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Senior Marine Fire Protection Engineer
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Senior Marine Fire Protection Engineer
Location: Glasgow
Salary: £38,000 to £42,000 with huge overtime potential (more details below)
Due to continued growth, our client is seeking an experienced Senior Marine Fire Protection Engineer to join their specialist marine safety team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Marine Engineer, Marine Service Engineer, Vessel Engineer, Offshore Engineer or Marine Safety Equipment Engineer looking to join a growing business operating across the maritime sector.
Working onboard commercial vessels, ferries, offshore assets and marine facilities throughout the UK and Europe, you'll play a vital role in maintaining, servicing, testing and certifying critical marine fire protection and life-saving equipment. As a senior member of the engineering team, you will also support the training and development of junior engineers, sharing your technical expertise and helping raise standards across the team.
This role would particularly suit candidates with experience in marine fire suppression systems, fixed firefighting installations, CO₂ systems, maritime safety equipment and shipboard engineering environments.
The Role
As a Senior Marine Fire Protection Engineer, your responsibilities will include:
- Inspection, servicing and certification of marine firefighting equipment onboard commercial shipping vessels and offshore assets.
- Discharging, testing, refilling and recommissioning fixed fire suppression systems including CO₂, dry powder and foam systems.
- Maintenance and inspection of high and low-pressure CO₂ flooding systems.
- Service, repair and certification of portable and wheeled fire extinguishers.
- Inspection, testing and maintenance of Breathing Apparatus (BA) and Emergency Escape Breathing Devices (EEBDs).
- Inspection and maintenance of marine fire detection and alarm systems.
- Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs to critical vessel safety systems.
- Ensuring all work complies with industry and maritime safety standards.
- Producing accurate inspection reports, certification documents and service records.
- Providing technical guidance and mentoring to developing engineers and technicians.
- Delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining a strong safety-first approach.
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What We're Looking For
Essential Experience
- Experience working within marine fire protection, marine engineering or maritime safety environments.
- Hands-on experience servicing, discharging, refilling and recommissioning CO₂ fire suppression systems.
- Experience working on fixed fire suppression systems, dry powder systems and firefighting equipment.
- Strong understanding of shipboard fire protection systems and maritime safety equipment.
- Experience servicing fire extinguishers, breathing apparatus and EEBD equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, schematics and service documentation.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Strong communication skills and customer-focused approach.
Desirable Experience
- Commercial shipping or vessel engineering experience.
- Offshore engineering experience.
- Marine service engineer background.
- Experience with SOLAS-regulated equipment.
- Additional qualifications such as ADR, FLT, Class 1 or Class 2 licences.
- Offshore certification or willingness to obtain.
Essential Qualifications
- BAFE Qualification.
The Person
We're looking for someone who enjoys working with people and sharing knowledge. You will be:
- An experienced marine engineering or fire protection professional.
- Comfortable leading projects and supporting junior engineers.
- Customer-focused and professional.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Flexible and willing to travel.
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Travel & Working Pattern
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm.
- Approximately 60% travel throughout the UK.
- Regular overnight stays with allowances paid.
- Opportunities to travel throughout Europe.
- Occasional vessel sailings ranging from overnight trips to assignments of up to 10 days onboard.
- Offshore project opportunities available with training provided.
- No call-out rota.
For engineers looking to maximise earnings, significant overtime opportunities are available, with realistic annual earnings of £50,000 to £60,000+.
Package
- £38,000 - £42,000 basic salary.
- Higher salaries considered for candidates with strong marine CO₂ suppression experience.
- Company vehicle.
- Overtime opportunities.
- Food allowances.
- Overnight allowances.
- NEST Pension Scheme.
- Annual leave increasing with service up to 33 days.
- Extensive external training and certification opportunities.
- Genuine long-term career progression.
Ideal Backgrounds
We would particularly welcome applications from:
- Marine Engineers
- Marine Service Engineers
- Vessel Engineers
- Offshore Fire Technicians
- Offshore Engineers
- Marine Safety Equipment Engineers
- Ex-Royal Navy Marine Engineering Technicians
- Fire Suppression Engineers with marine experience
- Maritime Engineering Professionals
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