Superintendent, Fleet Operation

About the job:

Schedule, coordinate, supervise, and monitor the day-to-day operating activities and management of marine terminal operations to ensure safe and effective provision of marine services to ships, vessels, and other marine units that interface with the terminal facilities for commercial, safety, or any other business under the supervision of the department manager, section head, or team leader.

Job specific accountabilities part 1:

• Direct and control operational activities related to terminal operations to ensure quality of services meets recognized criteria and approved guidelines and to eliminate any hazard exposure to company facilities.
• Allocate daily tasks and duties according to approved roles and responsibilities to ensure utilization of appropriate competencies and evaluate work outcomes and achievements to ensure provision of cost-effective and proficient terminal services to vessels and other stakeholders.
• Set performance goals, establish schedules and milestones, monitor progress of execution, and oversee accomplishments of staff members to ensure conformity to department's direction and objectives.
• Monitor and supervise the enactment of established operations controls for all terminal activities to ensure performance in accordance with safety requirements and policy provisions.
• Evaluate work progress and achievements to recognize deviations from set targets and recommend changes.
• Develop and issue contingency plans to ensure readiness and preparedness to deal with emergency situations and participate in drill exercises to ensure safety of personnel, environment, and facilities.
• Review and evaluate reports, log books, and statistics submitted by staff members, supervisors, operators, or vessel masters to recognize unsafe work conditions and modify work procedures to eliminate any safety hazards.
• Evaluate any alterations to approved schedules or any deviations from original programs and recommend necessary changes to ensure minimum impact on targets and achievements.
• Allocate material, human, and financial resources to ensure reliability and eliminate any safety hazards to terminal team members or ship services.
• Direct the scheduling and dispatching of terminal resources to ensure work activities are in line with shipping schedules and approved work conditions.
• Provide specialist and expert advice in respect of marine-related issues to senior management and clients to facilitate informed decision-making and to support procurement of new marine equipment to ensure efficient and cost-effective acquisition.

Job specific accountabilities part 2:

• Direct and may lead the execution of tasks in accordance with approved scope of work.
• Screen technical specifications for marine services for new projects and tenders and participate in the evaluation of service providers to ensure criteria meet approved standards and applicable guidelines.
• Interface with maintenance, engineering, and other counterparts’ staff on marine-related issues to resolve conflicts and maintain terminal integrity.
• Participate in development of marine emergency response plans and drill exercises and perform duties as assigned to ensure readiness in case of contingencies and unfortunate events.
• Issue and endorse performance assessments of staff and follow up on their certification and other professional requirements to ensure only qualified and proficient staff are employed.
• Facilitate and may lead investigations and examinations of marine incidents and non-compliances to provide expert opinion and recommendations for non-recurrence as directed by the department manager.
• Plan and manage key work activities related to terminal operations to ensure enactment of organization policies and procedures.
• Coordinate arrival and departure activities for vessels within port limits between marine and other departments to ensure meeting vessels' set schedules of operations.
• Act as liaison between the terminal operations and vessel traffic management operators to ensure ships' preparation and completion of necessary requirements prior to ships' arrival or departure for terminal services.
• Respond to inquiries or complaints and resolve problems to ensure smooth and seamless terminal services and avoid any operational delays.
• Train, organize, and manage terminal pilots, vessel crews, shore operators, and other staff members in job duties, safety procedures, and company policies to ensure maintaining the required caliber and in line with organization succession planning.
• Conduct pre-engagement reviews and risk assessments on marine facilities, and oversee work methodologies to ensure that mitigation controls and necessary safety provisions are in place prior to commencement of work.

Minimum requirements:

Bachelor degree in marine engineering or equivalent. Eight years of experience, including at least five years in shipping or logistics.