Adam McCabe

People focussed Leader with a track record of advising senior stakeholders, developing high performance teams and embedding standards within complex, highly regulated environments.

Royal Navy

Officer with deep experience in organisational leadership, workforce capability development, risk governance and operational assurance. Skilled in partnering with leadership to improve team effectiveness, drive behavioural standards, and deliver organisational outcomes in high-pressure, safety critical contexts. I bring a pragmatic, values driven approach to culture, engagement and performance.

Warfare Officer at Royal Navy (2023-01 – Present)

Responsible for the overall safety of ship's crews and providing real-time operational information to UK task forces and Command teams, while developing team performance by creating a positive learning environment and coaching culture.

• Partner to Commanding Officers and senior leadership, advising on team performance, operational readiness and risk-based decision making in high consequences environments
• Led multidisciplinary teams in complex operations, embedding accountability, behavioural standards and performance expectations
• Fostered a high-performance culture through clear communication, coaching and structured feedback
• Managed operational risk and assurance processes, ensuring compliance within a highly regulated framework
• Recognised for calm leadership, sound judgment and the ability to maintain team cohesion under pressure

Military Diving and UXO Lead Supervisor (Senior NCO) at Royal Navy Mine Countermeasures Squadron (2020-01 – 2023-01)

Led a Royal Navy Diving team, while concurrently responsible for unit HR functions including medical and logistics while on operations during uncertain conditions (COVID Pandemic).

• Led, developed and managed specialist teams, driving capability, safety culture and operational effectiveness
• Acted as lead supervisor for high-risk operations, ensuring adherence to governance, regulatory standards and safe systems of work
• Designed and implemented structured training and development programs, rapidly building team competence and readiness
• Provided clear direction, coaching and performance management, improving individual team outputs
• Delivered continuous improvement through post activity reviews, performance metrics and lessons learned
• Maintained a strong safety and accountability culture, achieving zero safety incidents across multiple high-risk operations

Military Diving and UXO Lead Diver at Royal Navy Mine Countermeasures Squadron and Diving and Threat Exploitation Group (2015-01 – 2020-01)

Responsible for the Force generation of the Clearance diving element within HM ships and Fleet Diving Units and leading the teams through Service and HSE compliance audits to achieve certification to conduct live Mine Countermeasures (MCM) and Specialist Operations.

• Delivered training and competency development across teams, supporting workforce capability and operational readiness
• Ensured compliance with technical and regulatory standards for equipment and personnel
• Supported leadership in maintaining performance, discipline and professional standards across specialist teams

FdSc in Maritime Strategic Studies – University of Lincoln

GCSE in A*-C Including English, Maths and Sciences

City and Guilds – City and Guilds