Head of Marine Services

Matchtech; Southampton; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech seeks a Head of Services (UK) to lead the UK marine engineering services transformation, spanning commissioning, maintenance, repairs, upgrades and life-extension across vessels and onboard systems. Based in Southampton, you will integrate the recently acquired business into a single, scalable operation with responsibility for performance and delivery.

You will lead a senior team of about 40, drive commercial growth, manage strategic customer relationships and report to European

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience within maritime, offshore, engineering or technical services.
• Strong commercial awareness and business development capability.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary operational teams.
• Track record of delivering organisational change, growth and/or post-acquisition integration.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with a practical, delivery-focused approach.
• Technical education and/or strong relevant industry experience.
• Fluent in English.
• No sponsorship available (right to work required).

Responsibilities

• Lead and further develop the UK services organisation.
• Drive the successful integration of the newly acquired business into a single, scalable operation.
• Deliver safe, efficient and profitable service delivery (multi-discipline engineering environment).
• Develop customer relationships and support business growth.
• Lead a team of approximately 40 employees, managing through a leadership team.
• Own operational performance and contribute directly to financial results.
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Represent the business within the UK maritime market.

Skills

Senior leadership

Maritime industry

Stakeholder management

Change management

Business development

Education

Technical education

Job description

Head of Services (UK) - Marine / Engineering Services Transformation

The opportunity

A globally-backed marine services business is expanding its UK presence following the acquisition of an established Southampton-based engineering services provider. This is a standout opportunity for a senior leader to take ownership of a growing UK operation and shape it into a high-performing, integrated services organisation-covering commissioning, maintenance, repairs, upgrades, warranty support and life-extension across vessels and onboard systems.

The role

As Head of Services (UK), you'll lead the organisation through its next phase of growth, with full responsibility for business performance, operational delivery, key customer relationships and organisational development. Reporting into a European services leadership structure, you'll be primarily based from Southampton and will combine strategic direction with visible, hands-on leadership.

Key responsibilities

You will:

• Lead and further develop the UK services organisation
• Drive the successful integration of the newly acquired business into a single, scalable operation
• Deliver safe, efficient and profitable service delivery (multi-discipline engineering environment)
• Develop customer relationships and support business growth
• Lead a team of approximately 40 employees, managing through a leadership team
• Own operational performance and contribute directly to financial results
• Build a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement
• Represent the business within the UK maritime market

Skills & experience

• Senior leadership experience within maritime, offshore, engineering or technical services
• Strong commercial awareness and business development capability
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary operational teams
• Track record of delivering organisational change, growth and/or post-acquisition integration
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with a practical, delivery-focused approach
• Technical education and/or strong relevant industry experience
• Fluent in English
• No sponsorship available (right to work required)

About you

You're an authentic, visible leader who builds strong teams, develops people, and creates momentum. You bring commercial thinking and operational discipline, and you enjoy uniting different functions behind a shared plan-especially in environments undergoing transformation.