Position: Technical Superintendent
Location: Singapore
Department: NGL Operations
Reports To: Fleet Manager
Position Summary
Technical Superintendents (internally referred to as Vessel Managers), are the ‘front line’ operators heading their ship management teams. Technical Superintendents are fully supported in their role by Marine & Technical Services, HSEQ, Marine Assurance, Marine HR, and Financial Analysts.
The Technical Superintendents will have full responsibility and accountability for the success of the operations and people on board their vessels. The measure of our success will be achieving all KPIs on a consistent basis, meeting the business unit expectations, and upholding the company brand.
Major Responsibilities
- Treat health, safety, and environment as top priority.
- Ensure vessels are operated in a safe, efficient, and cost-effective manner, ensuring compliance with class, statutory and company requirements.
- Provide day-to-day technical and operational support and guidance to assigned vessels.
- Management of vessel budgets and operating expenditure.
- Monitor vessel performance and ensure follow up action. Carry out regular review of vessel management reports for vessel operations and ensure appropriate actions are taken.
- Fully responsible for vessel dry-dockings and major scheduled & unscheduled repairs. This includes planning, execution, and review of all projects.
- Set clear goals and expectations and coach and develop Masters, Chief Engineers in line with competence and performance management objectives. Participate in interviews and make recommendations regarding new-hires and promotions.
- Act as the main contact for commercial and voyage coordination for assigned vessels.
- Carry out regular vessel visits to confirm condition and compliance with company Operating Standards and provide senior management with vessel condition reports.
- Ensure that through regular ship visits, engagement with ship senior staff, utilisation of the company’s maintenance management system and service bulletins, all ship borne equipment is always maintained to the highest levels, including fabric maintenance of the vessels under remit.
- Drive vetting performance onboard assigned vessels. Work with Marine Assurance and senior ship staff to ensure vessels are always prepared and ready for vetting inspections. Ensure timely and accurate closure of any vetting findings thus maintaining vessel vetting status.
- Working with ship staff, Fleet Support Officers, Business Development, and Financial Analysts to ensure that all legislative requirements and yearly maintenance are captured in the budget process, such that all budgetary timelines are met for both internal stakeholders and external customers, where applicable attend annual OPEX Budget meetings with customers.
- Where appropriate and in accordance with individual customer requirements and at the direction of the Fleet Manager, represent the company at required annual performance meetings, customer interface meetings, JV partnership meetings and industry specific project forums. As required by senior management, undertake additional tasking out with normal job responsibility to support the needs of the business.
Requirements (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
- Maritime Certificate of Competency (Chief Engineer Unlimited) or relevant experience as Technical Superintendent on Gas carriers.
- Sailing experience on Gas Carriers.
- Demonstrates teamwork, interpersonal and communications skills.
- Knowledge of technical operations for LNG/LPG/Ethane Vessels.
- Knowledge of Dual Fuel propulsion plant onboard vessels managed.
- Knowledge of cargo containment system, cargo handling equipment, Reliquification system and safety systems on board, Gas carriers.
About Seapeak
Seapeak is one of the world’s largest independent owner-operators, with ownership interests in over 90 LNG, LPG, Ethane and multigas carriers, and an LNG regasification terminal. With investment from our sponsor, leading alternative investment firm, Stonepeak, there has been a positive repositioning for our company with focus on growth-based commercial diversification. Delivering on our goals to expand our fleet and diversify our portfolio, Seapeak has most recently acquired Evergas for $700 million, which primarily focuses its operations on the shipment of ethane – an even greener global fuel source.
Our business is important – we are powering the day-to-day lives of so many – and we are looking to build our Team to support our growth through acquisition and newbuild orders.
At Seapeak, we are committed to building successful careers and future leaders. Join us! For the chance to be empowered, to make decisions and be part of a supportive, high-achieving Team.
We set the standard for industry. We are solution driven, accountable for results and measured by success.
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