Queen Elizabeth Class Project Area Lead

Lloyd's Register Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

LR Naval requires an experienced maritime professional to coordinate certification activities for QE Class Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers and other vessels, delivering expert advisory support to the client.

You will engage with COM teams, manage surveys, and ensure secure, compliant outcomes while building strong client relationships at HMNB Portsmouth. Eligibility for UK SV clearance and waterfront collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant surveying experience and ability to apply project-management in a client-facing environment.
• Ability to provide trusted, specialist advice on classification surveys, repairs, and alterations.
• Eligible for UK SV security clearance and able to work at HMNB Portsmouth.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage certification activities for QE Class Aircraft Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers and other vessels.
• Provide specialist advice to the client on classification surveys, repairs and alterations.
• Attend client meetings with prime contractors and guide the client as required.

Skills

Surveying experience

Project management

Client-facing advisory

UK SV security clearance

Job description

We are looking for an experienced maritime professional to join the LR Naval team at HMNB Portsmouth, supporting the delivery of classification services for QE Class Aircraft Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, and other naval vessels. This position brings together surveying skills, project coordination, and client interaction. You will work closely with the client’s COM teams,providingtrusted advice on classification surveys, repairs, and alterations while helping to plan and coordinate certification activities. The ideal candidate will be at ease in a waterfront environment, able to cultivate productive relationships with clients and contractors, and focused on ongoing improvement. You also need to be eligible for UK security clearance and able to work within HMNB Portsmouth.

What we offer you

A challenging and rewarding waterfront role that combines surveying and project-management responsibilities, with opportunities to engage directly with the operational end of the business.

A Full-time opportunity to join a growing Naval operation and a collaborative team that looks out for one another and values collective accomplishments.

The role

Help plan and manage certification activities for QE Class Aircraft Carriers, Type 45 Destroyers, and other client vessels asrequired.

Provide specialist support and advice to the client relating to classification surveys, repairs, and alterations.

Attend client meetings with prime contractors, providing advice and guidance in support of the client whererequired.

Identifyand develop opportunities for LR to provide advisory services and solutions when client issues arise.

Provide support to the LR service delivery team.

What you bring

Relevant surveying experience and the ability to apply project-management skills in a client-facing environment.

The ability to provide trusted, specialist advice on classification surveys, repairs, and alterations.

The capacity to obtain UK SV security clearance and work at HMNB Portsmouth.

You are someone who

Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs

Is able toself-manage and prioritize tasks towards reaching goals

Is effective at solving problems,identifyingand fixing issues, and makingtimelydecisions

Shows initiative and stays motivated to move tasks forward

Communicates in a structured way andhas the ability topresent technical ideas in user-friendly language

Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment

Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of their comfort zone

Builds trusted relationships with clients and colleagues

Communicates clearly and professionally in meetings with clients and prime contractors

Identifiesopportunities, takesinitiativeand contributes to continuous improvement

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About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

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Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We stride to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacanciesoffering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteriafor the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

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