Electrical Superintendent in England

With a modern Fleet of 11 complex cruise ships with state of the art electrical equipment, this role is critical to ensuring that these ships remain safe, compliant and ready to meet their itineraries. We have an exciting opportunity for an Electrical Superintendent to join our Maritime Department.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Working within the Fleet Technical Operations team taking responsibility for the provision, coordination, management and delivery of Electrical & Electronic expertise and operational support to the CUK fleet.
• Working closely with our ships staff and Ship Managers and other business stakeholders to ensure requirements are prioritized in order to deliver high levels of availability and meet the overall asset management strategy of the business in the area of Electrical & Electronic engineering.
• Apply effective operational risk management to ensure high levels of critical equipment availability and reliability, using data to investigate and identify root causes and trends.
• The management of obsolescence is a significant challenge in this area and you will need to work closely with ship’s staff and manufacturers to ensure equipment obsolescence is managed within a tolerable risk threshold, recommending and managing investment and upgrades as appropriate.
• In addition you will be required to supply specialist support covering, but not limited to: all Electrical and Electronic equipment and systems on board carnival UK vessels including HV Generation and Distribution, Conversion, Electrical Propulsion, Automation, Monitoring, CCTV, Navigation and Safety systems as required.

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

• You will be an experienced and qualified electrical or electronic engineer.
• Sea going experience in the marine industry Electrical or Electro-Technical environment is essential, ideally within the cruise or passenger vessel sector.
• An understanding of regulations including SOLAS, Class Rules & applicable Statutory Legislation is also important.
• You will have a Degree or equivalent in a suitable Electrical discipline and ideally you will also hold an Electro-Technical Certificate of Competence (CoC).

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

• Proactive with the ability to self-motivate and able to work on own initiative.
• Customer focused and flexible to demanding operational needs.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Able to communicate effectively and work with individuals at all levels within the organisation both onboard and ashore.

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. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond competitive salaries and benefits, here’s what we offer:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers.
• Annual bonus.
• Car allowance.
• 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.

About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people. Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.