Marine Technical Manager

Job Description

The role is responsible for assisting and supporting the Technical Director in all or some of the following tasks, as instructed by the superior:

Must be committed, compliant, and capable of executing tasks related to technical operations Liaise, coordinate, conduct and follow up with the stakeholders for the following:

• Ordering, receiving, replacing, and storing spare parts.
• Performance, Testing and analysis.
• Repair, maintenance, and refurbishment tasks.
• Onshore & offshore site visits.
• Coordination with internal and external auditors.
• Handling planned and unplanned inspections.
• Managing planned and unplanned dry docks.
• Close out class, client or other authority punch list.
• Reviewing inventory of spares, tools, and consumables.
• Dubai Technical, Iraq Technical team and crew duties.
• Technical team and engine room crew hiring interviews.
• Investigating of technical accident & incidents.
• Collecting and comparing subcontractor quotations.
• Vessel's fuel management system.

Ensure the success of the following:

• Complying with International Safety Management System (ISMS)
• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Company's planned maintenance system (PMS)
• Complying with Company's Management System
• Having the right people in the right places
• Monitoring Based System (MBS)
• Inventory System (IS)
• Department & Project Budgetary plan
• Safe working environment
• Complying with safety & environment aspects regulations
• Archive and document control system
• Archive the planned repair and maintenance work

• Dry dock scope of work
• Vessel's reports, certificates, documents
• Vessel's availability and reliability
• Technical implemented systems
• Engine room crew rotation
• Class certificates
• Close out oil analysis observations and Class conditions
• Close out deficiencies, findings and observations
• Dry dock work progress
• Engine room work performance appraisal
• Department & Project budgetary plan
• Progress on technical and other assigned tasks

• Docking schedule for the running year
• Dry dock scope of work
• Maintenance plans
• Monitoring plans
• Department & Project budgetary
• Department development & Improvement plan
• List of subcontactors & service providers
• Vessel's fuel management system
• Topics of technical team meeting
• Shall be based in Dubai, with regular site visits to JAK fleet onshore & offshore
• Conducting vessel's inspection or dock repair in UAE or globally as per natural vessel's operation area or docking place
• In contact 24/7 with the vessel in case of any major breakdown, attending the vessel during charter when necessary to give technical support.

• Liaising, coordinating, conducting, following up, updating, and performing any of the above-mentioned responsibilities.
• Achiving success in technical systems.
• Vessel availability and reliability.
• Accomplishment of company quality standard on board.
• Accomplishment of company objectives, policies and procedures.
• Complying with Class, client or other authority regulations and requirments.
• Maintaining contractors and subcontractor's records and database.
• Development and adding values to company & technical department.
• Providing SSDD scope of work within 4-6 months prior the class certificate due date.

Authority

The delegated authority is according to the direct superior instructions including but not specified to:

• Communication with technical team to achive technical department goals.
• Liaise and coordibate with contractors and subcontractors to achieve plans.
• Conduct investigation of technical accident & incidents.
• Conducting technical team and engine room crew new hiring interviews.

Interfaces (Internal)

Technical Director

All Staff

Interfaces (External)

Flag

Class Societies

Shipyard

Dry Dock

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

Marine School Diploma or Technical College Certificate or a combination of equivalent education, job related training and experience in a related position.

PMP certification (or) Lean (or) Six Sigma training will be advantage.

Completion of a 4 year Technical Apprenticeship, a recognized Marine Course or a certificate of competency (COC).

Experience:

Minimum 20 years of a comprehensive technical experience as follow:

• 10 years's experience in the rank of Chief Engineer onboard ships.
• 10 years of relevant conversion or a new build experience in marine /offshore industry/ shore based technical.
• Minimum 5 years in positions of managerial responsibilities.
• Internal auditing experience.

Skills:

• Possess advance working knowledge in technical, financial and project management activities(i.e. equipment installation, operation, maintenance, repair calibration and automation).
• Extensive knowledge and experience in relevant marine and offshore legislations, inspections standards, class rules requirements and industry codes.
• Ability to manage Profit & Loss, and generate annual budget plans.ma
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of customer impacts.
• Positive and solution-focused attitude with a clear goal based approach to problem solving.
• Strong negotiation, analitical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to influence and lead teams operating in remote locations without the need to maintain a continous presence.
• Ability to represent the Company and build relationships with regional management teams and develop solutions to their satisfaction.