Date: 16 Jul 2026
Location: Woolwich Ferry, London River Services Ltd
Company: TfL, GLA or OPDC
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Key Information
Marine Engineering Manager (Electrical) - 4587
Location : Woolwich Ferry
Contract Type : TfL
Team : Woolwich Ferry
Ref: SF4587
Salary : up to £66,520 plus 12.5% on call allowance ( 1 week in every 4 weeks) Plus excellent benefits
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right ‑ to ‑ work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
The closing date for applications is 29th July 2026 @ 23:59 hours
Overview of the role
We are looking for an experienced Electrical Marine Engineering Manager to lead the safe, efficient, and reliable maintenance and upgrade of Woolwich Ferry’s vessels and shoreside assets. Responsible for coordinating resources and maintenance activities, you will ensure assets are available for service and operate in compliance with company and statutory standards.
The role plays a key part in delivering a safe, reliable, and punctual ferry service while driving asset performance, continuous improvement, and operational recovery. You will lead teams, manage change initiatives, and develop forward plans that enhance safety, reliability, and long-term asset sustainability.
The role will be a full time operational role based in Woolwich Ferry.
Key Accountabilities
Responsible for providing day to day management for a team of maintenance engineers. Establishing clear goals,providing direction and supporting delivery. Lead from the front in a visible accessible fashion, and be responsible forcommunicating the strategies and objectives of Woolwich Ferry in a relevant and engaging fashion.
Ensure that a workable suite of work safe procedures are in place, in line with the company's policies and that they are suitable for the activities being undertaken, and ensure that the team adhere to those procedures at all times.
Ensure that the computerised asset management system is implemented in full. Establish annual maintenance plans.
Ensure that this planned work along side all work arising and corrective work is scheduled and assigned to sufficient and competent resource and that the asset is maintained in line with the designated standards
Manage budgets in line with company’s business plan. Constantly identifying opportunities for efficiencies to enable both increased output and cost savings. Provide periodic reporting of activities as required for escalation information.
Provide training, mentoring and competence assessment of the team and other operatives where applicable to enable them to fulfil their roles in a safe efficient and compliant manner, and identify any development needs of the team to ensure maintenance works are carried out to a satisfactory standard.
Manage 2nd tier contractors, consultants and external resources as required, in line with budget, in delivery of maintenance strategy, to ensure works are completed to standard.
Participate in on call duties
Input to the capital works plan to ensure that all relevant assets are planned to be refurbished or replaced prior to the end of their safe and economical life cycle. Specify replacement assets to meet system requirements and whole life cycle cost.
Skills
- Ability to write technical reports.
- Strong IT & computer literacy skills.
- Ability to use Planned Maintenance Software.
- Ability to appropriately coach and guide at all levels.
- Good approach to safety.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge
- Degree in relevant electrical discipline, Electro-Technical HNC/HND, or equivalent electrical qualification (essential)
- Knowledge of working with planned maintenance systems and softwares (essential).
- Knowledge of ISM code (desirable).
- Valid UK driving license (desirable).
Experience
- Experience in leading planned maintenance teams and chairing maintenance related meetings (essential).
- Extensive electrical engineering experience within operational or transport industry (essential).
- Experience of leading teams (essential).
- Experience of work with electrical, electronic and control engineering (essential).
- Remote monitoring, fault diagnostic & resolution. Experience with PLC systems (essential).
- Maintenance and repair (essential).
- Extensive experience in fault finding, continuous improvement projects and management of electricians/engineers (essential).
Application Process
Please apply using your CV and cover letter
Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV and letter
PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images
Interviews will be held 20th and 21st August
This is a safety critical role so you will need to get clearance from our Occupational Health team before you start.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Benefits
In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
Vetting Process
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