Marine Pilot

**About Shoreham Port**

Shoreham Port operates 24/7 365 days of the year within a fascinating and complex marine environment, where no two days are the same Shoreham Port is ideally situated on the south coast of England to offer support to vessels, owners, agents, and crews using one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Our Marine team offer a range of maritime services to merchant and fishing vessels, as well as bed levelling, towage support and diving services. The role of Marine Pilot is to safety navigate and operate various types of vessels visiting the Port.

**Key Tasks**
- Carryout acts of pilotage.
- Oversee safety of navigation.
- Schedule commercial ship movements.
- Attend to the heart of Marine operation - Shoreham Harbour Radio.
- Conducting incident investigations.

**Key skills**
- Class II/2 Certificate of Competency (or above).
- Knowledge of the Port Marine Safety Code.
- Sound judgement and effective decision making.
- Understanding of a Local Port Service.
- Ability to act with authority when required.
- Basic IT skills.
- Previous ship handling experiences desirable, but not essential.

**How we value our colleagues**
- Salary - £62,000 - £67,139 based on experience.
- Generous pension contribution.
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays is incorporated into the established self-administered roster.
- Wellbeing benefits including access to a Colleague Assistance Programme, Health Plan, Mental Health First Aiders and Cycle to Work scheme.
- Training will be arranged to support development needs.

**Closing Date**
- Please Note: Applicants should be aware the Port has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol and a random programme of testing is operated throughout._

**Application Method**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £62,000.00-£67,139.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Wellness programme

Work Location: One location