Technical Superintendent

Description

Summary: This role involves ensuring vessel operational compliance, managing newbuild construction, and maintaining safety and environmental standards, while conducting technical inspections and financial reporting. Highlights: 1. Manage newbuild construction projects and testing procedures 2. Ensure vessel operational compliance with safety and environmental standards 3. Investigate machinery failures and perform corrective actions **Communication** **Internal Communication:** Ship Officers Senior Manager, Asset Management Safety \& Quality Department **Purpose:** To participate in methods of operation to prevent recurrence of casualty or mal\-operation To advise the Senior Manager Asset Management on the progress of all work under his/her control To ensure that best in class Safety, Health \& Environment (SHE) **External Communication:** Key Clients Government \& Regulatory Bodies **Purpose:** To ensure that Q\-Ship's clients receive competitive and effective best\-in\-class services and products To ensure Q\-Ship's compliance with local and international laws, regulations and standards **Occupational Health \& Safety and Environment** **Accountability:** Accountable to their line manager and direct reports so far as is reasonably practical to ensure: * a safe place or work; * safe systems of work; * safe plant \& equipment; * provision of information and training. **Responsibility:** Responsible for: His/her personal safety and that of all personnel under his/her authority, including others who may be affected by the company's activities. In particular to: * Conduct risk assessments on activities within their department ensuring that the methods and safe systems of work are safe and implemented; * Ensure all employees and contractors under their control are competent to undertake their duties; * Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are reported and investigated; * Promote good behaviours and set a personal example with regard to occupational health and safety matters. **Authority:** Managers/Supervisors have the authority to stop work when health and safety is unsafe or being compromised. **Education \& Professional Qualification:** Bachelor Degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or any related field **Professional Experience:** 3 \- 5 years of experience in Vessel dry docking or any related field **Geographic Experience:** A plus **Computer Skills:** Good knowledge of Office and web applications **Language Skills:** Business fluent English **Market/Industry/Functional Knowledge:** \- Good knowledge vessel operations, administration and inspection activities * Good knowledge of vessel new\-building and construction projects * Good knowledge of Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001 **Key Roles \& Responsibilities** • Assist in managing new newbuilds construction projects and participate in testing procedures to ensure construction is compliant with set specifications and quality parameters; * Maintain detailed awareness of vessel and machinery performance by means of planning regular repairs and follow up on defects; * Provide guidance to technical assistants in terms of receiving and processing purchase requisitions according to Q\-Ship procurement guidelines and ensuring appropriate documentation, compliance to procedure and timely placements of purchase orders; * Investigate machinery failures and perform tests to diagnose technical issues in order to carry out corrective actions and report to Senior Manager Technical Management in this regard; * Prepare vessels for dry\-docking by coordinating with dry\-docks personnel and perform regular inspections and repairs; * Prepare contract specifications for overhauls, evaluate and oversee operation of equipment during acceptance testing; * Ensure that all vessel certifications and surveys for class and flag are in order for vessel inspection and audits and ensure all relevant documentation is properly kept, maintained and updated; * Prepare financial budgets reports including activities such as maintenance repairs, stores and dry\-docking of vessels; * Assist in ensuring Q\-Ship's vessels operate in compliance with best\-in\-class Safety, Health \& Environment (SHE) Management practices and international regulations; * Maintain cost controls on technical operations with respect to budgets and prepare cost\-benefit analysis and report on vessel engineering and modifications; * Analyze risks associated with vessel and machinery performance with respect to Safety, Health \& Environment (SHE) issues, and coordinate the development and deployment of Contingency Plans; * Perform other job\-related duties as assigned by Senior Manager Technical Management. * Ensure operations/work processes occur in accordance with all relevant legal, regulatory, and any other standards and requirements to which compliance is required * Ensure the health and safety of all employees and the protection of the environment for all sites/work premises under their control. **Education \& Professional Qualification:** Bachelor Degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or any related field **Professional Experience:** 3 \- 5 years of experience in Vessel dry docking or any related field **Geographic Experience:** A plus **Computer Skills:** Good knowledge of Office and web applications **Language Skills:** Business fluent English **Market/Industry/Functional Knowledge:** \- Good knowledge vessel operations, administration and inspection activities * Good knowledge of vessel new\-building and construction projects * Good knowledge of Quality Management Systems, such as ISO 9001