Blue Hat Riggers

EDF; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 20 days + bank holidays

Pension contributions

Salary sacrifice schemes

Performance pay

Parental leave benefits

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Gym discounts

Career development support

Job summary

EDF in the United Kingdom seeks a skilled Blue Hat Rigger to coordinate lifting operations and lead rigging teams on major projects at Hinkley Point and Sizewell sites.

You will ensure lift plans, RAMS, and procedures are followed, with a strong focus on safety, compliance, and timely delivery of milestones across complex construction environments.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Blue Hat/Lead/Senior Rigger in heavy lift environments.
• Strong understanding of lifting operations and RAMS.
• Ability to interpret lift plans, drawings and risk assessments.
• Experience coordinating rigging teams and promoting safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee site rigging and lifting activities in line with Osprey procedures, RAMS, lift plans, and industry standards.
• Lead and brief rigging teams, ensuring personnel understand the lift plan and hazards.
• Verify lifting equipment is inspected and fit for purpose per instructions and requirements.
• Monitor lifting operations to ensure safe and efficient execution per lift plans.
• Coordinate selection and use of lifting accessories (slings, shackles, spreader beams, etc).
• Maintain effective communication with Appointed Persons, Crane Supervisors, Operators and site personnel.
• Identify and address unsafe conditions; stop operations and escalate concerns when needed.
• Conduct pre-lift briefings and ensure permits, inspections and documentation are complete.
• Complete and maintain lift records and inspection reports accurately and on time.

Skills

Blue Hat Rigger

Lead Rigger

Senior Rigger

Rigging operations

Rigging supervision

LOLER knowledge

PUWER knowledge

RAMS

Lift plans interpretation

Team leadership

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About the role

Osprey believes that innovative, precision-engineering logistics, by land and by water, can transform the way critical UK infrastructure is built. We bring together the very best multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery team to accelerate projects, enhance safety, and work side by side with clients to solve the most complex construction challenges.

We are seeking a skilled, safety-focused, and proactive Blue Hat Rigger to coordinate and support lifting, rigging, and mobilisation activities across a variety of project environments. Working closely with Appointed Persons, Crane Supervisors, and project teams, you will help ensure all lifting operations are carried out safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved lift plans, company procedures, and industry standards. This role is ideal for an experienced rigger looking to apply their technical expertise and leadership skills while contributing to the successful delivery of key project milestones.

Location – Hinkley Point, Bridgwater

Work Rotation – Various Rotations

What You’ll do

• Coordinate and oversee site rigging and lifting activities in line with Osprey procedures, RAMS, lift plans, and relevant industry standards.
• Lead and brief rigging teams, ensuring all personnel understand the lift plan, sequence of operations, and associated hazards.
• Verify that lifting and rigging equipment has been inspected, is fit for purpose, and is used in accordance with manufacturer instructions and operational requirements.
• Monitor lifting operations to ensure activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved lift plans.
• Coordinate the selection and use of lifting accessories, including slings, shackles, spreader beams, and other rigging equipment.
• Maintain effective communication with Appointed Persons, Crane Supervisors, Crane Operators, engineers, and site personnel throughout lifting operations.
• Identify and address unsafe conditions or practices, stopping operations and escalating concerns where necessary.
• Conduct pre-lift briefings and ensure all required permits, inspections, and documentation are complete prior to commencing work.
• Complete and maintain lift records, inspection reports, and other operational documentation accurately and on time.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working as a Blue Hat Rigger, Lead Rigger, or Senior Rigger within heavy lift, construction, infrastructure, industrial, energy, utilities, marine, or offshore environments.
• Strong understanding of lifting operations, rigging principles, RAMS, lift plans, and relevant legislation and industry standards, including LOLER and PUWER.
• Ability to interpret lift plans, engineering drawings, method statements, risk assessments, load charts, duty charts, and other technical documentation.
• Experience coordinating rigging teams and supporting the safe planning and execution of complex lifting operations.
• Competent in the inspection, selection, and application of lifting accessories, including slings, shackles, spreader beams, lifting frames, and other specialist rigging equipment.
• Ability to identify hazards, assess changing site conditions, and implement or recommend appropriate control measures to maintain safe operations.
• Experience communicating effectively with Appointed Persons, Crane Supervisors, Crane Operators, and site personnel to ensure lifts are completed safely and efficiently.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to conduct pre-lift briefings, provide guidance to rigging personnel, and promote a positive safety culture.

• 20 days’ annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and salary sacrifice schemes
• Performance-related pay scheme
• Enhanced parental leave benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friend policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Get Active from Aviva – Gym discounts up to 40% off
• Support your career development through our success management process

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.