Receiver of Wreck
3 weeks ago
**Details**:
**Reference number**:
- 307820**Salary**:
- £39,428- £3,000 on-call allowance per annum**Job grade**:
- Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**:
- Permanent**Business area**:
- MCA - His Majesty's Coastguard**Type of role**:
- Analytical
- Operational Delivery
- Policy**Working pattern**:
- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:
- 1Contents
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About the job
**Benefits**:
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Location
- SouthamptonAbout the job
**Job summary**:
Could you use your exceptional interpersonal skills to engage with a variety of stakeholders, from legal professionals to members of the public?
Do you have an understanding of the legislation and policy which applies in the marine environment and impacts on wreck and salvage issues?
Would you love to undertake an interesting and unique opportunity within Government?
If so, we'd love to hear from you
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
- Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas._
Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.
**Job description**:
- We have an exciting and unique opportunity for a motivated and proactive individual to join us at the MCA, within the directorate of HM Coastguard, as the Receiver of Wreck.
- This is a pivotal and historic role, responsible for administering Part IX of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, fulfilling statutory functions and obligations such as administering cases of voluntary salvage, administering salvage awards, enforcing wreck crime and responding to wreck related incidents.
- The successful applicant will provide strong leadership for the Receiver of Wreck team to ensure all matters of wreck and salvage in UK waters and wreck brought within UK waters is successfully managed.
- This is an interesting, varied and fast-paced role where no two days are the same. It is a customer focused role and provides a fantastic opportunity to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, from colleagues across the MCA to Ministry of Defence and other government agencies, the general public, police, archaeologists, the diving community, heritage organisations and museums, to name just a few.**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:
- Discharging the statutory functions and obligations of a Receiver of Wreck as specified within Part IX of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995
- Managing the provisions of section 2 of the PoWA 73, which includes managing the contract to mark and guard the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery, undertaking regular surveying of the wreck using a variety of technologies, producing and publishing reports.
- Managing the Royal Prerogative for Fishes Royal on behalf of the Crown, developing and implementing policies and procedures to manage the removal and disposal of dead whales, dolphins, porpoises and sturgeon throughout the UK (not Scotland)
- Ensuring the continuous improvement of the online Report Wreck Material service, engaging with the wider Receiver of Wreck team, the developer, internal IT department and external stakeholders to improve the service and deliver excellent customer service
For an in-depth insight into the role, please refer to the Role Profile attached to this advert.**Additional Information**:
This role will be based in the Southampton HQ. MCA supports flexible working and operates a hybrid working model between home and office for this role, giving you greater flexibility over where and when you work. Details of the arrangement will be discussed further with your line manager.
The Receiver of Wreck will be part of the out of hours on-call rota. This may be as often as fortnightly. The on-call Receiver of Wreck may be required to attend the scene of a maritime incident. The role also includes occasional evening and weekend working.
The role may involve some travel and overnight stays within the UK and, very occasionally, some international travel may be required. This may be at short notice.
A full driving licence valid for driving in the UK is required as the role requires travel around the UK which may be to remote areas not well serviced by public transport and possibly at short notice.
**Person specification**:
**About You**
You will need to have experience of undertaking research in a professional environment.
You will enjoy building solid working relationships at all levels, utilising your strong collaboration, stakeholder and relationship management skills. You will be a confident communicator, able to hold your own during challenging conversations. Your personable and diplomatic approach to your work, allows you to quickly build positive, trusting relatio
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