Maritime Standards Manager
Salary: £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
Vehicle: A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location Description: This is a home-based role
Interview Date: w/c 22nd June
Closing Date: 07-06-2026
Reference: 21579
About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Maritime Standards Team. We are looking for a Maritime Standards Manager who can support our crew, lifeboat stations and regional teams, ensuring that our lifeboats are safe to operate and operated safely.
Some of the benefits
- Salary of £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cashplan
Your role
As a Maritime Standards Manager, you will be focused on the following areas:
- Provide coaching, mentoring and behavioural change in afloat and ashore activity
- Providing practical maritime and SAR SME support where appropriate, to local management and lifesaving units
- Supporting and occasionally leading operational standards and support visits
About you
As a Maritime Standards Manager, you will be passionate, motivational and have a positive outlook when leading people in your work. You will want to be part of a work environment that offers a variety of different challenges, and you will be someone who can work both on their own and as part of a team to produce positive outcomes.
To be considered as the Maritime Standards Manager, you will have:
- RYA YM Offshore commercially endorsed with small boat command experience
- IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
Applicants should have a flexible approach, with the ability to work under their own initiative and manage their own workload, including being prepared to travel extensively, work some evenings and stay away from home when operational need requires it.
So, if, as a Maritime Standards Manager, you could combine enthusiasm, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage, lead and inspire and want to support our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply via the button shown.
Secondment opportunities will be considered.
This post requires a valid driving licence.
As this is a sea-going appointment, you will need to satisfy the Institution's medical and eyesight standards.
Safeguarding
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).
Diversity at the RNLI
Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One