Inspector of Marine Accidents (Engineer)
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £82,168 to £90,188 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 August 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 418139/1 |
Summary
Are you an experienced marine engineer?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking to move onto the next step in their marine industry career and who has the passion to not only make a difference but seek solutions in order to make continuous improvements to safety at sea.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is responsible for investigating accidents and incidents involving UK vessels anywhere in the world.
If you have experience of leading a team to solve complex problems, delivering evidence-based output and have experience as a marine engineer in a senior role then you have the experience and knowledge we are looking for, and we invite you to apply for our Inspector of Marine Accidents (Engineer) role.
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 and 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 the MAIB
Based in Southampton, the MAIB is an independent organisation within the Department for Transport, responsible for investigating accidents and incidents involving UK vessels anywhere in the world, and any vessels within UK territorial waters. The sole aim of these investigations is improving the safety of life at sea and the avoidance of accidents in future. The branch is not responsible for apportioning blame or liability, nor does it enforce laws or carry out prosecutions.
The MAIB comprises 34 specialist and administrative staff. Inspectors are divided into four teams each headed by a principal inspector.
The successful applicant will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of inspectors responsible for investigating a wide range of marine casualties, wherever they occur worldwide, to determine their circumstances and causes.
Please visit the MAIB website to find out more about our organisation.
Transport accident investigation is a specialist role, and we will provide comprehensive external and in-house training in accident investigation, leading to a recognised qualification. On completion of this training your remit will include:
- Deploying to accident sites as part of a team to support or lead investigations;
- Interviewing witnesses and collecting a wide variety of evidence;
- Completing detailed analysis in order to identify safety issues and draft recommendations;
- Writing and contributing to investigation reports, safety bulletins and safety digests;
- Presenting MAIB reports at inquests and fatal accident inquiries;
- Providing in-house marine engineering expertise;
- Representing the MAIB at industry working groups and other safety fora.
In addition to specialist training courses you will maintain currency with the latest maritime technical developments relevant to your role and represent the MAIB externally in these matters.
For further information on the role, please read the attached 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.
Special Features of the Role
Your commitment to deploy will be managed through a duty system whereby 4 duty teams rotate through a weekly cycle. During your duty week you will need to be available to travel to accident sites at 2 hours’ notice. The following week (standby) you will be at 6 hours’ notice to fill in for or assist the duty team if it is deployed. For weeks 3 and 4 of the cycle you will be expected to be contactable and available to deploy unless otherwise agreed. Duty rosters are published well in advance to enable you to plan ahead, and flexibility is possible to accommodate important family events and other commitments.
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