Location

Aberdeen

About the job

Are you a solution focused, engaging and dynamic person?
Do you pride yourself on your excellent communication skills and your ability to make effective decisions? J

ob description

If so, this is your opportunity to help save lives with the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA).

We have an excellent opportunity for a dedicated individual to work within our fast-paced team here at the MCA as the Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer (Scotland and Northern Ireland) to provide a timely and effective response to marine pollution and salvage incidents within the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone. This is a fantastic opportunity to promote and enforce safety awareness while supporting and maintaining strong working relationships with stakeholders across UK and Europe.

The Counter Pollution and Salvage branch of the MCA has specific responsibility for counter pollution preparedness and response at sea and the management of the UK Government's stockpiles of equipment and dispersant. In every incident the Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer is normally the first point of contact via a Coastguard Operations Centre or National Maritime Operations Centre.

You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge of marine vessel operations.

As part of the role your responsibilities will include:

• Assist Counter Pollution & response Branch to develop and implement standards nationally on behalf of MCA

• Respond to day to day maritime incidents, potential and actual oil pollution incidents

• Be present on scene where circumstances dictate, to protect UK interests from threat of spilled oil and other hazardous noxious substances

• Assist in the development of hazardous and noxious substances response plans and conduct audits with Ports and Harbours and oil handling facilities to ensure regulations and current legislation compliance is adhered to, initiating enforcement measures when required

• Responsible for being the agency point of contact, liaison and support for the oil industry and other stakeholders

• Perform on-call function as part of HQ duty support team, responding to marine pollution incidents one week in five, providing operational and technical support

• Assist local authorities in the development of their on shore pollution contingency plans, training and exercises

• Co-ordinate emergency response situations, minimising maritime impact

For more information about the role please see the attached job profile.
 

Responsibilities

About you:

In this exciting new position, you will thrive in managing a varied and challenging workload and welcome autonomy to the role. You will be adaptable and flexible, with the ability to use your own initiative and make prompt informed decisions. You must be resilient – with the ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficult conditions.

Your fresh approach along with your excellent organisational skills make you the ideal candidate. As an amazing communicator, you will confidently deliver messages in a clear and concise manner to a range of stakeholders applying a tailored approach to your audience.

Benefits:
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

About us

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 the best maritime safety organisation in the world.

Find out what it's like to work at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

We are part of the Department for Transport (DfT). DfT is a great place to work, and our ‘one team’ approach really makes a difference. We value our staff and that’s why we’re committed to nurturing an inclusive environment across the Department.

You’ll be part of an innovative organisation that invests in all our people, ensuring we have the diverse skills to deliver transport that moves Britain ahead now and into the future.

DfT’s inclusion is recognition of our commitment to make the Department a great place to work through our culture of equality and inclusivity and the great strides we’ve made to raise the number of women in senior positions.

Licences

Clean, full category B driving licence

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture

Benefits 

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension

Things you need to know 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

The sift is due to take place w/c 11th November 2019.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held from 27th November 2019.

Interview location to be confirmed.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:
• an interview
• an interview with one or more exercises

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. For further information on Success Profiles please click here

Your interview may consist of a range of question types. These may include questions about:
• what energises and motivates you
• how you would manage situations relevant to the role
• your previous experience
• your professional skills and knowledge

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

Further Information

We have adopted anonymised recruitment. This means that your name, date of birth and other personal details will not be seen by the sift panel.

We may hold a merit list for up to twelve months. During this time, if a similar role is identified and you have been placed on the merit list you may be considered for the post. Within the merit list period, your application form and selection information may be shared across the department and its agencies.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check maybe carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Reasonable adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Any move to the Department For Transport will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming childcare vouchers.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Stan Woznicki Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission