Technical Superintendent

Responsibilities

• Interfaces between the ship and the shore on technical matters
• Be thoroughly familiar with each fleet vessel
• Maintain a good knowledge of all assigned vessels ensuring that each fleet vessel, performs according to:

\- Design characteristics

\- International and National rules and regulations

\- Our SMS

\- Our Key Performance Indicators

• Regularly visits our vessels, to report their condition and budget variances, to ensure that the:

-Always adequately prepared for any inspection

-Conducting the drills regularly as per:

S.O.L.A.S/S.O.P.E.P/OPA-90/Our requirements

\- Existing staff onboard is well trained

\- Fabric maintenance condition is up to our standards

• For the engineering personnel onboard the assigned vessels:

\- Evaluates their performance

\- Approves their appointment

\- Evaluates their competency

\- Guide them in the development of their:

Technical skills/Interpersonal skills

• Performs cost control on the assigned categories, based on approved annual budget figures, while maintaining the vessel’s operational standards and maximizing the vessel’s performance.
• Evaluates the vessels and the machinery performance regularly, to ensure machinery performance as per their designed characteristics, aboard and ashore
• Reviews the maintenance status of his assigned vessels continuously concentrating on the following:

\- Status of Work Order-Failures (defect reports) of all machinery including critical equipment through the NS PMS

\- The number and nature of any outstanding maintenance task:

 Evaluates reasons of outstanding tasks

 Considers rescheduling basis TRA and submission through NS PMS

\- Carrying out remote verification of the completed maintenance tasks in the PMS by:

 Reviewing the findings

 Supporting documents

 Closing out the task

• Provides technical support to the vessel and Fleet personnel as required
• Monitors planned maintenance activities and arranges rendering of:

\- 3rd party services

\- Equipment maker or specialist contactors

\- Riding teams

\- Landing and repairs of equipment at shore

• Monitors class status
• Coordinates timely class inspections
• During vessels’ dry dock, attends designated vessel to:

\- Prepare the dry dock and repair specification, draft

\- Submit the specification to qualified bidders

\- Analyze and negotiate bids

\- Ensure that:

 All works are undertaken according to specification

 The vessel is delivered in a sea worth condition ready in all respects to commence commercial trading to the approved budget and time frame

• Coordinates and liaises with other company’s departments

Qualifications / Experience

• Sea experience on oil/chemical vessels for minimum 5 years based on the assigned fleet, with 1 year minimum as Chief Engineer, or University Graduate Engineer and/or Naval Architect with minimum 5 years office experience
• Good English Skills
• Good communication and negotiation abilities
• Capable to monitor and stay abreast of development in:

\- Changing legislation

\- International requirements, or

\- Other development in the Marine industry

• Proven knowledge of vessels:

\- Operations, Equipment, Dry docking, Repairs

• Ability to:

\- Analyze costs and tenders for competitive quotations

\- Negotiate with vendors on quotes and discounts for work and time for repairs