Connecting global talent with the industry-leading organisations that build, operate and support the world’s vessels and maritime infrastructure.
The gold standard for maritime recruitment
Since 2017, Marine People has set the standard for global shipbuilding and maritime recruitment. We do not just fill vacancies; we help secure the industry’s best talent required to fulfil the world’s most complex marine projects.
Retained by organisations that demand operational excellence, our international reach connects the industry’s top talent with critical assignments across the globe. Our track record spans UK shipbuilding leaders, Canadian defence primes, and major maritime hubs across Europe, the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia), and the Asia-Pacific (Australia, the Philippines).
We specialise in resolving critical talent shortages. Through highly targeted searches for the sector’s most hard-to-fill technical and leadership roles, we ensure your projects are fully equipped to execute without delay.
Recruitment for global leaders & specialist businesses
Major programmes and critical operations depend on the people responsible for them. We start by understanding your business, the work ahead and the experience your team needs.
Rather than treating maritime as a single discipline, Marine People maintains dedicated recruitment focus across the industry’s core sectors. We match the technical demands of your asset, shipyard, or fleet with professionals who have delivered in that exact operating environment.
Naval & Defence Shipbuilding
Our recruitment expertise spans design, construction, systems integration and through-life support, connecting shipbuilders and their supply chains with specialists and leaders who understand the demands of each programme.
Commercial Shipping Vessels
From the drawing office to the dry dock, we support the businesses that build, repair and operate them. Our work covers engineering, fleet operations and shipyard leadership across merchant vessels, ferries, workboats and tugs.
Cruise & Passenger Fleet
We help cruise and ferry operators and their delivery partners appoint people who can manage technical complexity, coordinate contractors and work to demanding schedules. Expertise spans fleet management, marine operations and project leadership.
Yachts & Superyachts
From custom newbuilds to extensive refits, we identify technical specialists and project leaders who can coordinate designers, yards, suppliers and owner representatives, with further support across commissioning and ongoing technical management.
Seagoing & Offshore
We match deck and engineering professionals to the assignment, while supporting the shore-based operations and technical teams responsible for keeping vessels and offshore projects running.
Specialist Infrastructure & Maritime Suppliers
We work with the businesses developing these facilities and capabilities, securing technical and commercial expertise alongside senior management, board, and executive appointments that shape their direction.
Take your expertise further
We connect experienced professionals to the global leaders, specialist shipyards, and major operators shaping the maritime sector.
We work with organisations delivering complex naval programmes, international fleet operations, major refits, and critical port infrastructure. Whether you are planning a move ashore, seeking your next seagoing appointment, or stepping into senior programme leadership, we take time to understand your experience and match it to the right role.
Discuss your next hire
If you have any questions, or aren’t sure, get in touch. Tell us what you need to deliver, and we’ll help you define the role and find the people to support it.
