Service: Roads and Infrastructure Services
Closing Date: Monday 25th August 2025
We have a vacancy for a Ferry Technical Superintendent to join our Ports and Ferries team.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
You will assist the Marine Operations Manager to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the 4 ferry services run by Argyll and Bute Council. Key duties to include:
* Day to day management of ferry service delivery including conducting ‘on the spot’ audits, internal audits of the Safety Management System, arranging the provision of stores, spares and oils and monitoring contract delivery.
* Ensure all ferry vessels are compliant and certificated for public service, including arranging for the annual inspections and maintenance programme.
* Ensure ferry staffing levels are appropriate at all times and that capability/skills levels are maintained and developed.
* Assist with the supervision of refits of the council ferries.
* Liaison with MCA for audits, refits and statutory exercises as required.
* Participate in the Designated Person Ashore (DPA) rota out with normal hours.
You will be highly motivated, able to work as an effective team member but also use your own initiative. Creating a positive working relationship with external organisations/stakeholders will be an important part of your role, you will be required to attend consultation events/liaise with service users/communities and Council officers, some of which may be outside normal working hours. You will be able to plan, organise and prioritise a varied workload with a proactive mindset. Working from home is an option but travel between our ferry locations in Oban and Islay is an essential part of the role, at interview you will be required to demonstrate your understanding of this and how this will be achieved.
Interviews will be held in person on 16th September 2025 in Lochgilphead.
Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.
We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.
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Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
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