Waterfront Multi Skilled Operative - Mobile Crane Operator

weServed; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension

Digital GP access

Employee shopping portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Reservists’ leave (10 days)

Holiday Trading

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is seeking a Waterfront Multi Skilled Operative – Mobile Crane Operator to be based at HMNB Clyde near Helensburgh. The role focuses on heavy-lift crane operations, strict safety adherence, and contributing to critical national defence projects.

You will operate and maintain mobile cranes, assist with berthing, and perform monthly maintenance to ensure reliability and KPI achievement. A challenging, important role in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sling operations.
• Experience in heavy-lift or similar environments.
• Ability to follow strict safety standards and procedures.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Adaptability to varied operational tasks.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain mobile cranes in line with lift plans and safety regulations.
• Set up, operate, and de-rig cranes per SOPs and safety protocols.
• Support vessel berthing and slipping evolutions, including heavy-lift tasks.
• Assist with planned maintenance and defect rectification to meet KPIs.
• Perform monthly maintenance routines on mobile cranes.

Skills

Slinging operations

Heavy-lift operations

Safety procedures

Teamwork

Communication

Education

HGV Class 1 licence

CPCS card desirable

Job description

Job Title: Waterfront Multi Skilled Operative - Mobile Crane Operator

Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

Compensation: £34,320, 11% SHI & 35% SDA

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF75857

Create a Safer World with Us

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Mobile Crane Operator at HMNB Clyde, near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.

The role

As a Mobile Crane Operator, you’ll be at the heart of critical heavy-lift operations that support national defence. This is a hands-on role where precision and safety are paramount. You’ll contribute to projects that keep our naval assets operational, making a real difference to the UK’s security and infrastructure. This is an opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment while building a career that matters.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Operating and maintaining mobile cranes in line with approved lift plans and safety regulations.
• Setting up, operating, and de-rigging cranes according to SOPs and safety protocols.
• Supporting vessel berthing and slipping evolutions, including heavy-lift and ancillary tasks.
• Assisting with planned maintenance and defect rectification to meet KPIs.
• Performing monthly maintenance routines on mobile cranes.

This is a full-time, permanent position, based onsite at HMNB Clyde.

Essential experience of the Waterfront Multi Skilled Operative – Mobile Crane Operator

• Knowledge of slinging operations.
• Previous experience in heavy-lift or similar environments.
• Ability to follow strict safety standards and procedures.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Adaptability to varied operational tasks.

Qualifications for the Waterfront Multi Skilled Operative – Mobile Crane Operator

• HGV Class 1 driving licence.
• CPCS card is desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) 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 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. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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 [e-mail] 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: 16/09/2026

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