Area Technical Manager - Scotland - Area SC06

RNLI; Inverness; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle provided

Flexible working

26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Job summary

RNLI is seeking an Area Technical Manager to lead a team of Technicians across Scotland, ensuring availability, serviceability and compliance of RNLI assets. The role requires managing maintenance, working with Lifesaving Operations, and guiding the regional technical team.

You will recruit and develop staff, ensure licences and certifications are in place, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• HNC/D or ROI NFQ Level 6 in Engineering, or equivalent.
• Full driving licence.
• Level 5 Cert in Team Leading or equivalent experience.
• Considerable proven experience of technical systems and experience implementing, delivering, and maintaining technical assurance and compliance.
• Considerable proven experience of strategic implementation and support; Demonstrable experience in driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance in accordance with RNLI policies, standards, and external legislation.
• Ensure the safe operation of RNLI assets and equipment by working collaboratively with Lifesaving Operations colleagues.
• Recruit and line manage a team of specialist technicians and carry out managerial assurance checks to ensure all regional technical team activities are completed in accordance with RNLI policies and procedures.
• Support technical colleagues with their continuing professional development through the management of the training and development requirements of the team, ensuring the appropriate licences and certification are held by the team to undertake RNLI operation activities.
• Develop key face-to-face relationships to foster operational engineering ‘ways of working’ with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Driving licence

Team leadership

Technical assurance

Education

HNC/D or NFQ Level 6 in Engineering

Level 5 Cert in Team Leading

Job description

Area Technical Manager - Scotland - Area SC06

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: Home-based with requirement to travel around operational area supporting lifeboat stations (Mallaig, Lochinver, Isle of Barra, Kyle of Lochalsh, Portree, Stornaway)

Interview date: Week of 26th Oct (TBC)

Closing Date: 18th October 2026

Reference: 22057

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.

The Regional Technical Team supports the RNLI by working collaboratively across Lifesaving Operations and Engineering & Supply to ensure the effective maintenance of RNLI assets and equipment. A particularly important relationship in this role will be with the corresponding Area Operations Manager.

Some of the benefits

• - £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
• - Flexible working
• - 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• - Competitive pension scheme
• - Life assurance

Your role

As the Area Technical Manager, you will manage a team of Technicians responsible for the availability, serviceability and compliance of all RNLI assets and equipment.

Key responsibilities include:

• - Responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of preventative and corrective maintenance in accordance with RNLI policies, standards, and external legislation
• - Ensure the safe operation of RNLI assets and equipment by working collaboratively with Lifesaving Operations colleagues
• - Recruit and line manage a team of specialist technicians and carry out managerial assurance checks to ensure all regional technical team activities are completed in accordance with RNLI policies and procedures
• - Support technical colleagues with their continuing professional development through the management of the training and development requirements of the team, ensuring the appropriate licences and certification are held by the team to undertake RNLI operation activities
• - Develop key face-to-face relationships to foster operational engineering ‘ways of working’ with internal and external stakeholders

About you

To be an Area Technical Manager you will need:

• - HNC/D or Republic of Ireland (ROI) NFQ Level 6 in Engineering, or equivalent
• - Full driving licence
• - Level 5 Cert in Team Leading or equivalent experience
• - Considerable proven experience of technical systems and experience implementing, delivering, and maintaining technical assurance and compliance
• - Considerable proven experience of strategic implementation and support- Demonstrable experience in driving continuous improvement

Safeguarding and referencing

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 reference checks at offer stage and 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 dependent), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save EveryOne