Rigger in Preston

Location: Inskip, Preston

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Build the networks that keep the world connected and secure. At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Rigger at Inskip, near Preston.

Working within our Mission Systems business, you’ll join a growing team delivering critical communications infrastructure that supports defence operations and global connectivity. This is your chance to work on dynamic, high-impact engineering projects in a fast-moving environment where your expertise directly supports national security and essential services.

The role:

As a Rigger, you’ll play a vital role in installing, maintaining and supporting antenna systems and associated infrastructure. From working at height on advanced communication systems to ensuring equipment operates safely and efficiently, your work will directly contribute to keeping vital networks running.

Day-to-day, you’ll be:

• Constructing, installing, maintaining and inspecting antenna and feeder systems, support structures and related rigging equipment to a standard that does not impair the service and is cost effective.
• Applying safety practices correctly and maintaining safety equipment to agreed standards.
• Be prepared to undertake work away from base, in the UK & Overseas sometimes at short notice.
• Be prepared to attend work at short notice out of normal working time.
• Demonstrating flexibility by multi-skilling in other departments when necessary.

This role is full time, 37 hours and is based on site at Inskip, Preston.

Essential experience of the Rigger:

• Climbing experience and thorough knowledge of rigging practices.
• Advanced climber qualification or equivalent.
• Experience of interpreting antenna and support structure drawings.
• Experience in the use of hand and power tools, abrasive wheels and specialist rigging equipment.
• Knowledge of safety regulations relating to rigging work and RF hazards and understanding of LOLER 98.

Qualifications for the Rigger:

• Qualified Tractor and Forklift driver.
• Ability to write risk assessments and method statements.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance for this role. Sole UK National.

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.

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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘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.
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
• A dynamic working environment.

Babcock is 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 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: 21/05/2026