Senior Engineer Marine Portsmouth, PO1 3LT Permanent, Full Time, 48 hours per week Competitive salary plus benefits Serco Maritime have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Engineer to join the team in Portsmouth. As the Senior Engineer, your role will be to operate and ensure correct maintenance and repair of the vessel’s auxiliary machinery, ship’s systems and equipment in a safe, effective and economic manner i.a.w relevant HASAW/MCA regulations. You will be responsible for the safe efficient and economic operation and upkeep of the vessel’s hull and machinery systems, equipment, structure and fittings including associated electrical and electronic equipment, embarked craft, ship’s boats and portable plant. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have overall responsibility of the operational state and maintenance of all machinery and electrical equipment onboard the vessel allocated. Main responsibilities of the role include: • The operation maintenance, performance, availability, security, custody and safety of all equipment and systems in his charge • The custody of drawings and publications associated with the equipment and systems in his charge, and of ships machinery spares and stores appropriate to his department • The compilation of records, reports and returns. • for standards of fire prevention and fire fighting onboard vessels • Provide all necessary written procedures for the Engineering Department aboard, as required by the Quality System or the ISM Code as appropriate. • Demand stores, fuel, and spare gear as necessary. • To act as the Ship’s Safety and Environmental Officer. • To mentor junior engineers • To be responsible for maintenance on more than one vessel. • To operate winches while on towing tasks. What you’ll need to do the role: • Certificate of Competency issued under reg, lll/3 of the STCW 95 code Chief Engineer Certificates 9000kw (Tug) • Leadership and developing people. • First Aid • Fire Fighting • Basic Sea Survival and CPSC Certificates • ENG1 Medical • Basic Management • Health and Safety awareness • Manual handling • Managing customers and suppliers • ISM Code • Marine Industry Background • Understanding of a planned maintenance System (such as AMOS) • Medium speed diesel engine • Good electrical knowledge • Flexibility of working hours • To undertake towage winch operations What we offer: • Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews • Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme • Holidays : 25 days' annual leave plus bank 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 • 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. To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click here. Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. defencejobs