Senior Dry Dock Marine Engineer

Senior Dry Dock Marine Engineer

The role of the Senior Dry Dock Marine Engineer is to work alongside and supervise a team of engineers in delivering high quality workmanship in a safe, controlled way. They will ensure quality and compliance at task level, effectively communicate technical matters and foster a culture of accountability, traceability, and champion professional engineering values.

Qualifications & Experience

• Level 3 qualification as part of an approved apprenticeship scheme.
• Marine engineering experience on aluminium fast craft; previous refit / overhaul experience.
• Familiarity with diesel engines, water jet and conventional propeller / shaft drives; familiar with generators and general ship electrical systems including 415 V 3 ph.
• Relevant experience of working in heavy industrial environments including completing alignments of marine propulsion systems.
• Relevant experience of working in high pressure environments while maintaining high safety levels and good maintenance practices (returning boats to service quickly and reliably).
• Effective communicator and able to provide a lead by example approach in a supervisory role.
• Able to work flexibly as the operation demands.
• Team player who enjoys working in a high achieving environment.
• Awareness of budget and expenditure constraints and the importance of on time, on budget project completion.
• Technical supervisory experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively, present and discuss proposals and feedback on work packages; foster productive working relationships.
• Act as a role model and champion of company values, assisting the operation to integrate them into local processes and literature.
• Assist in developing and maintaining effective teamwork across the business.
• Provide support to the Dry Dock Manager at Thames Clippers owned dry dock facilities to ensure a safe and effective working environment.
• Work with the Dry Dock Manager to ensure all systems and paperwork are auditable, compliant with internal procedures and satisfy regulatory compliance with governing bodies.
• Ensure all work undertaken on vessels-planned or unplanned-is compliant with necessary legislation and guidelines.
• Coordinate engineering activities on site to ensure the most effective and efficient completion of works.
• Assist the Dry Dock Manager to drive technical development of the facilities and safety systems.
• Work with the Dry Dock Engineer, Senior Electrical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, and contractors to ensure vessels complete annual dry docking activities safely, effectively, and professionally.
• Adhere to all health and safety regulations, promoting and ensuring standards are upheld throughout the facility.
• Provide feedback to the Dry Dock Manager Heavy Maintenance and Development Projects Manager and, where appropriate, direct to the Head of Engineering & Vessel Appearance on common or repetitive issues found with vessels at dry dock to promote continuous improvement in reliability across the fleet.
• When conducting works in non Thames Clippers facilities, ensure safety systems are compliant with company requirements and apply localized systems as required.

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Objective
• Organisational skills
• Proactive
• People Manager

Location and Travel

Located at our Tilbury Dry Dock with travel to other locations within our network as required.