Manager, Marine Operations

About the Company

Job Purpose

Marine Operations

• Oversee daily marine operations and fleet activities supporting 24/7 service requirements.
• Monitor fleet availability, utilization, operational readiness, and service continuity, and resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with marine superintendents, vessel teams, stations, and support departments.
• Undertake vessel, station, and site visits and follow up on operational observations and improvement actions.

HSE, Compliance, and Risk

• Implement controls and standards covering company policies, government regulations, port rules, shipping protocols, and client requirements.
• Ensure alignment with the Company Integrated Management System, ISO requirements, STCW, IMO, and applicable marine standards.
• Identify and mitigate operational, technical, regulatory, and business risks and monitor mitigation plans.
• Support investigations of accidents, incidents, near misses, and non-conformities.

Fleet Development and Assets

• Support vessel new-build, replacement, upgrade, and fleet expansion initiatives.
• Participate in vessel specification reviews, technical evaluations, shipyard coordination, inspections, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Monitor vessel lifecycle, asset condition, and modernization requirements.
• Contribute to business cases for acquisitions, capital projects, major upgrades, and fleet optimization.

Minimum Requirements

• Master Mariner Certificate of Competency, STCW 95 II/2 Unlimited, or an equivalent recognized marine qualification.
• Marine Engineering equivalent may be considered where aligned with business requirements.
• At least 15 years of experience in the marine and offshore industry.
• Significant experience in marine operations, fleet management, vessel assurance, or shore-based marine management.
• Strong knowledge of marine international rules and standards, including STCW, ISO, IMO, Flag State, and Port State requirements.
• Experience with audits, inspections, incident follow-up, contractor performance, reporting, budget inputs, and client service delivery.

Skills and Certifications

• Ability to manage 24/7 operations, coordinate stakeholders, resolve bottlenecks, and drive continuous improvement.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, analytical, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of SAP, Ariba, Power BI, and Microsoft Office applications is preferred.
• Proficiency in English and ability to prepare operational reports, business cases, audit updates, and management presentations.
• ISM or ISO Internal Auditor certification is preferable.
• ISO 9001, ISO 45001, risk management, project management, HSE, or marine assurance certification is an advantage.