Marine Support Staff (six-month fixed-term contract)

Reports To: Deputy Harbour Master
Role: Full-time (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday)
Salary: £41,290 per annum

Application Deadline: Friday 17 October 2025

Port of Aberdeen has a fantastic opportunity for a positive and proactive Marine Support Staff to join the port's Marine Department to conduct a range of duties in assisting with the safe operation of Port of Aberdeen's Pilot Cutters and Workboat. The successful candidate will have great work ethic, a can do attitude, and values that align to the mission of the port in delivering operational excellence to our customers in a safe and sustainable way.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with supervision of the Port’s assets including cleanliness of quays and the reporting of damage.
• Assist Deputy Harbour Master with ad hoc duties as required, such as risk assessments, life jackets.
• Respond to instructions from and provide on the ground support to Harbour Masters and VTS.
• Assist in the general maintenance of Harbour craft and equipment and ensure a safe and clean working environment onboard the craft.
• Assist in oil pollution response.
• Assist in the collection of debris and other items from Harbour waters.
• Act as Coxswain or Deck Hand of Harbour craft for hydrographic work.
• Act as Coxswain or Deck Hand of Harbour craft for bed levelling and plough dredging work.
• Act as Coxswain or Deck Hand of Harbour craft for general duties and VIP trips.
• Be prepared to train as a Pilot Cutter Coxswain.
• Respond to security incidents as required.
• Participate in regular emergency exercises and other training events to ensure good individual levels of knowledge, experience and training
• Attend training to develop relevant knowledge and skills.
• Attend to, as and when required, incidents or emergency situations within the Harbour Estate.
• Provide holiday, sickness and operational cover for Pilot Cutter.