Small Craft Surveyor - Nautical

488315 Small Craft Surveyor - Nautical

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 17th November 2026

📍 Location: Aberdeen AB11 5EZ, Belfast BT20 5ED, Cardiff CF24 5JW, Coleraine BT52 2PB, Milford Haven SA73 3HB, Paisley PA3 2RB, Beverley HU17 9JB, Plymouth PL1 4RW, Falmouth TR11 4WZ, Shoreham BN43 6RE, South Shield NE34 6ET, Southampton SO15 1EG, Dover CT15 5NA, Poole BH17 7BX, Weymouth DT4 8BG, Shetland ZE1 0AX, Whitby YO22 4HL, Cleethorpes DN35 8SE, Crosby L23 8SY, Paignton TQ4 7PD (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £41,330

Please note: In addition to the salary of £41,330 – there will be an additional full allowance of £6,000

Plus a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Full-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The Survey and Inspection function sits within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s UK Technical Maritime Services Directorate. It supports the Government’s ambition for safer ships and cleaner seas by ensuring high standards of maritime safety and environmental protection. Through a national network of Marine and Satellite Offices, the business area delivers vessel surveys and inspections, certification and regulatory services to customers and maritime stakeholders. Its work ensures compliance with UK and international safety, security and anti-pollution requirements while providing a consistent, professional and customer-focused service.

As a Small Craft Surveyor, you will survey and inspect small and non-convention vessels, ensuring compliance with UK and international safety, security and environmental standards. You will issue certification, provide expert technical advice to vessel owners and industry colleagues, and support consistent, high-quality survey and inspection services across the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

Top Responsibilities

• As directed by the Technical Manager (TM) or Principal Marine Surveyor, the post-holder will give training to, or mentor/coach Marine Surveyor colleagues on specified areas of Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) Survey & Inspection (S&I) activities to ensure implementation and enforcement of those activities is consistent and in accordance with MCA standards and guidance.
• Carrying out surveys in all but the most complex cases leading to the issue of statutory certificates for small/non-convention vessels. Acting as lead surveyor in all but the most complex cases, including issuing certification, providing advice to the public and colleagues, approving ships plans, investigating complaints and witnessing stability measurements of small vessels.
• Carrying out inspections of small/non-convention vessels and port installations in all but the most complex cases to ensure compliance with international conventions and UK statutory requirements (e.g., general inspection of UK small/non-convention vessels.

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Proven experience as a Maritime professional, with the qualifications outlined in this advert
• Strong customer service skills
• The ability to make quick, effective decisions and manage a varied workload with competing priorities
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders

Additional Information

Please note that this is a uniformed role and uniform will be required to be worn at all times when on duty.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a physical medical for this role.

Licences

Valid UK Driving license and Valid Passport for international travel

Qualifications

STCW II/2 Chief Mate Certificate of Competency

STCW II/2 Master (<3000 GT Unlimited)

STCW II/3 Master less than 3000 GT (restricted area)

Master Yachts (Unlimited)

Chief Mate Yachts (Unlimited)

Master Yachts <3000 GT • Master Yachts <500 GT

Chief Mates Yachts <3000 GT

UK Fishing CoC Deck Class 1 and 2 (with substantial skipper experience)

Master Tug (<3000 GT Near Coastal)

Master Code Vessel (<500 GT)

STCW II/1 OOW Unlimited

OOW Yachts <3000 GT

In each of the above cases, the stated qualifications need to be supported by ‘sufficient experience’ in a managerial role on board ship or in a technical capacity of responsibility within the maritime industry.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/3UAAab6

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Tuesday 17th November 2026