Specialist Inspector - Marine Engineering

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE); United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A national regulatory agency is seeking a Specialist Inspector in Marine Engineering. This role involves inspections of offshore energy and marine installations, ensuring activities are safely managed. Candidates must have extensive experience in marine systems, integrity management, and relevant safety standards. You will be supported through a Specialist Training Programme to enhance your skills. A competitive salary, relocation allowance, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace are offered.

Benefits

Salary of £73,335 - £77,003

Up to £10,000 offshore market supplement

Relocation allowance up to £15,000

Civil Service pension scheme with high contributions

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in design and operations of floating offshore installations.
• Expert knowledge on marine systems and safety standards.
• Chartered Engineer status is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Inspect offshore energy installations for safety compliance.
• Support safety assessments and technical reporting.
• Provide health and safety advice to industry.

Skills

Marine systems operation

Risk management

Integrity management

Engagement with industry groups

Technical reporting

Education

Marine Engineering qualification

STCW Certificate of Competency as Chief Engineer unlimited

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Specialist Inspector - Marine Engineering

Aberdeen, Ashford (Kent), Basingstoke, Birmingham, Bootle, Bristol, Buxton, Cardiff, Carlisle, Carmarthen, Chelmsford, Crewe, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxted, Plymouth, Sheffield, Wrexham, York (with regular travel to Aberdeen)

About Us

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We’re dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.

One of our key operational arms is the Energy Division (ED), which regulates Great Britain’s onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, pipelines, mines, diving, and renewables sectors.

We are now looking for a marine engineer to retrain as a Specialist Inspector and join our Energy Division on a full-time, permanent basis at our locations across the country. This role will involve regular travel to Aberdeen and travelling to offshore installations.

The Benefits

• Salary of £73,335 - £77,003
• This role currently attracts an offshore market supplement up to a maximum of £10,000 which is non-pensionable and non-consolidated. It is subject to review annually in HSE’s October pay offer
• Relocation to Aberdeen will attract a relocation allowance up to £15,000 for eligible candidates
• Competitive Civil Service pension scheme with employer contributions of over 28.97%
• 25 days’ annual leave, increasing to 30 after five years, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• Family-friendly policies and working hours to support work-life balance
• Parental leave benefits
• Access to a range of benefits, including Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and vouchers via Edenred

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and qualified marine engineer to refocus their career and take on an engaging inspector position with our vital, nationwide organisation.

You’ll have the chance to undertake excellent training whilst learning on-the-job and applying your expertise to projects that make a tangible difference to the safety of offshore industries.

What’s more, you’ll be supported through a Specialist Training Programme (STP) to gain the skills and expertise to become a specialist inspector. You will enrol on the STP and undertake a combination of study, practical experience and a final assessment, ensuring you are equipped to operate at the forefront of your specialist area.

So, if you want to contribute to creating safer workplaces and shaping the future of offshore safety, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Specialist Inspector, you will undertake inspections of offshore energy and marine installations, helping to ensure hazardous activities are managed safely.

Undertaking the Specialist Training Programme, you will initially be supported by colleagues to assess safety in marine craft. Specifically, you will review areas such as hull structure and stability, watertight integrity, ballast and bilge systems, station keeping, and cargo and offloading arrangements.

You’ll take part in onshore and offshore inspections and contribute to investigations following incidents or complaints, support enforcement decisions and technical reporting, and provide expert evidence where required.

As a trusted technical adviser on maritime safety matters, you will also:

• Provide practical health and safety advice within HSE and to industry
• Engage with industry groups and standards bodies to help raise offshore safety standards

About You

To be considered as a Specialist Inspector, you will need:

• Experience in one or more areas involving design, construction, integrity management, and operations of floating offshore installations (FPSOs/FSUs, Jackup rigs and Semi-submersibles), support vessels, and their marine plant and equipment
• An understanding of relevant codes & standards from International Standards Organisation (ISO), International Maritime Organisation (IMO), American Petroleum Institute (API) and Classification Societies
• Expert level knowledge on the operation of marine systems, including power generation and power management onboard trading oiltankers, shuttle tankers, dynamically positioned mobile offshore units or diving support vessels
• Knowledge and understanding of design principles and safety levels involved in the design of various marine systems for floating offshore installations
• Knowledge and understanding of major accident hazards and control measures for floating offshore installations and mobile offshore units
• Familiarity with basic principles of risk management and risk assessment tools
• Operational knowledge and experience to identify risk gaps and underlying issues
• Chartered Engineer status with corporate membership of an appropriate professional institution (IMarEST or RINA), or have the qualifications to be able to achieve chartered status
• A marine engineering qualification with a STCW Certificate of Competency as a Chief Engineer unlimited or a degree in Marine Engineering or equivalent qualifications with demonstrable experience as a marine engineer

The closing date for this role is 5th January 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Safety Inspector, Marine Inspector, Maritime Inspector, Maritime Safety Inspector, Marine Safety Specialist, or Marine Engineering Inspector.

Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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