Technical Surveyor (Machinery) Salary: €58,321 to €68,613 / £41,242 to £48,520 (dependent on experience) Vehicle: A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Additional information: Homebased within the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, or Wales Interview date: Initial Interviews w/c 29th Sept via Teams. 2nd interviews w/c 6th Oct - location TBC. Closing Date: 24-09-2025 Reference: 20152 About Our Client Their purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, our clients lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. Theyre looking for a Technical Surveyor to join their surveying team to provide cover nationally but particularly in Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, conducting surveys annually on their All Weather Lifeboats and additionally on station launch and recovery assets. As a specialist in mechanical & electrical systems, you will support the Principal and Senior Surveyors to ensure that lifeboats and launching equipment are built and maintained to the highest possible standards. You will play an important part in providing volunteer crews with the reliable equipment they need to continue to safely save lives at sea. This is a great opportunity to take on an exciting role that offers responsibility and that is both challenging and rewarding. Some of the benefits - Salary €58,321 to €68,613 / £41,242 to £48,520 (dependent on experience) - Home Based - Flexible working - 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays - Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary) - Life assurance Your Role As a Technical Surveyor, condition surveys of marine assets will make up much of your work and, by the nature and spread of these, you will be travelling away to survey on a regular basis; on average from two to four nights away per week. You will also get involved in projects in the All-Weather Lifeboat Centre at Poole and the Inshore Lifeboat Centre on the Isle of Wight. You will work at our clients approved external contractors sites overseeing/supporting contracts for repairs, refits and new construction for Lifeboats and launch and recovery assets. You will work closely with contractors, ensuring all work completed is done in accordance with specifications and provide as requested any information or parts they need to meet their contractual obligations. Interpretation of drawings against the physical repair during this process will be an essential skill along with a proven track record in contract management. Beyond that, you'll get involved in the negotiation of tenders, liaise extensively with colleagues in the Engineering and Supply Department and be the principal point of contact and driving force behind sea trials, working with project stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and QMS (ISO 9001) to achieve the best outcome for our client. About You To be a Technical Surveyor (machinery), you will: - Be an experienced engineer with first-rate technical knowledge in both mechanical and electrical systems with a good understanding of diesel power plants and hydraulics. - Be able to conduct condition and pre refit surveys and write concise, detailed reports. - Be a strong Project Manager, capable of negotiating, reporting on and delivering potentially variable packages of work to an efficient steady state production schedule. - Communicate well with people at all levels, together with an assertive but tactful approach. - Have good organisational and IT skills, including familiarity with Microsoft 365 suite of software. Since you will be travelling to sites throughout the UK and Ireland, a current clean driving licence is essential and a vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties. As this is a sea-going appointment, you will need to satisfy the institution's medical and eyesight standards. All of the above should be carried out for our client to help enable them to help save lives at sea. This should be achieved with Health and Safety aspects in mind at all times. Safeguarding Our client is committed to safeguarding; protecting a persons health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. They expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process). Diversity Our clients staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. They respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within their teams, and consider it essential to help deliver a world-class lifesaving service. They are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, they also look for applicants who share their commitment to living their values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping them work towards their vision: To save Every One.