Diving Technical Authority

Location Country United Kingdom

Work Location Southampton

Who are V? As a global leader in ship management and marine services, we add value to a vessel’s operations. Operating around the clock and around the world, V. gives every client the quality and efficiency they need in every sector. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V. has an unrivalled industry knowledge with performance assured. Our values, We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver, are at the heart of everything we do and they support our strategy of Investing in Talent. We are always interested in making contact with talented individuals - people who will demonstrate our values and deliver great service, for internal and external stakeholders.

Overall Purpose of The Job

• To ensure an effective, coherent SeaTec Diving Management System (DMS) is maintained and followed, to ensure that SeaTec delivers it’s responsibilities for safe compliant diving operations, undertaken by SeaTec or its subcontractors.
  
  

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

• Embrace V.Group’s safety culture, report all safety observations to avoid escalation of unsafe acts. Do not start work if you have not been briefed on the safe system of work that you are undertaking.
• Maintain the SeaTec Diving Manual to ensure it remains current, fit for purpose, routinely updated and appropriate available to all relevant stakeholders; including but not limited to staff, auditors, regulators, and customers.
• Ensure that SeaTec operates in compliance with the Diving at Work Regulations 1997
• Assist with the growth and development of the talent pool of operational personnel to support and manage diving projects. Ensure a database, compliant with the V.Group GDPR policy, is maintained of diving staff and subcontractors, which is readily accessible to all appropriate stakeholders. Ensure the training and competence requirements of diving related staff and sub-contractors is known and adequate records are maintained to demonstrate the requirement, individual training and competence, the annual schedule of training and competence development.
• Provide diving SME guidance to all staff and other Group and external stakeholders to ensure SeaTec delivers safe, compliant diving operations, undertaken by SeaTec or its subcontractors.
• Manage the DMS Steering Group, agree the Group membership; arrange and chair a programme of periodic meetings, agree the standing agenda, produce the minutes and manage the implementation of the actions arising.
• Ensure a process of continuous improvement of the DMS is in place and effectively used.
• Maintain all DMS related procedures, risk assessments, operational and other documentation within the Marine Services.
• HSEQ management system; ensuring they are fit for purpose and effectively used.
• Maintain an audit programme of the DMS and act as the leader auditor of SeaTec and its sub - contractors diving operations.
• Review of SeaTec diving equipment systems and planned maintenance to ensure that they are current, compliant and continue to meet industry standards.
• Provide technical support for the diving departments where required during the submission of tender and project related documentation.
• Provide local HSEQ support for the UK.
  
  

What can I expect in return? V. Group can offer you a market leading salary and benefits package, in addition to significant opportunities for career growth and personal development. This a great opportunity to join a true leader in the maritime sector - a company that has exciting plans for future growth.

Essential

• In depth knowledge of Diving Safety Systems and Industry Best Practices.
• Good knowledge of current industry standards for Life Support Equipment.
• Good working knowledge of Life Support Equipment
• Commercial Diving Related certification and associated HSE course.
• Maintenance in line with IMCA guidance recommendations.
• Good IT skills.
• Must be able to hold UK SC Clearance.
  
  

Desirable

• Client Representative Training.
• NEBSOH General in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Training and Certification in Auditing.
• ADC Dive Supervisor.
  
  

Applications Close Date 26 Oct 2025