Assistant Depot Manager (Portland)

Global Marine Group; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A marine operations company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Depot Manager to oversee cable depot operations. The role involves managing staff and equipment while ensuring safety and compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a degree in engineering and significant experience in logistics or marine operations. This position includes attractive employee benefits and requires on-site work at the Portland Depot.

Benefits

Group Pension with access to Independent Financial Advisor

Life Cover

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

Fitness Club Subsidy

Professional Subscriptions

Cycle Scheme

Eye Sight Test contribution

Employee discount scheme

25 days Annual Leave

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC or HND, BTEC in engineering or suitable experience considered.
• Experience in depot, marine, logistics, or industrial operations environment.
• Proven ability to manage safe movement of materials.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for management of all staff and equipment at the Depot.
• Ensure safe loading and discharging of all vessels.
• Maintain and manage infrastructure services associated with cable operations.

Skills

Planning and coordination of plant movement

Communication with customers and personnel

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Health and Safety management

Education

Degree or equivalent in engineering discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office Applications

Forklift Trucks

Job description

Job Description

Purpose

Reporting to the Depots Manager, the Assistant Depot Manger will be accountable for Portland Cable Depot marine plant and associated equipment storage and movements. They will manage the safe and effective loading and discharging of all vessels in accordance with contract KPI’s.

Maintain a high-quality work environment, ensuring the most effective use of space and managing infrastructure services associated with cable operations.

Become conversant with the Depot Manager’s Responsibilities and deputise in their absence.

Key Deliverables

• Responsibility for all staff, equipment and site areas associated with the provision of Cable Depot marine plant and associated equipment storage and movements. Manage QHSE in accordance with company policies and procedures, which incorporating ISO 9000 : 2000 (Quality), ISO 14001 : 2004 (Environment), ISM (International Safety Management) and Health & Safety systems.
• Act as the customers, contact point for any general reporting and enquiries relating to their plant.
• Organise and manage required the personnel (Contractors / Depot Personnel) and equipment to ensure safe and effective loading and discharging of all vessels in accordance with Contract KPI’s. Responsible for cable movements within the Depot.
• Ensure that customers’ plant is always stored in line with manufacturers recommendations.
• Provide and participate in an out-of-hours response service for emergency and in support of the business.
• Instigate cable working processes and procedures, ensuring their implementation, control and updating.
• Maintain a database for control of Portland Depot based stocks. Generate and distribute customer stock reports and storage invoices as required. Provide vessel load & discharge plans and maintain communication between vessels and the Marine Support Facility during all operations.
• Responsible for the effective line and performance management of all direct reports, including motivation and development.
• Assist the Depots Manager in managing the Portland Depot building and facilities.
• Provide customers with quotations and mange small projects associated with vessel load and discharge to other cable operations requested by customers.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Degree, HNC or HND, BTEC or equivalent in an engineering discipline or suitable experience considered.
• Previous experience in a depot, marine, logistics, port operations or industrial operations environment.
• Proven ability to plan, coordinate and manage the safe movement of plant, materials or equipment.
• The ability to develop effective working relationships and communicate clearly with customers, ship personnel and contract staff.
• Experience organising and managing contractors on site.
• Experience in providing accurate cost and logistical analyses.
• Experience in managing small multi-disciplined teams.
• Proven team leadership skills, persuasive nature and good communicator.
• Strong understanding of Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management requirements.
• Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications including computing skills required in database management.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple operational demands.
• Flexible approach to working times and duties and the ability to operate pro-actively and autonomously with a strong attention to detail.

Desired

• Practical experience of cable operations, including cable movement and handling practices, cable jointing and testing.
• Experience with regard to plant storage criteria.
• Experience in operation of lifting equipment and mechanical aids including Forklift Trucks.
• Sound knowledge and experience of legislation covering all facets of depot operations.
• IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate.

This role requires working on-site at the Portland Depot, Monday to Friday. Candidates should be within commuting distance. The expected start date is early February 2026. To ensure our organisation complies with immigration rules, all candidates must provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK when applying. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor candidates and on Graduate visas. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has not been successful. For the attention ofRecruitment Agencies , we will not be requiring the services from Recruitment Agencies for this role.

About The Company

The Group consists of three business units; Global Marine provides fibre optic cable installation and maintenancesolutions to the telecommunications and oil & gas markets, OceanIQ provides unparalleled subsea cabledata,survey, route engineering, permittingand consultancyservicesfortelecom and powercable projects and SubConnect which provides extensive expertise and experience in all aspects of subsea cables, ranging from design and testing to the provision of subsea housing and interconnectors.

With a global workforce of over 800 talented individuals, together the Group has installed over 315,000 kilometres of subsea telecoms cable, performed maintenance operations on 33% of the worlds fibre optic cables and has detailed data records on over 2.8million km of cable - 97% of all fibre, and 90% of all power cable including, over 6,000 historic cable faults.

The Global Marine Group team is full of passionate people, sharing a wealth of knowledge and constantly achieving excellence.

Employee Benefits

• Group Pension with access to Independent Financial Advisor
• Life Cover – inclusive with Group Pension Plan
• Private Medical Insurance and Medicash Plan
• Dental Scheme – at a subsidised cost
• Fitness Club Subsidy
• X2 Professional Subscriptions
• Cycle Scheme – As per the green initiative, approved by the Government scheme
• Eye Sight Test contribution
• Perkbox - employee discount scheme along with a Wellness Hub
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• 25 days Annual Leave
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave per year
• Long Service Awards
• Reward & Recognition
• Referral programme
• Employee Assistance programme
• 3 paid volunteer days
• Free on-site parking - At all sites

Global Marine Group are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive for everyone. If you require reasonable adjustments for your interview, please reach out to during your recruitment process. We are more than happy to accommodate your needs to ensure you have the best possible experience during the selection process.