Senior Engineer (Maintenance) - Internal only

Internal vacancy

The RNLI actively promotes continuous development within the organisation and is only seeking applications from current RNLI employees and volunteers at this time.  If this position is not filled internally it may be re-advertised openly.  #LI-DNI

About us 

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. They depend on the lifeboats and equipment we provide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our lifeboats are amongst the best in the world but we’re constantly looking at ways in which we can improve their performance, safety and reliability.

We’re recruiting for a Senior Engineer (Maintenance) to join the Engineering team and provide technical knowledge and expertise for new and existing assets and associated equipment, to support our crews and coastal operations.

Your role

As a Senior Engineer (Maintenance) you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

• To lead the development and continuous improvement of maintenance documentation, ensuring accuracy, usability, and availability to all users.
• To develop and release maintenance plans aligned with asset strategies, enabling effective and efficient delivery of maintenance activities across the organisation.
• To drive continuous professional development, through the adoption of industry-standard techniques, advanced technologies, data analytics, and reliability-centred maintenance principles.
• To act as a liaison with coastal teams, engineering stakeholders, and volunteers to promote collaborative working and joint understanding.
• To provide technical assurance and oversight as a senior engineering signatory, maintaining high-quality standards under delegated design authority.
• To mentor and support engineers, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and technical excellence.
• To support the various E&S delivery and project teams and to work with the IDT Lead to ensure work is completed to agreed timescales and that processes and procedures are followed.

About you

You’ll be a strong team player able to problem solve and think analytically whilst handling a demanding workload with changing priorities. You’ll be operating within a high-profile department and liaising right across our organisation, as well as with external organisations and suppliers. Your commitment to helping us produce safe, accurate, and cost-effective Maintenance solutions will be key.

To be considered for the Senior Engineer (Maintenance) role you will need:

• Significant experience of maintaining complex engineering assets.
• Experience in a range of maintenance strategies, methodologies, and technologies, including Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM II).
• Experience in understanding the practical differences between work as imagined and work as done.
• Experience in quality and compliance assurance through the application of relevant policies, processes, & standards.
• Delivery of high levels of customer satisfaction through focus on customer need.
• Significant experience in data management systems i.e., SolidWorks manage etc. and conventional office applications (especially word).

Desirable:

Significant experience in the production of technical documentation for complex assets (i.e., marine, aerospace, rail, logistics etc.).

Experience in using technical illustration software such as SolidWorks Composer.

This is not an operational seagoing position, however due to the nature of the role, it is highly desirable, but not essential, that the post holder be operationally seagoing and as such capable of going afloat in all sea conditions.

So, if you think you have the right technical knowledge and experience and want to see how the Senior Engineer (Maintenance) role supports our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply via the button shown.

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.