Marine Operations Leader

Job Overview "> Marine Superintendent Role: We seek a seasoned professional to lead our marine operations, ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient execution of vessel management. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in implementing our Management System onboard, supporting shipboard leadership, and overseeing navigational and cargo practices. ">

Job Description

The Marine Superintendent will be responsible for:

• Assisting Masters in implementing our Management System onboard vessels. ">
• Supporting the Head Of Marine in all marine-related matters. ">
• Conducting regular marine visits and audits to monitor vessel compliance and operational standards. ">
• Ensuring navigational and cargo handling procedures are aligned with international regulations, local requirements, and company policies. ">

Key Responsibilities:

• Implementing the Company's Safety Management System (SMS) and contributing to its enhancement. ">
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring procedural compliance onboard and ashore. ">
• Participating in the review and development of safety management procedures, checklists, and forms. ">
• Ensuring vessels are fully prepared for third-party inspections such as port state control, class surveys, etc. ">
• Attending and supporting vessels during critical inspections and onboard assessments when required. ">
• Following up on inspection and audit observations, ensuring timely closure and reporting. ">
• Arranging and performing planned and ad-hoc marine visits, audits, navigational audits, and behavioral safety assessments. ">
• Conducting officer briefings and debriefings, interviews, and onboard coaching for Masters and senior officers. ">
• Identifying training needs based on audit findings and conducting training during shipboard visits. ">
• Promoting awareness of charter party requirements among ship staff, especially Masters and Chief Officers. ">
• Reviewing ship performance reports, navigational audits, and Letters of Protest (LOP) from terminals. ">
• Ensuring navigational charts and publications are up-to-date and properly maintained onboard. ">
• Monitoring and reviewing terminal satisfaction reports and addressing recurring issues proactively. ">
• Promoting onboard awareness of safety, pollution prevention, security, and energy efficiency. ">
• Leading and supporting incident investigations and ensuring timely closure of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA). ">
• Ensuring enforcement of navigational bridge procedures and high standards in cargo operations. ">

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering or equivalent, Class 1 Certificate of Competency (Master Mariner) preferred. ">
• Minimum 8-10 years of sea service, including 2 years as Master on ocean-going vessels. ">
• 1-3 years of experience in a shore-based marine operations or HSSEQ role in a ship management or shipping company. ">
• Familiar with ISM/ISPS codes, MLC, and other IMO regulations. ">
• Exposure to vetting inspections, PSC, terminal operations, and cargo handling procedures. ">
• Experience in conducting navigational audits, officer briefings, managing inspections, implementing safety initiatives, and contributing to incident investigations. ">
• Fluent English language skills. ">
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. ">

Competencies & Skills

• Integrity & Accountability: Reviews workload of others, takes ownership for team output and accuracy, and seeks improvements in decision-making. ">
• Customer Focus: Establishes strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and addresses financial requirements promptly. ">
• Continuous Learning: Identifies development areas through team learning, applies financial knowledge to improve accuracy and compliance. ">
• Agility: Promotes a culture of adaptability, handles shifting priorities in finance operations smoothly, and evaluates strategy effectiveness. ">
• Collaboration & Communication: Listens actively to cross-functional teams, shares financial insights clearly, and resolves concerns with empathy. ">

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timely Completion of Marine Visits: ≥ 95% visits completed as per schedule. ">
• Closure of Audit & Inspection Findings: 100% of findings closed within 30 days. ">
• Improvement in Navigational Deficiency Rate: ≤ 3 major findings per year across managed vessels. ">
• Audit Preparedness Score: ≥ 90% inspection readiness score per visit. ">
• Crew Briefing & Interviews Conducted: ≥ 90% of targeted pre-joining briefings completed. ">
• Timeliness of Documentation & Reporting: 100% of reports submitted within 3 working days. ">

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Class 1 Certificate of Competency (Master Mariner) preferred. ">
• Minimum 8-10 years of sea service, including 2 years as Master on ocean-going vessels. ">
• 1-3 years of experience in a shore-based marine operations or HSSEQ role in a ship management or shipping company. ">
• Fluent English language skills. ">

Language Requirements

English - Fluent (required).