Superintendent Fleet Operations

Key Accountabilities

• Plan and manage the day-to-day operational activities related to assigned fleet vessels to support voyage requirements in accordance with department manager's direction and control.
• Monitor and supervise performance of work activities such as passage planning, ship supplies, crew management, berthing arrangements, and cargo transfer schedules to ensure achievement of assigned targets.
• Initiate modifications to work practices in accordance with established regulations to ensure that all activities are carried out without risk to personnel, environment, or assets.
• Define work deliverables and achievement milestones in accordance with approved targets.
• Study and examine progress of daily works and recommend alterations to work plan to meet approved schedules.
• Carry out workload analysis to determine additional human capital and material resources required in line with approved work practices.
• Inspect and report daily work conditions and recommend modifications to eliminate safety hazards to personnel, environment, or assets.
• Distribute and monitor compliance to changes in work instructions in accordance with revisions or alterations to international or state regulations.
• Interact with counterparts, ships masters, and external agencies to resolve operational conflicts and facilitate ships passage and voyage requirements.
• Contribute to the development and approval of ships contingency plans and participate in emergency drills to ensure preparedness and promote a safety culture.
• Provide professional advice and act as an expert to team members and the organization on related matters.
• Review and evaluate reports, log books, and statistics submitted by vessels' management staff members or ships' agents to ensure ships are being operated in accordance with approved procedures.
• Monitor the scheduling and dispatching of vessels' bunkers, provisions, and supplies and maintain tracking and tracing of materials in transit to ensure delivery to ships according to planned programs.
• Evaluate expenditure reporting from ships' masters and make recommendations for changes to procedures, operating systems, budgets, and other financial control functions to department and other senior managers to ensure cost-effective ship operation in accordance with budget sanctions.
• Act as liaison between the ships and agents, charterers, and other external stakeholders to ensure preparation and completion of necessary requirements prior to ships arrival/departure to port and sailing to sea.
• Respond to ship masters inquiries on voyage schedules and other matters of concern to avoid any confusion or operational delays and to ensure clarity of voyage orders.
• Screen and audit fleet vessels management standards and operating conditions, and oversee the safety of operations related to marine activities to ensure compliance to safety, regulatory, state, and class requirements.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor Degree in Marine Engineering or Foreign going Master Mariner certificate (Class 1) or an equivalent experience.
• Relevant professional certifications in HSE.

Minimum Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• At least 8 years total work experience progressing to the rank of Chief Officer or Master.
• Experience on similar type of vessels to be supervised or equivalent.

Revenues/ Budget: As per approved financial budget.
Direct Reports: As per organization chart.
Indirect Reports: As per organization chart.