Marine Services Manager in Bridgwater

Marine Services Manager at Osprey Group

Employment Type: Permanent (Full-time)

Application Start Date: 26-11-2025

Application End Date: 26-01-2026

Description

Osprey believes that innovative, precision-engineered logistics, by land and by water, can transform the way critical UK infrastructure is built. We bring together the very best multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery teams to accelerate projects, enhance safety, and work side by side with clients to solve the most complex construction challenges.

We are looking for a dynamic and results-driven Marine Services General Manager to lead our marine operations and ensure excellence across all aspects of service delivery. This role will oversee day-to-day marine services, manage our vessel fleet, and drive strategic growth, while supporting our teams and clients with professionalism and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Operational Management – Oversee daily marine services including scheduling, maintenance, and port operations, ensuring compliance with international and local laws, safety standards, and regulations.
• Team Leadership – Support and guide the port services team across both liner services and UK-wide projects.
• Client & Stakeholder Management – Handle escalations from the port services team, ensuring issues are resolved effectively and relationships are maintained.
• Strategic Development – Identify opportunities for growth and expansion of the business.
• Financial & Resource Management – Prepare budgets, monitor expenditure, and optimise resource allocation.
• Reporting – Provide regular feedback to the Senior Leadership Team on port activities and highlight areas for improvement.
• Fleet Management – Actively manage Osprey’s barge fleet and oversee the introduction of new vessels.

Requirements

• Marine degree and MICS-qualified Shipbroker.
• Minimum 15 years in commercial shipping, with an operations background and management responsibility.
• Proven experience managing teams, with the ability to lead, mentor, and train effectively. Experience in Project cargo chartering (barges, tugs, HLVs).
• Vessel operations and established knowledge of project shipping owners and fleets.
• Experience with BIMCO charter parties and port operations.
• Basic lashing and securing of project cargos.
• Multi-mode logistics ability to design and deliver integrated logistics packages.
• Ability to negotiate and problem solve.
• IT proficiency and reporting capability to the wider team.
• Financial and business acumen.
• Proactive and not afraid to get stuck in where needed.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and salary sacrifice schemes.
• Private medical, life assurance and income protection.
• Performance-related pay bonus scheme.
• Enhanced parental leave benefits.
• Flexible/hybrid working environment.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Get Active from Aviva – gym discounts up to 40% off.
• Access to several education and promotional schemes internally.

Seniority level

• Director

Job function

• Other
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