3rd Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 3 May 2026
LOCATION
Southampton
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Engine Room Watchkeeping OOW Engineer Certificate of Competency Marine High Voltage Certificate STCW Certification Main Engine Turbocharger Washing Boiler Water Treatment Fuel Bunkering Planned Maintenance

FULL DESCRIPTION

Job Title: 3rd Engineer

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: Southampton, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Contract Type: Full Time Fixed Term

Closing Date: 20 October, 2023

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Role Responsibility

Assist all EOOW with Technical Department Responsibility 16 - Engine Room Watchkeeping

  • The keeping of Engine Room watches as required and identified by the Chief Engineer in accordance with the Safety Management Manual and FOM 1 - Marine Operations.
  • The composition of the watches is to be adequate and appropriate to the plant and machinery involved. For normal operating conditions the composition of the watches (at minimum) will be identified by the Chief Engineer.

The Chief Engineer is responsible for the watch composition in conditions other than normal as identified by the Master e.g. restricted visibility, ice zone, high traffic density, manoeuvring, etc.

In ships with Unattended Machinery Spaces Certificate, adequate personnel shall always attend the Engine Control Room

Watch Specific requirements;

  • Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 4-8 with:
    • Main Engine turbocharger washing
    • Main Engine air coolers washing
    • Sewage and Grey water system in machinery spaces
    • Reverse Osmosis plant.
    • Quick closing valves, testing, maintenance.
    • Domestic water supply and hot water pumps.
  • Or, Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 12-4 with:
    • Auxiliary boilers.
    • Exhaust gas boilers.
    • Boiler water treatment.
    • Steam and condensate systems.
    • All machinery cooling systems water treatment.
    • Chemical inventory.
  • Or, Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 8-12 with:
    • Fuel and Diesel oil systems.
    • Lubricating oil purifiers.
    • Lubricating oil consumption tracking and report.
    • Lubricating oil sample taking for shore analysis.
    • Lubricating oil onboard analysis.
    • Lubricating oil filter maintenance.
    • Bilge system, pumps and alarms.
    • Sludge system.
    • Fuel bunkering.
    • Noon and midnight sounding sheets.
    • Oil record book entries.

Additional Duties

  • Ensure that planned maintenance assigned to their discipline is conducted and reported.
  • Coach and train Junior Officers.
  • Prepare appraisals for ‘Direct Reports’ in accordance with company policy.
  • Attend passenger social events as directed by the Head of Department.
  • Partake in inspections, trainings and meetings as directed by the Head of Department.

Other tasks pertaining to departmental operations as directed by Head of Department

The Ideal Candidate

  • OOW Engineer CoC
  • Marine High Voltage Certificate
  • CRM Certificate
  • STCW Certification
  • US C1D Visa

Knowledge of the following would be beneficial:

  • Four stroke main engine experience
  • Common rail experience / SCR / EGCS experience
  • Diesel / electric propulsion experience

Our [Employer hidden] Values:

  • Precision Pace - Always owning and making things happen.
  • Empathy – Always aware of others.
  • Curiosity – Always asking why.
  • Collaboration – Always one team, the [Employer hidden] team!

Package Description

This is a fixed term contract onboard our cruise ships and comes with an excellent benefits package.

About the Company

Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The [Employer hidden] brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the [Employer hidden] Magazine.

At [Employer hidden] we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.

Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our [Employer hidden] Careers page.

***[Employer hidden] does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. [Employer hidden] will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.***

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