Maritime & Civil Design Manager KBS Maritime KBS Maritime in Portsmouth

Location: HM Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNBP)

Service Area: Asset Management

Hours of Work: 37 Per week

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000

What You’ll be doing:

As part of the waterfront engineering team that reports to the Principal Maritime Civil Design Manager, you will be working collaboratively with multi-discipline engineering teams. You will be responsible for effectively delivering and managing design solutions for medium to large sized complex projects, from inception to in-service.

Other duties will include:

• Ensuring designs align to client’s strategic and environmental objectives, including Net Zero Carbon etc, and actively offer innovations to support these objectives.
• Responsibility for checking that designs delivered by sub-contractors conform with the Statement of Requirement, standards/legislation, and the client’s strategic requirements.
• Responsible for preparing Safe to Operate statements for endorsement by the Chief Engineer, the client and the Principal Engineer.

You’ll Have:

• Degree / HND or equivalent of BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering or sub-disciplines
• Familiarity with infrastructures such as Waterfronts, foundations and/or peripheral engineering systems
• Professional experience of the full engineering life-cycle, including procurement and construction
• Knowledge of building regulations and British standards for civil works, and relevant regulations including PUWER, LOLER, CDM Regulations, Temporary Works etc.
• Ability to work directly with the client without direct management supervision and instruction.

About you:

You’ll be reliable in consistently delivering work, with ability to solve project or design issues. You will also work confidently with other departments and be able to articulate technical simplification. As well as working with the broader business, you will also act as a mentor to support fellow engineers within your team.

You’ll get:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to our internal benefits and discounts programme for all colleagues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Group income protection
• Flexible parental benefits (if applicable)
• Access to our Internal employee assistance network, giving you the opportunity to reach the heights of success within your new position.
• Continued professional career development
• Kudos reward opportunities (internal achievements scheme)
• Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services
• 50% off entry into the Historic Dockyard

Application process:

For all queries, please contact recruitment@kbsmaritime.com in the first instance who will advise accordingly.

About Us:

At KBS Maritime, we’re not just another company – we’re an exciting and dynamic joint venture between industry leaders BAE Systems and KBR. Our team is dedicated to providing Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Energy Solutions and Alongside Services at His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP), the beating heart of the Royal Navy. With almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy’s surface ships stationed at HMNBP, working with KBS Maritime means being at the forefront of innovation and progress. We operate in a unique and fascinating environment, with a mix of historic dockyards and cutting‑edge infrastructure that’s unlike any other. By delivering state of the art solutions to the Royal Navy, KBS Maritime offers the chance to work on projects that make a real difference to the safety, security, and sustainability of the UK’s National Defence and Security. But it’s not just about the work – at KBS Maritime, we believe in the value of our people. We have the ethos of a small business, which means we value and empower our team members to succeed.