Maritime Training Manager

Job Description

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we’d love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

The Role

The role is responsible for developing and delivering the Maritime Fleet Workforce Training strategy and maintaining a Maritime and HESS training programme to ensure compliance with International, National, and internal policies for Nautical, Technical and HESS training. The overall aim is to reduce the risk of human error through effective training of our personnel. This role will ensure that training plans and activities support the requirements of the CUK fleet which aids and enables success.

The post holder is accountable for the delivery of a Maritime Fleet Training Plan and financial forecast that leads to continuous improvement and meets the requirements of both CUK and ABG.

The role also acts as the Training quality assurance lead for Maritime Training.

As the lead for Maritime & HESS Training, the role holder will co-ordinate maritime expertise to ensure that the Maritime training portfolio is relevant, meets internal and external requirements and is delivered effectively.

Accountabilities include:

• Develop, maintain and deliver a Maritime Training Plan and financial forecast that delivers continuous improvement and meets the requirements of both CUK and ABG.
• Co-ordinate maritime expertise to ensure that the Maritime training portfolio is relevant, meets internal and external requirements and is delivered effectively.
• Manage and control the Maritime Training budget (c £2-3m), identifying risks and opportunities and understanding variance to forecast.
• In conjunction with the Fleet People Operations Training Compliance team, ensure CUK ships are staffed with appropriately qualified and competent personnel.
• Work collaboratively with the CUK’s Training Governance team to ensure the Maritime Training strategy is supported and all training activities are effectively documented.
• Maintain oversight of the Maritime Training Curriculum – HESS, Deck and Technical – and ensure that any new internal or external training requirements are captured through the Training Governance process.
• Be the SME and POC for new training requirements, issuing HESS updates and Tier 3 instructions as required.

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK07 and is offered on a full time, permanent contract basis, with at least two days based in our Southampton office.

About You
Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:

• Experience of managing managers and Trainers in a range of environments.
• Experience of planning complex training packages and coordinated resources.
• Experience of managing and maintaining quality standards and processes.
• Budget management experience.
• Experience of implementing and maintaining a Competency Based Training programme.
• Experience of Learning Management Systems and blended learning.
• Planning and project management skills.
• Qualifications – desirable:
• STCW Deck or Technical qualification
• Leadership and Management qualification

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help suport your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• A warm welcome with full support settling in
• Home and office-based hybrid working (minimum two office days)
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Annual bonus
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health support and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

About Us Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.
No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.
Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.
It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.
To keep everyone on board fit and well, colleagues who visit or work on our ships must be fully vaccinated, including boosters. We’re reviewing this requirement regularly.