Job Description:

Staff Officer Technical Services

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 28th June 2026

📍 Location: Aberdeen, Belfast, Falmouth, Fareham, Holyhead, Lerwick, Southampton, Stornoway

💷 Salary: £44,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

His Majesty’s Coastguard (HM Coastguard, HMCG) is the operational arm of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency with responsibility for 6 key missions - Search and Rescue, Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster management.

The successful applicant will join our close knit and supportive team to contribute to improving safety at sea. We will look to you to provide technical and professional recommendations, guidance and advice on the most effective use of the Coastguard technical systems to senior management and other stakeholders and lead on the development of user requirements for future coastguard systems. You will monitor and implement coherent and consistent national procedures, processes, strategies and policies through expert contribution and ensure HM Coastguard's adherence to and compliance with agreed national and international operational legislation, regulations, procedures, processes, rules and guidelines.

Top Responsibilities

• Supervise and monitor the operational use of current and future Coastguard technical systems in order to ensure high quality delivery.
• Apply specialist knowledge and provide expert advice in support of the execution of the Coastguard missions and assist MCA Technical Services and other MCA branches as and when.
• Act as senior user and business change manager during implementation of Coastguard technical systems functional system projects, chair and lead systems working groups to develop user requirements and develop, manage, and implement user acceptance testing for these systems.
• Maintain a detailed operational understanding of international and national resolutions, directives, legislation to ensure the UK meets its obligation.
• Represent the UK as a subject matter expert in working groups and in support at high level meetings with UK, European and international partners, authorities, stakeholders, and organisations to ensure that UK interests are properly represented and protected.
• Maintaining a high level of operational currency in the delivery of the key Coastguard missions to enable the provision of detailed advice, guidance and support to users and managers.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).  

• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.   

• Access to the staff discount portal. 

• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc. 

• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. 

• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff. 

• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. 

About You

We are looking for a proactive and adaptable individual with strong communication skills, capable of translating technical information into clear, non-technical language. In this role, you will engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring their needs are met while providing tailored support. As this is a tech-focused role, you will play a key part in simplifying processes for volunteers, helping them find practical solutions to support their life-saving work.

You will be responsible for identifying trends and resolving issues efficiently, working across multiple workstreams and portfolios. Building strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders is essential, ensuring that products and solutions deliver the best possible value for both users and the organisation.

This role requires someone who can work autonomously, using their initiative to deliver multiple high-priority projects at pace. You thrive in a fast-moving environment and are passionate about problem-solving.

•    Demonstrable experience in HMCG or an organisation dealing with emergency response.
•    Applicants with less experience would be considered based on evidence of competence relating to job specific knowledge and skills.
•    An understanding of the operational systems in use by HM Coastguard or similar emergency response environment.
•    The role holder will be required to pass a medical for this role.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply at CS Jobs using the link provided.

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 28th June 2026