Marine Technical Specialist

Turn your seagoing experience into a shore-based career in technical assurance.

Mazu are recruiting on behalf of an international maritime service and technology provider that is looking for an experienced marine engineer to join its inspections team. This is a technically focused role for someone who wants to stay close to vessel condition and operations, while moving into a position with regular hours, variety and long-term progression.

The role

You’ll be the technical backbone of the inspections process, supporting both the surveyors in the field and the clients who rely on their findings. Your day-to-day will include:

• Reviewing, checking and writing inspection reports to ensure they are accurate, clear and technically sound
• Providing technical guidance and support to surveyors and inspectors carrying out vessel inspections
• Advising clients on inspection findings, vessel condition and recommended actions
• Answering technical queries from both field teams and customers, drawing on your practical engineering experience
• Helping maintain consistent reporting standards and quality across the team
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of inspection processes and tools
• Occasional travel to meet clients or attend vessels

About you

Essential

• Sea-going experience as an engineer on merchant vessels
• Certificate of Competency (CoC) Class 2 or Class 3 (Class 1 is a bonus)
• Strong written English, with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate technical reports
• Confident communicator, comfortable advising both colleagues and clients
• Good attention to detail and a methodical approach
• Comfortable working with digital reporting tools and systems

Desirable

• Shore-based experience, for example as a technical superintendent, surveyor, inspector or technical support engineer
• Familiarity with vessel inspections, vetting, class or flag state requirements
• Experience coaching, guiding or supporting colleagues technically
• Additional languages

What’s on offer

• A genuine route ashore that keeps you in a technical, hands-on-knowledge role
• Clear development path within a growing inspections business
• Work with a respected international organisation