CPCS or an equivalent recognised certification)
- Do you have an ECITB Level 3 Diploma in Engineering Construction Lifting, Positioning & Installing Structures, Plant & Equipment (RQF) – Rigging?
- Do you have a CCNSG?
- Do you have significant experience planning and executing lifting operations, including complex lifts?
- Do you have a thorough understanding of LOLER 1998 and associated safety standards?
- Do you have experience producing risk assessments and method statements for lifting operations?
- Do you have the ability to oversee multiple lifting operations in a high‑risk construction environment?
- Do you have experience working with cranes, hoists, and other lifting equipment?
- Do you have experience working on nuclear or large‑scale construction sites such as Hinkley Point C? (desirable)Do you have a First Aid qualification or other relevant safety certifications? (desirable)
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Company Pension Scheme
- Death in Service Benefit
- Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
- My Rewards – offering discounts on high street and online shopping
- Employee assistance programme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
In addition, this role offers;
- Private health care for you
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Overtime
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’reresponsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’retogether and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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