VETTING MANAGER - COPENHAGEN OFFICE

BW Epic Kosan owns and operates a fleet of about 46 modern and high quality fully pressurized, semi-refrigerated and ethylene capable gas carriers providing seaborne services for the transportation of liquified petroleum gas (LPG), petrochemicals and other specialty gases. We are headquartered in Singapore, with offices in Copenhagen, Manila, and Tokyo. Our vessels serve as a crucial link in the international gas supply chains of leading energy majors and commodity trading houses throughout Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. We employ approximately 2,000 seafarers and a multi-national team of about 180 shore-based staff.

Job Description

The Vetting Manager will be reporting to the Fleet Manager, Vetting dept., CPH. The role is accountable for fleet vetting performance and owns the implementation of the vetting process across the full fleet.

The main duties:

• Organizes and approves inspection readiness elated to the documentation required before a SIRE / CDI inspection

• Ensures the accurate preparation of vetting inspections according to procedures and standards and reviews that all relevant documentation is timely prepared and forwarded for approval, to enable the execution of the inspection. This is to be carried out in liaison with Ship Managers and Marine Operation Managers

• Owns the inspection result reviews, determines significance, disseminates to stake holders, Provides the fleet response, and close-out in conjunction with the Fleet Manager Vetting

• Participate as schedule permits and lead meetings in the Fleet Manager's absence. Collaborate with Marine Operations Managers, Ship Managers, and senior shipboard management to review inspection findings and agree on corrective actions post-inspection. Identify areas for improvement using an approach of Equipment/Procedure/Human Factor/Photograph repository and verify the implementation of any past/proposed corrective and preventive actions. Identify and initiate training needs in liaison with the Learning and Development team

• Coordinate with the Marine/Technical teams regarding significant issues such as vessel rejections, rejected Vetting Responses, technical holds, management reviews and any other matter that may negatively impact the office / fleet

• Assist in preparing corrective/preventive actions and uploading initial/subsequent responses on OCIMF SIRE portal. Ensure preventive actions are implemented across the fleet to prevent recurrence

• Identify vetting related defects, high risk and medium risk defects reported by ship staff in the defect reporting module. Liaise with senior management ashore in consultation with Fleet Managers, vetting so that such defects are satisfactorily addressed prior to the inspection

• Engage and organise the technical and marine teams for the SIRE 2.0 meeting (once a month), drive the same and take it further for effective close out of recurring and high-risk observations issued across the fleet

• Engagement with the Learning and Developments team on updated versions of SIRE 2.0 in-house training program

• Participate as required by the Fleet Manager Vetting, in the pre joining briefing of senior Officers with regards to vetting requirements, particularly for vessels on time charter to Oil Majors

• Attend external seminars/Oil Major interface meetings as part of value add and continual improvement

• Accountable for timely, accurate screening responses to Oil Majors on vetting matters; and is the escalation point when MOMs are unavailable

• Identify trends with analysis, recording and disseminating a quarterly Vetting bulletin which will be shared with the vessels and the shore organization.

• Sharing fleet-wide specific CAPA observations and conducting follow-ups with individual vessels

• Develop campaigns and promulgate to the fleet basis trends and weak signals noted for repetitive and high-risk SIRE observations with particular reference to core questions

• Develop a visit schedule for the Vetting auditors ensuring that all the fleet vessels are covered within 3 years

• Ensure that the vetting auditors adhere to the visit schedule, the required number of days of travel per calendar year and maintain records to justify the same

• Ensure that any amendments to the schedule are escalated and approved by the Fleet Manager Vetting

Qualifications

• European national

• Sailed minimum as a Chief Officer or 2nd Engineer, however must hold Class 1 license, as applicable

• Experience in Vetting - Product/ Chemical Tankers or LPG/ LNG

• Sound Technical knowledge of ship board operations and Vetting requirements

• Skills in communication, project management and leadership

• Resultoriented and familiar with requirements in SIRE and CDI

Other Information

BW Epic Kosan offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities to bright and ambitious people, who have the skills and determination to succeed in a career in the maritime industry. Our success is attributed to attracting, developing and retaining among the best people our industry has to offer. We place great emphasis on developing talent and maximizing the opportunities for our staff to progress within the company.

This is a unique opportunity to work for one of the most progressive companies in the industry. Interested candidates should submit their covering letter and a detailed curriculum vitae to the Human Resource Department. Website:

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Please be informed that BW Epic Kosan operates on a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) and will not be accepting unsolicited applications from non-PSL agencies.

We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.