Superintendent, Safety and Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discounted Cruising

Annual bonus

Hybrid working (up to 2 days from home

25 days leave + holiday trading

Employee Assistance & Wellbeing

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental insurance

Job summary

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) seeks a Superintendent, Safety and Compliance to lead safety governance for assigned ships, overseeing ISM compliance and incident management. The role focuses on governance, investigations and continuous safety improvement across the fleet.

You'll coordinate audits, investigations and actions, and support onboard teams in strengthening safety capabilities with a collaborative, detail‑driven approach. Hybrid work is offered with some travel to ships.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing safety and compliance requirements, including ISM and occupational safety, within an operational maritime environment.
• Experience supporting audits, investigations, inspections and routine assurance activity.
• Practical capability in incident reporting, root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide vessel-facing ISM, GHESS and safety oversight, acting as the primary shoreside safety contact for assigned ships.
• Own SeaEvent and vessel incident governance, assuring reporting quality and managing actions through to effective close-out.
• Lead or support vessel-level investigations, reviewing root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate ship support visits, audit follow-up and compliance actions while helping onboard teams strengthen safety capability.

Skills

ISM compliance

Incident management

Safety governance

Audits & investigations

Root cause analysis

OSH safety

Education

Certificate of Competency as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch or Engineering Watch

Job description

Job Description

In our pursuit of excellence within our maritime department, we're seeking individuals who bring a wealth of maritime safety, compliance and incident management expertise to the table for our Superintendent, Safety and Compliance position. At our core, we believe in the strength of a diverse and skilled team to drive our business forward. Your skills and qualifications are valuable to us.

Job Description

In our pursuit of excellence within our maritime department, we're seeking individuals who bring a wealth of maritime safety, compliance and incident management expertise to the table for our Superintendent, Safety and Compliance position. At our core, we believe in the strength of a diverse and skilled team to drive our business forward. Your skills and qualifications are valuable to us.

Role Overview

Working within a vessel delivery team, the Safety and Compliance function provides vessel-facing oversight and practical support for assigned P&O Cruises and Cunard ships. The team translates organisational safety standards into clear, vessel-ready guidance while supporting investigations, audits and sustained compliance improvement.

Key accountabilities include:

• Provide vessel-facing ISM, GHESS and safety oversight, acting as the primary shoreside safety contact for assigned ships.
• Own SeaEvent and vessel incident governance, assuring reporting quality and managing actions through to effective close-out.
• Lead or support vessel-level investigations, reviewing root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate ship support visits, audit follow-up and compliance actions while helping onboard teams strengthen safety capability.

Position Requirements

Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for the maritime team, but also a passion for the industry and a keen eye for detail. Your professional certifications will be the foundation of your role within our team.

Required Qualifications And Skills

• A Certificate of Competency as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch or Engineering Watch, an equivalent professional safety qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Experience implementing safety and compliance requirements, including ISM and occupational safety, within an operational maritime environment.
• Experience supporting audits, investigations, inspections and routine assurance activity.
• Practical capability in incident reporting, root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement.

About You

You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet is capable of working with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications in the maritime industry are just the beginning; we're looking for team members who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.

• Personal Qualities
• A knowledgeable and visible safety professional who builds trusted relationships with ship management and onboard colleagues.
• A constructive challenger who can assess evidence, identify root causes and escal[iate inadequate controls appropriately.
• A clear communicator who translates safety and compliance requirements into practical operational guidance.
• A collaborative and improvement-focused professional who promotes openness, learning and sustained safety performance.

Why Join Us?

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home. The role involves less than 25% travel, with shipboard travel likely.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here.

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• A friendly welcome with help settling in
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal