Our people are the driving force behind our mission to keep the Haven safe. Whether they’re a pilot, crew member, engineer, surveyor or part of our administration team, everyone’s contribution is valued.

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Working Here

Harwich Haven Authority have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure that ex-forces personnel are not disadvantaged as a result of their service. Veterans can find making the transition to civilian life extremely challenging, particularly in finding and securing lasting employment, so we seek to uphold the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant by:

• Promoting that we are an armed forces-friendly organisation and
• Seeking to support the employment of veterans young and old and working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) in order to establish a tailored pathway for Service Leavers.

We are a Living Wage Employer, which means we are voluntarily taking a stand to ensure our employees can earn a wage which is enough to live on. We are recognised through the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) that we offer employees a high quality defined contribution (DC) pension scheme with a maximum of 15.26% in contributions. This demonstrates that we go beyond the minimum regulatory requirements and have good contribution levels, good governance and are actively encouraging employees to save for their future.

In May 2024, we gained the highest gold level accreditation from Essex Working Well, part of the Essex Wellbeing Service. This accreditation recognises our commitment to providing the very highest quality of workplace health and wellbeing services, robust policies and meaningful activities to help our people feel their very best.

We were delighted to be selected as finalists in the 2024 East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards under the category of ‘Employer of the Year’. Being nominated for this award demonstrates that we are going above and beyond in providing sustainability initiatives, reward and recognition schemes, learning and development opportunities and workplace wellbeing activities. 

In August 2024, we joined The 5% Club. Members aspire to achieve 5% of their workforce in ‘earn and learn’ positions (including apprentices, sponsored students and graduates on formalised training schemes) within five years of joining. We are already meeting this through our apprenticeship schemes, but this percentage can include anyone who signs up for training lasting at least 12 months, which is funded by the Authority. More than 1,000 organisations across the UK have already joined the movement and this highlights that we are committed to providing ‘earn and learn’ opportunities for our employees.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited CVs and Right to Work in the UK must be in place before applying for a role with us.

Meet our Marine Support Assistant Coxswain, Leslie Parnell.

Listen to Senior Pilot Mike Robarts talking about his role at Harwich Haven Authority

Your privacy and our recruitment process
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This document provides more detail about how we use  – and store  – your data during the recruitment process.