Job Description

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Trainee Rigger Training Programme

Hinkley Point C

(please note external link below for application - Applications made via the 'Apply now' button will NOT be considered)

Have you worked in a lifting team for at least 2 years?

Would you like to be employed as a Trainee Rigger?

Are you committed to studying towards an ECITB L3 Diploma in Engineering Construction Lifting Positioning and Installing Structures, Plant and Equipment?

Opportunity: Employment as a Trainee Rigger with study towards the ECITB L3 Diploma in Engineering Construction Lifting Positioning and Installing Structures, Plant and Equipment.

Commitment: 6 weeks off the job training (employed) followed by up to 24 months on site experience & skills development to complete the qualification

Eligibility:

• Min 2 years onsite working with a lifting team (experience onsite at HPC preferred)
• CCNSG (or the ability to complete during the initial training period)
• English and maths skills at a level suitable to complete a Level 3 Diploma

When: June 2026 (Start date TBC)

Location: Cannington (Mechanical Centre of Excellence) for 6 weeks before deployment to HPC site. Travel and accommodation costs during the 6 weeks training at Cannington paid in line with HPC Site Agreements.

Employment: With an MEH phase contractor at HPC.

Salary: Basic salary from day one of training circa £20.97 per hour (ESCA Grade 2) with the potential to increase after 12 months (on successful completion of training milestones).

To apply: Complete the questionnaire on this link https://forms.office.com/e/cYYnavwWfY via the HPC Jobs Service.

Assessment: Candidates will be shortlisted based on the eligibility criteria above and invited to an assessment day (assessments will include maths / English levels) including an interview at Cannington (Mechanical Centre of Excellence) in either late March or early April.

Eight candidates will be selected to start as employed Trainee Riggers in June 2026.

This opportunity will close at 4pm on Tuesday 10th March.

(please note external link above for application - Applications made via the 'Apply now' button will NOT be considered)

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.