Staff Officer - Infrastructure
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £34,233 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 July 2025 |
| Location: | Aberdeen |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 410958/2 |
Summary
Do you have a passion for improving infrastructure that underpins critical national services?
Have you contributed to policy or strategy development in a technical or operational setting?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.
Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- 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), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA.
The Staff Officer - Infrastructure is responsible for providing technical and professional advice and support within the Directorate of HMCG, covering all aspects of the operational requirements and procedures for Coastguard technical systems and infrastructure.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Assisting in formulating policy, strategy, procedures and processes for Coastguard technical systems and infrastructure as it affects the delivery of services and functions by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre’s and Maritime Sub Rescue Coordination Centre, and advise on and support the delivery of Coastguard technical courses.Liaison with a variety of stakeholders necessary for matters relating to Coastguard Technical Systems and Infrastructure, including National Search and Rescue (SAR) providers, Other emergency services, Other national departments, UK emergency services, Operational partners and stakeholders, UK authorities and organisations.Recognising the impact of emerging technologies on the provision of SAR response within the UK, keeping Maritime Operations and MCA Technical Services informed. This includes developments in databases from both internal and external sources.Responsible for relevant Coastguard Information Portal (CIP) content on Coastguard technical systems and infrastructures that have SAR relevance and/or impacts.Acts as a system manager for Coastguard technical systems including: - Act as first point of contact for questions regarding the service - Carry out administration functions of the system, including user configuration and acceptance testing. - Responsible for the user guidance and information contained on CIP. - Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and provide expertise and support to the Service Owner. - Continuously review the service to ensure it meets the needs of the end user.Liaison with technical training for the delivery of systems training in the national network and liaison with all staff officers for policy documents relating to technical infrastructure.Responsible for the supplier management of relevant Coastguard Technical Systems including regular service reviews, Key Performance Indicator reviews and escalations.For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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