Specialist Inspector – Marine Engineer

HSE; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety regulatory agency in the UK is seeking a maritime integrity specialist. This role involves assessing safety cases, conducting inspections, and providing expert advice on health and safety matters related to maritime integrity. Candidates should be able to engage with industry stakeholders and prepare technical reports for legal proceedings. This position offers an opportunity to work on impactful projects that ensure the safety and integrity of maritime operations.

Responsibilities

• Assess safety cases and provide expert conclusions.
• Involve in maritime integrity assessments.
• Carry out inspections as part of multi-discipline teams.
• Investigate incidents as a maritime integrity specialist.
• Prepare technical reports and expert evidence.
• Advise on health and safety matters in maritime integrity.
• Engage with stakeholders to improve industry standards.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment of safety cases drawing conclusions as a subject matter expert on the adequacy of the demonstration, raising issues, or considering future inspection work
• Maritime integrity topic discipline involvement includes assessment of hull structure and stability, watertight integrity, bilge and ballast systems, station keeping systems (mooring and dynamic positioning), cargo, offloading and inert gas systems and operation
• Inspections (onshore / offshore) as part of a multi-discipline team, completing reports and issuing different levels of enforcement depending on the risk present
• Investigations of incidents or complaints as a maritime integrity topic specialist in a multi-disciplinary investigation team dealing with evidence gathering, enforcement, prosecutions and supporting others as necessary on technical aspects
• Preparation of technical reports / expert evidence for various levels of legal proceedings
• Provision of expert advice on health and safety matters associated with maritime integrity within Energy Division, HSE, industry and other relevant stakeholders
• Engagement with stakeholders including industry bodies such as OEUK, IADC, BROA, IMCA, Classification Societies, Marine Safety Forum, BSI and ISO Committees on Offshore Structures to improve benchmark standards for the design and operation of floating offshore installations.