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Senior Consultant
Associated British Ports. Apply practical port and harbour knowledge to client projects .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in port and harbour management, including navigational risk assessments, vessel traffic management, and marine safety. Proven ability to engage stakeholders, manage client proposals, and contribute to business development in maritime projects.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Port Management ExperienceNavigational Risk AssessmentMarine Safety AdvisoryStakeholder EngagementProject Management Experience
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Hard Skills
Port Operations ManagementMarine Facility ManagementDredging Project ContributionTechnical Report ProductionBerthing Operations Advisory
Soft Skills
Strong Organisational SkillsDelivery-Focused ApproachAnalytical Capability
Certifications & Qualifications
Relevant Mariner QualificationDriving Licence
Industry Keywords
Aids to NavigationVessel Traffic ManagementMaritime TrainingRegulatory ComplianceBaseline Personnel Security Standard
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Apply practical port and harbour knowledge to client projects
- Contribute from initial tenders and proposals through project delivery and ongoing technical support
- Advise clients on port, harbour and marine facility management
- Advise on port and marine safety
- Conduct or contribute to navigational risk assessments and risk controls
- Advise on vessel traffic management
- Advise on Aids to Navigation
- Advise on berthing and mooring operations
- Address port regulatory and legislative matters
- Contribute to dredging and marine construction projects
- Support stakeholder engagement and maritime training
- Produce and review technical reports
- Manage client enquiries and proposals
- Contribute to business development
- Represent ABPmer through industry networking and conferences
- Work with maritime specialists and multidisciplinary teams on projects across the UK and overseas
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience managing the day-to-day operations of a busy port or harbour
- Ideally, career experience as a Harbour Master, Port Manager or similarly senior marine operations professional
- Relevant mariner or port professional qualification and experience, or degree-level education
- Strong organisational skills
- Delivery-focused approach
- Essential driving licence
- Ability to travel for site visits and periods working away from home, potentially for around two weeks
- Consultancy or project management experience advantageous
- Auditing experience advantageous
- Strong analytical capability advantageous
- Presentation or expert-witness experience advantageous
- Previous consultancy experience is not essential
- Successful candidates subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment screening
- Consent to random substance-abuse screening and a pre-employment medical
Benefits
Comp & perks- Generous remuneration package
- Employer pension
- Private health insurance
- Random substance-abuse screening and pre-employment medical required (employment conditions, not a benefit)