Marine Refit Superintendent — Technical Authority (Hybrid)

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard); Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted cruising

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Learning and development opportunities

Pension scheme

Private medical and dental insurance

Employee shares plan

Onsite restaurant

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) is seeking a Superintendent, Marine Refit to provide technical governance for marine asset scopes during refits and docking projects across the fleets. You will partner with shipyards, classification societies and internal specialists to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires an engineering degree with naval architecture or related experience, strong data interpretation, and ability to lead risk-based decisions under tight schedules.

Qualifications

• Engineering bachelor’s degree or higher, or an equivalent qualification.
• Recognised reliability or systems engineering qualification.
• In‑depth experience in operational marine technical roles, with expertise in naval architecture, structural or life‑saving appliance areas.
• Strong experience interpreting technical data, assessing asset risk and providing sound recommendations within refit and dry‑dock timescales.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for marine asset scopes, ensuring work is specified, planned and delivered to required technical, safety and regulatory standards.
• Lead lifecycle planning for major marine asset works, prioritising renewal, repair and upgrades using condition, risk and regulatory information.
• Provide technical governance and assurance during refit execution, managing technical risk, quality and effective close-out.
• Manage classification society and regulatory interfaces while developing standards, specifications and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Naval architecture

Structural engineering

Life-saving appliances

Technical data interpretation

Asset risk assessment

Education

Engineering bachelor’s degree or higher

Reliability/systems engineering qualification

Job description

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) is seeking a Superintendent, Marine Refit to provide technical governance for marine asset scopes during refits and docking projects across the fleets. You will partner with shipyards, classification societies and internal specialists to ensure safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires an engineering degree with naval architecture or related experience, strong data interpretation, and ability to lead risk-based decisions under tight schedules.