Marine Data & Insights Director
Advert Close date: 27th March 2025
Purpose of Role: The Marine Data & Insights Director assumes a pivotal role in guiding and prioritising the strategic approach to data acquisition, through marine survey activity commissioned by The Crown Estate, and driving data value across the seabed in line with the Marine Delivery Routemap. This leadership role champions a Safety First approach to the prioritised acquisition of Marine Survey data and use of our marine customer data to drive better insight through our Whole of Seabed evidence base, underpinning our Marine Delivery Routemap. This role will oversee all marine survey delivery plans, marine customer survey data, driving an innovative approach to our marine digital products, unlocking further value for our customers, stakeholders and business. Critical to the role is the development of strategic partnerships with innovative organisations responsible for marine data across the UK to coordinate approach, acquisition, and data usage, increasing the value of both survey activity and marine data more broadly.
Most important skills based requirements:
- HSE leadership experience and understanding associated with the management of marine survey activities
- Proven leadership experience in commercial procurement of large-scale campaigns, oversight of major programme delivery, strategic survey planning and delivery, technical and engineering input, and stakeholder engagement, aligned with HSE principles and contractor management
- Proven leadership experience in data management, data gathering, innovation, and marine evidence collection, with a strong emphasis on technological applications and insights
- Strong understanding and working knowledge of the marine sector and offshore survey work for major infrastructure
- Strong people management skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities for effective stakeholder engagement, relationship management, and internal communication
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
- Department
- Marine
- Locations
- The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Employment type
- Full-time
The Crown Estate, 1 St James Market
Our Perks & Benefits
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28 days paid holiday
We value that you get more time with your family and friends. Therefore, we offer everybody 28 days paid holiday, 2 volunteering days and the option to purchase further holiday.
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Flexible working
We value work-life balance highly, therefore we have flexible & hybrid working policies.
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Market leading family friendly policies
We want the support we offer to be inclusive of everyone, reflective of the wide range of situations people face in life.
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
It’s our ambition to be an inclusive organisation that reflects our society, one where all feel welcome, able to be themselves and belong.
A workplace where you’re empowered to be yourself, diverse thinking is encouraged, and a place where you can realise your potential.
About The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
Marine Data & Insights Director
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