Senior Training Specialist (Hydrography)

Joining an existing team based at HMNB Devonport – Plymouth, you will deliver high quality training in Hydrography in line with Company standards and contractual requirements as well as perform team leader duties.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering hydrographic, mathematic and scientific Instruction
• Undertaking direct support tasks including preparatory work for training delivery activity, post-delivery assessments and post-delivery activities
• Providing input into the Training Design activities including LSPEC/ASPEC and low level media production
• Ensuring the effective use of the Maintenance Management System (MMS)
• Being responsible for the duty of care of trainees under your control.
• Acting as the senior customer facing point of contact representing Capita management as required
• Act as the Line Manager for all HMTU staff ensuring all Capita policies and procedures are strictly applied and the company values are upheld
• Lead the team to deliver better outcomes and create a conducive learning environment to achieve excellent results and high customer satisfaction
• Lead, promote and demonstrate collaborative working practises to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the output

What we’re looking for:

• MSc in Hydrography or close equivalent
• Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training – desirable
• Proven experience in survey planning and direction
• Training or coaching experience would be an advantage
• Any team leader experience would be desirable

What’s in it for you?

• Offering a salary of up to £45,000
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Niche role, joining an existing team environment with excellent training on offer
• Site location offers free secure parking, onsite kitchen facilities, access to an onsite gym

Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training.  The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN.  The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Elbit Systems UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme.  We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

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