Principal Consultant Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance

477922 Principal Consultant Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 5th October 2026

📍 Location: Aberdeen, Belfast, Cardiff, Plymouth, Southampton and current MCA employees can remain in their current location. (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £63,645

Additional allowance available:
Out of hours contactability & tasking – £3000
Location and deployment flexibility – £1250
Operating in hazardous environments – £1250
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Principal Consultant Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance to support the delivery of high-quality, consistent and safe technical service across UK Technical Maritime Services (UKTMS). Working within the Training and Technical Performance team, you will help develop technical training, strengthen workforce capability, support performance assurance and promote the consistent application of maritime regulations, standards and best practice. This is an opportunity to use your technical expertise to influence national standards, support continuous improvement and contribute to effective maritime safety and regulatory outcomes.

As a Principal Consultant Surveyor – Training and Technical Performance, you will play a key role in supporting the Head of Training and Technical Performance by providing expert technical leadership, developing technical workforce capability, assuring training quality and overseeing technical performance activity across UK Technical Maritime Services.

Top Responsibilities

Supporting delivery of UKTMS business plan objectives in line with MCA policies, standards and procedures.
Providing expert technical advice and guidance to promote consistent interpretation and application of maritime regulations and standards.
Contributing to the oversight, management and performance of the Consultant Surveyor network and other consultancy arrangements.
Designing, delivering and continuously improving technical training, workshops, briefings, coaching and workplace learning activity.
Leading audit, verification and evaluation of internal and externally contracted training to assure quality, outcomes and value for money.
Leading activity monitoring and technical performance workstreams, including remote verifications and oversight visits.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Experience of providing specialist technical advice within a regulated, operational, engineering, maritime, or assurance environment.
Ability to lead or oversee performance assurance, audit, monitoring, verification, or compliance-related activities.
Experience of/involvement with designing, developing, delivering, and/or assuring technical training and development.
Ability to analyse complex technical information, identify trends and risks, and make evidence-based recommendations to improve performance and compliance.
Experience of building effective working relationships and influencing a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Experience of contributing to policy, standards, governance, or continuous improvement activities.

Licences

A valid passport for international travel
2. Full Driving licence valid for driving in the UK

Qualifications

Previous experience as an MCA surveyor, having completed minimum of Core Competencies as per Marine Surveyor development Scheme (MSDS) within the preceding five years.
The minimum academic qualification required is one of:
a. MCA Recognised STCW II/2 Master unlimited Certificate of Competency; or
b. MCA Recognised STCW III/2 Chief Engineer unlimited Certificate of Competency;
c. Honours Degree in Naval Architecture, Ship Science, Marine Engineering, Mechanical and Marine Engineering or Marine Technology.
d. Applicants without the qualifications stated in a, b or c above, may also be eligible if they are Chartered Engineer (CEng) (through Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) or the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST)), but in such cases evidence of the equivalent level of learning plus marine industry experience will need to have be demonstrated to the satisfaction of an MCA S&I technical review panel.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4rkCL55

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Monday 5^th October 2026