Overview
Do you have hands-on experience in HMCG or maritime operations and a passion for supporting lifesaving Coastguard missions?
Can you lead confidently in a maritime environment, guiding technical change while representing the UK’s interests at national and international levels?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
His Majesty’s Coastguard (HM Coastguard, HMCG) is the operational arm of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency with responsibility for 6 key missions - Search and Rescue, Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster management.
The role holder is accountable to the Head of Infrastructure for the delivery and quality of designated Coastguard technical systems used to deliver the six key Coastguard missions, with specific responsibility for:
* Providing technical and professional recommendations, guidance and advice on the most effective use of the Coastguard technical systems to senior management and internal and external stakeholders as required in order to support operations;
* Leading the development of user requirements for future coastguard systems;
* For monitoring and implementation of coherent and consistent national procedures, processes, strategies and policies through expert contribution;
* HM Coastguard's adherence to and compliance with agreed national and international operational legislation, regulations, procedures, processes, rules and guidelines.
Benefits
* 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!
Role details
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers
Your responsibilities would include, but aren’t limited to:
* Supervise and monitor the operational use of current and future Coastguard technical systems in order to ensure high quality delivery.
* Apply specialist knowledge and provide expert advice in support of the execution of the Coastguard missions and assist MCA Technical Services and other MCA branches as and when.
* Act as senior user and business change manager during implementation of Coastguard technical systems functional system projects, chair and lead systems working groups to develop user requirements and develop, manage, and implement user acceptance testing for these systems.
* Maintain a detailed operational understanding of international and national resolutions, directives, legislation to ensure the UK meets its obligation.
* Represent the UK as a subject matter expert in working groups and in support at high level meetings with UK, European and international partners, authorities, stakeholders, and organisations to ensure that UK interests are properly represented and protected.
* Maintaining a high level of operational currency in the delivery of the key Coastguard missions to enable the provision of detailed advice, guidance and support to users and managers.
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.
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