Specialist Engineering Consultant

This proposal is a request for the resource of a Specialist engineering conultant to work with the MCA in responding to Emission Reduction projects. This support is specifically sought to respond to the projects withn the Emission Reduction function and lead the team in this area. The initial timeline for this resource is 5 days, per week commencing 02.11.20 to end on 31.03.20. The Specialist engineering consultant assist MCA to pick up on current project work, and all future work packages that are currently stagnate in the department. This kind of skill set cannot be transferred. It takes years of working in a specialist hands on role to achieve these kinds of skill and knowledge and adjacent markets are ahead of the Maritime Emission Reduction Industry on this. All projects that have yet to start / complete, will not be able to complete without the specialist support role in situe.By having the consultant, it enables MCA to:- Provide expert engineering input to support the development, maintenance and delivery of the Maritime Future Technologies programme/work plan and to enable delivery against the plan. This will include advising on prioritisation of where we should focus our efforts/engagement. -Build expertise in implementation of new fuels from a regulatory perspective so that technical advice can be given to operators to design and build ships with new propulsion technologies and energy saving measures.-Supporting the development of maritime regulation (within MCA remit) and engagement with other regulators that have an interest to strategically enable the scale uptake of zero emission technologies to support the Government's ambitions set out in the Clean Maritime Plan.