Technical Superintendent (Alexandroupolis)

Do you have experience as a Technical Superintendent in the marine industry? Would you like to work for Svitzer Hellas, a leading global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk who has signed a 15-year agreement to service Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (Alexandroupolis INGS) LNG terminal?

The role is to provide engineering expertise and project management skills to the Port Manager providing timely guidance and recommendation of solutions to technical matters, including modifications to vessels to achieve best practice of operational and manning solutions.

The responsibilities of the Technical Superintendent include:
Ensuring the full technical readiness of all the vessels operated within the port and our service commitment to our customers.
Manage the technical budget for the maintenance and dry dockings, including monitoring of and control of the costs of repairs and maintenance.
Preparation, monitoring and control of repair and maintenance budgets for the fleet including records of spare part, fuel and lube oil usage.
Manage, planning and coordination of maintenance, regular service periods, dry-docks and upgrades through the designated service contractors / vessel crew as appropriate.
Development, implementation and usage of planned maintenance and purchase systems via group computerised management systems.
Control of the supply of equipment, Spares etc. via SERTICA.
Coordination of surveys, inspections and certification ensuring that the vessels are fully operational in accordance with local, national, flag and classification society requirements.
Planning, supervision and management of dry-docking, vessel upgrades and other major repair or upgrade periods, sometimes at external ports, ensuring timely, prompt return to the fleet of vessels under repair. Input to the preparation of vessel specifications and appraisal of new tonnage requirements.
Promotion of safety and safe working practices as an operational priority, ensuring that adequate safety equipment is available with PPE worn in accordance with company operations manual.
In the event of damage to a vessel to prepare in conjunction with the Port Management team all necessary Hull and Machinery claim reports and claims documentation.
Development of port-based engineering expertise among selected vessel crew capable of accepting delegated responsibility for local engineering planning and maintenance.
Assist in the planning, implementation and monitoring a programme of training of vessel crew to meet required operational, technical and safety standards.
To work as a practical liaison between crew and management.
To assist, undertake and perform other duties as may be required from time to time to ensure the operational efficiency of the business in other regions.