Marine Engineering Team Manager

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary: Up to £47,000 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Leading a team of Technicians on a Ship in BAE Care & Protection
• Responsible for management, quality and co-ordination of all Safe Systems of Work (SS0W) and their delivery to the Project Team
• Opportunity to be a key figure in driving through improvements & change in the department
• Planning, co-ordinating and recording low level maintenance and equipment keep alive as required by contract specification
• Achieving maximum performance by utilising resources, tools, and equipment to full effect
• Providing information and advice to assist in the production of estimates for work packages and programmes
• You'll also have people manager responsibilities in this role

Your skills and experiences:

• Essential:

• Good Mechanical & Electrical System Knowledge & able to interpret technical drawings
• BTEC HNC or equivalent and/or to have served a recognised apprenticeship and/or extensive experience on RN/Marine electro/mechanical equipment and systems
• Proficient IT skills, to include MS Office
• Thorough knowledge of Safe Systems of Work and Processes
• Previous experience of managing and coaching a team
• Experienced with High Voltage

• EX RN (Mechanical / Electrical) bias or Offshore Oil and Gas, Ship Repair / Build
• NEBOSH General Certificate
• High Voltage Authorised Person
• Confined Space Authorised Person

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Ship Services team provides resource to Ships that are in both long term and short-term maintenance periods by taking full Care & Protection of the vessel, providing 24/7 support, this enables the Royal Navy to release the crew to take up other roles. This support is provided by a Team Manager, Senior Technicians, and a team, dependent on size of Ship, of up to 20 Technicians. The Teams responsibilities include management and co-ordination of all Safe Systems of Work and comply with Company processes and procedures to ensure the safety of all staff, ship equipment and structure whilst managing and controlling allocated Ship Services Team activities to achieve project delivery to time, cost and quality.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 30th May 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.