Surface Maritime Engineer

Title
Surface Maritime Engineer

Title:
Surface Maritime Engineer

Salary range
: £50,000 to £70,000 per annum depending on experience

Location:
Plymouth, Portsmouth or Bristol

Working Pattern:
We operate a flexible hybrid working pattern at Frazer-Nash, with time split between the office, client sites and working from home

Closing date is 12th December 2025, but early application encouraged.

Do you have experience of working in defence maritime engineering or safety?

Do you want to be regularly challenged and further your career?

Do you want to work for a successful company where you are valued and can make a meaningful impact?

If you answered yes to these questions, then Frazer-Nash Consultancy is interested in hearing from you. Read on for more information and exciting opportunities and submit your application to join our growing team

We are a prominent engineering, systems and technology consultancy. Through our meaningful innovations, our experts support organisations make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable.

We operate across a range of industries spanning defence, transport and energy markets with a particularly key presence in the maritime sector and a diverse portfolio of clients across both defence and commercial marine.

We already have a great reputation and exciting portfolio of projects in the submarine domain. We are on the lookout for good people with transferable skills and experience to assist us further grow this capability.

We have a number of engineering and consultancy roles available across our maritime technical axis, based in various locations around the UK and each with its own unique offering.

What will you be involved in?

Frazer-Nash Offers Excellent Opportunities For Professionals With a Background In Maritime Design, Modification, Operation, Maintenance Or Safety. Examples Of Projects That Our Maritime Domain Consultants Have Worked On In The Last 12 Months Include

• Type 26 Frigate Berthing and Docking Feasibility study for Portsmouth Naval Base.
• Type 31 Frigate Integration study for the Upper Harbour Ammunitioning Facility in Portsmouth Naval Base.
• Marine System Safety Case Reports for Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers and Type 45 Destroyers.
• Facilitating design processes to support Babcock in infrastructure projects to meet future capability growth.
• Fault Tree and Event Tree analysis, Bowtie management of platform High level Hazards.
• Exploring options for the Royal Navy's adoption of future fuels across the surface fleet with a focus on the achievement of Net Zero.

Requirements
If you have any of the following, then please apply now:

• Experienced Surface Ship operators in both maritime engineering or safety disciplines.
• Experience of working in the maritime industry in support of defence.
• Knowledge of maritime safety cases and safety analysis techniques, including HAZID, hazard management, functional hazard assessment, categorisation and classification.
• Experience in risk management and reduction, including ALARP assessments.
• Familiarity with Technical Assurance/Governance.
• Incorporated Engineer or Chartered Engineer status (or working towards this for our more junior roles).

Due to the nature of the work that Frazer-Nash Consultancy undertake, candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening and must be able to satisfy clearance criteria for UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits
We provide our people with an excellent benefit and offering package that comprises:

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews
• 25 days holiday + the opportunity to buy 5 days.
• A company that has its heart in the right place and a welcoming work culture.
• Happy to talk flexible working
• Enhanced parental benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Targeted professional development
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare membership
• Bonus scheme linked into company performance
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Support in attaining professional membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season rail ticket loan
• And further optional benefits you can tailor to your personal requirements