Ships and Logistics Work Boat Manager

Scottish Government•Aberdeen, WA

6d•£39,767 - £45,472•Onsite

About The Position

The Ships and Logistics Work Boat Manager supports science delivery and compliance activities across the SEDD and MD Operations portfolios, ensuring effective operation of survey and enforcement vessel programmes. The role manages and operates MD SEDD pool, fleet and plant vehicles at the Marine Laboratory and Altens facility, and manages and operates MRV Temora at Stonehaven, including vessel maintenance and coxswain duties for weekly inshore surveys. The post holder manages requisitions and consumable expenditure for the Ships and Logistics delivery area through Oracle and is responsible for health and safety compliance and ensuring colleagues are appropriately trained. The role works closely with the Ships and Logistics delivery lead and delivery leads across SEDD, Engineering and MD Operations, and includes line management of seven colleagues. The position is a permanent, full-time, onsite role based at the Marine Laboratory in Aberdeen, with work also taking place at the Altens facility and vessels. The working arrangement is onsite five days a week; occasional home working may be agreed with the line manager but is exceptional. This is an expression-of-interest opportunity available only as a lateral move for substantive Core Scottish Government employees. Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available; applicants must already have an ongoing right to work in the UK.

Requirements

Cox and STCW certification for workboat operations.
Certification for forklift, telehandler and Combi Lift plant operations.
Significant experience maintaining and operating coded workboat vessels for scientific delivery, including trawling.
Experience of adaptable working and delivering to tight deadlines.
Experience developing and maintaining delivery standards and methodologies.
Experience operating plant equipment such as forklifts, Combi Lifts and telehandlers in warehouse and external environments.
Experience line managing colleagues.
Applicants must be substantive Core Scottish Government employees applying on a level transfer.
Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK; Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Enable effective governance by ensuring meetings, reporting and decision-making processes run smoothly for the logistics support team.
Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations and oversee training requirements.
Maintain and operate MRV Temora to facilitate weekly surveying of the long-term monitoring station at Stonehaven.
Maintain, manage and operate MD SEDD plant, including forklift, Combi Lift and telehandler operations for loading the MD fleet at the Marine Laboratory and Altens facility.
Use assurance software such as QPulse to manage compliance with audit actions, recommendations and document reviews, including risk assessments and storage.
Oversee delivery, including Ships and Logistics, SEDD fleet vehicle management, dependencies and resource planning across workstreams.
Drive continuous improvement, team cohesion and development within the Ships and Logistics group and across wider delivery areas.
Manage requisitions and consumable expenditure for the Ships and Logistics delivery area using Oracle.
Line manage seven colleagues.