Do you have the expertise to oversee MCA’s safety critical navigation activities? Have you got experience of managing risk at sea or as part of shore based activity/roles? If so, we’d love to hear from you! The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is recruiting a Navigation Safety Lead. You will join the Marine Safety & PNT Services Branch (MSPS), part of UK Technical Maritime Services Directorate within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The MCA is the national authority for the navigational safety in the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Navigational safety is essential to the strategic interests of the UK as an island nation. It maintains the flow of traffic to, from and around the UK to ensure the timely delivery of trade goods, energy and the safe movement of people. Maintaining this traffic flow requires appropriate decisions to be made regarding the citing of offshore infrastructure, management of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) routeing measures and resolution of issues which arise affecting the navigation safety of vessels in the UK EEZ. It also requires the careful management and development of the UK’s coastal state services, such as Automated Identification System (AIS), Maritime Safety Information (MSI) etc. The Navigation Team sits within MSPS and has responsibilities around Marine Licensing, Offshore Renewable Energy Installations, the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC), Categorisation of Waters, and Vessel Traffic Management. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below! Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers As the Navigation Safety Lead you will be regarded as the navigation specialist within UKTMS and, as such, the primary source of knowledge on matters affecting navigation safety in the UK EEZ. You will be responsible for providing navigation advice in support of the Branch’s wider activity as well as Directorate and Agency’s business plans. In consultation with the Assistant Director (MSPS), you will be responsible for working with the Offshore Renewables Energy Infrastructure and Marine Licensing (OREI/ML) team, the Ports/Vessels Traffic Services (VTS) team, and the other departments within (MSPS), to support them with specialist navigation knowledge. As the Navigation Safety Lead, you will support projects and plans regarding the development of new coastal state services and Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) solutions, providing navigation specific support and knowledge. The Navigation Safety Lead will ensure that MSPS’s inputs into the MCA’s Strategic Plans/Business Plans support and promotes navigation safety and supports the MCA’ s statutory objectives. Supporting with specialist knowledge as required to ensure activities remain navigationally safe.Ensuring decisions by OREI/ML with navigation safety implications have been peer reviewed and are as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP), or within tolerances agreed with stakeholders or regulatory bodies.Representing the MCA, DfT and the UK at domestic and international meetings on navigation safety; including overseeing the drafting and presenting of papers.Supporting and managing projects delivered focusing on improvements in navigation safety.Attending hearings, enquiries or any other legal process meetings associated with the OREI/ML activity as necessary.Supporting the Assistant Director in the execution of the ‘Future of Navigation’ plan, and the PNT resilience plan. For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .