James Render Email & Phone Number

Marine Engineer with over 20 years in sea going and shore support roles gaining broad experience of ship operations, line management and mentoring, budget management and regulatory compliance.Meticulous and inquisitive, excellent at managing multiple tasks and working under pressure.

Listed skills include Marine Engineering, Ministry Of Defence, Maintenance Management, Naval Operations, and 15 others.

• Marine Engineer

  Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service

  Sep 1997 - Present

  Chief Officer. 2019 - presentManaged a budget of c.£10m for a fleet of 13 ships, working with technical superintendents to ensure correct funding available for in service support and planned maintenance periods. Liaising with Financial and commercial departments to ensure correct governance.Sea going experience as Marine Engineering Officer, head of the Marine Engineering department managing a small team covering all aspects of shipboard marine engineering maintenance and repairs.First Officer. 2014 - 2019Sea going as deputy Marine Engineer Officer with line management responsibility for departmental Petty Officers and Leading Hands engineers. Officer in charge of onboard fire fighting and damage control exercises.Shore based as Deputy Fleet Operations Maintenance Officer providing SME for RFA ships and operations within the Royal Navy Maritime Operations Centre. Duty desk officer responsible for briefing senior officers on the operation condition of all Royal Navy and RFA surface ships.Shore based desk officer providing support to RFA fleet for maintenance management systems and condition monitoring systems while managing the respective data support contracts.Second Officer. 2012 - 2014Shore based desk officer managing in service maintenance periods, within approved budgetary limits, for two ships.Sea going as senior engineer officer of the watch and officer in charge of ships fire and repair party post, responsible for ensuring all personnel assigned to me were confident in their role and all equipment was correct and ready for use.Third Officer. 2000 - 2012Sea going as engineer officer of the watch and officer in charge of ships fire and repair party post, responsible for ensuring all personnel assigned to me were confident in their role and all equipment was correct and ready for use.