Job Title: Lift Supervisor
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute
Compensation: £29,658 to £37,529 Depending on Experience
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74933
Lead critical lifting operations that help keep the UK's defence infrastructure safe, secure and operational.
At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Lift Supervisor at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
The role
As a Lift Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in supporting safe and compliant lifting operations across one of the UK's most important naval bases. Working within a highly skilled team, you'll supervise lifting activities that support critical defence operations, ensuring every lift is delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with regulatory requirements.
This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise in lifting operations while developing your career within a world-leading engineering and defence organisation. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to nationally important programmes, and help create a safer, more secure future.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
- Supervising lifting operations in accordance with approved lifting plans and safe systems of work.
- Ensuring compliance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER), BS 7121 requirements, and site procedures.
- Reviewing and applying lifting method statements, risk assessments, and instructions provided by Appointed Persons.
- Monitoring lifting activities and reporting non-conformances, incidents, hazards, and improvement opportunities.
- Coaching and mentoring colleagues, supporting competence development and completion of task books where appropriate.
This role is based on site at HM Naval Base Clyde and is contracted to 36 hours per week, Monday to Thursday.
Essential experience of the Lift Supervisor:
- Working knowledge of LOLER, BS 7121, and relevant lifting industry regulations and best practices.
- Experience supervising lifting operations within complex industrial, engineering, marine, naval, or heavy engineering environments.
- Knowledge of safe systems of work, health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Understanding of facility operating procedures and operational constraints within high-hazard environments.
- Strong numeracy, literacy, spatial awareness, and the ability to interpret technical drawings and plans.
Qualifications for the Lift Supervisor:
- SVQ/NVQ Level 3 in Controlling Lifting Operations (Supervising Lifts).
- Competent Supervisor (Lifting Operations) qualification.
- NPORS or equivalent accredited slinging qualification.
- Health, Safety and Environment Specialist Supervisor Test.
- Occasional Climber Working at Height qualification.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. ‘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
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.
Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.
We call that lifetime engineering.
Join us and see how far we can go, together.
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: 05/08/2026
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