Marine Superintendent (Clyde)

Serco have an exciting opportunity for a Marine Superintendent to join the team. This role can be based from either HMNB Clyde (Faslane) or Greenock Great Harbour as fluidity will be required across both sites. The key purpose of this role is to ensure that the Clyde In Port vessels (currently 13 in number), servicing Serco's Marine Services contract with the Ministry of Defence, meet the standards and criteria required by the Company, Customer, Class and Statutory regulations and to ensure that Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) operate Company vessels in a safe, efficient and economical manner, in full compliance with such requirements and regulations.

Our Marine Superintendent will provide professional leadership and management in continuing to ensure legislative and marine regulatory compliance of personnel and platforms while delivering operational outputs on behalf of the Customer and Company. Reporting to Serco's Head of Port Operation, the Marine Superintendent will also hold functional accountability to the Head of Maritime Safety and Compliance in contributing to the overall development, maintenance, and review of the Company Information Management System, for the generation and reporting of maritime safety related data, and for compliance with wider Company and HS&E requirements to the extent that it affects the maritime environment.

Further accountabilities will include:

• To be the prime Customer point of contact for issues pertaining to marine safety, procedures, and personnel competence/compliance.


• Provide professional leadership and management in continuing to ensure legislative and marine regulatory compliance of personnel and platforms while delivering operational outputs on behalf of the Customer and Company.


• To ensure the development and maintenance of safe and efficient operational procedures and personnel's individual and collective professional standards. This will be achieved through a process of review, audit/inspection, mentoring and coaching to develop and consolidate SQEP skillsets and identify talent.


• Hold functional accountability to the Head of Maritime Safety and Compliance in contributing to the overall development, maintenance, and review of the Company Information Management System, for the generation and reporting of maritime safety related data, and for compliance with wider Company and H&S Executive requirements to the extent that it affects the maritime environment.


• Line management responsibility for a proportion (currently 24 seafarers) of Serco's maritime team in the Clyde area.


• Lead in ensuring accurate and timely marine safety (Assure) incident reporting, including the conduct of investigations and identification of Lessons from Experience.
  
  Master (Unlimited) Certificate of Competency


• ISM Auditor and Incident investigation- highly desirable


Essential skills and knowledge:


• Comprehensive, up to date knowledge of UK Statutory Regulations/Classification Regulations and their application.


• Proficient in use of IT and MS Office applications.


• UK driving licence


Essential experiences:


• At least 10 years sea experience as a qualified deck officer, including at least 2 years' experience as Master.


• People management in a unionised environment (desirable).


• Operational experience of both MoD and commercial environments (desirable).


• Vessel chartering - legal requirements (desirable).


Please note applicants must be able to achieve Security Clearance and be a UK national and passport holder (due to security constraints associated with role and location).
Flexible working request can be considered for this role, please stipulate any requests on your application form or cover letter.


• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays


• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.


• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres


• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.


• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community.


• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme.