Lead Surveyor: Training & Technical Performance (Hybrid)

Maritime and Coastguard Agency; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location and Deployment Flexibility -

Operating in Hazardous Environments -

Civil Service Pension 28.97% employer

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Maritime and Coastguard Agency seeks a Lead Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance to support the delivery of technical training, assurance and performance oversight across UK Technical Maritime Services.

This role sits within the Training and Technical Performance team, helping ensure technical staff, including surveyors, are competent, consistent and supported to deliver safe, high-quality maritime regulatory outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical workstreams and audits with data-driven improvement.
• Strong knowledge of governance, audit and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to evaluate training, quality assurance or operational processes and implement improvements.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and coaching for consistency and capability development.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical performance assurance activity, including monitoring, remote verification and oversight visits.
• Analyse assurance, training and performance data to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support development, delivery and evaluation of UKTMS training and capability-building initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and coaching to ensure consistent interpretation of maritime standards.
• Maintain quality records, assurance evidence and management documentation to support audit readiness and accreditation.
• Prepare high-quality technical papers, briefings and recommendations for panels, forums and senior leaders.

Skills

Leading technical workstreams

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Governance & QA

Coaching & guidance

Relationship building

Education

STCW II/2 Master unlimited (MCA recognised)

STCW III/2 Chief Engineer unlimited (MCA recognised)

Honours Degree in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering/Marine Technology

Chartered Engineer (CEng) via RINA/IMarEST evidence of equivalent learning

Job description

Maritime and Coastguard Agency seeks a Lead Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance to support the delivery of technical training, assurance and performance oversight across UK Technical Maritime Services.

This role sits within the Training and Technical Performance team, helping ensure technical staff, including surveyors, are competent, consistent and supported to deliver safe, high-quality maritime regulatory outcomes.