Regional Technical Lead - Ireland

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. This is your opportunity to lead a cutting-edge technical team at the RNLI in Ireland. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Regional Technical Lead who can inspire and motivate a team of dedicated professionals to respond to the engineering needs required to support volunteers & staff in saving lives at sea, maintaining some of the most prestigious and technologically advanced equipment at the RNLI.

About the role

As part of the Regional Leadership Team (RLT) you will provide leadership, guidance, and direction to ensure Lifesaving Operations delivers its core service in a safe, efficient, and effective manner. You will be a role model of RNLI leadership to all staff and volunteers in the region, responsible for leading teams who deliver technical and engineering support.

Responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrating the highest levels of collaborative working and collective responsibility, by being an active member of the Regional Leadership Team and its planning function, providing cover for other leadership roles as required.
• Delivering preventive & corrective maintenance to all assets in the Region, meeting the RNLI’s equipment standards.
• Ensuring compliance with internal and external standards, policies, and procedures, by working collaboratively to identify and manage risk to safety, health, and environment.
• Ensuring delivery to budget and managing capacity within the regional team by managing people and resources to ensure the delivery of the regional plan.

The role will also involve travel across the region, and occasionally the wider RNLI, to include occasional nights away and supporting an on call / duty rota.

About you

We are looking for someone who is an effective self-motivated team player, with a strong and broad engineering background, with good communication and influencing skills to bring people together behind a single plan.

We are looking for someone with

• An engineering degree qualification equivalent to the England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland qualification level 6 or higher as defined by UK Government or MCA Class 1 or RN Charge certificate or equivalent relevant experience. Republic of Ireland (ROI) qualification STCW 95 Class 1 or INS In-Charge certificate. ROI NFQ Level 7 in an engineering discipline. Other relevant qualifications may be considered.
• Considerable engineering and asset management experience, ideally in a marine environment.
• The ability to lead teams, their associated budgets and project delivery.
• The ability to influence strategic decisions, working with other disciplines and departments, both internally and externally.
• It would also be desirable to have relevant H&S qualification – IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent and relevant audit qualification.

If you have the skills, qualifications and experience listed and are someone who enjoys working on diverse projects with a mix of challenges and the ability to communicate at all levels, apply today.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We 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 at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.