Technical Superintendent at WTS Energy

WTS Energy is the leading Consultant/Manpower Supply company to the international Oil, Gas and Energy industry. We supply Consultants to the Projects and Operations of our Clients. We also perform Outsourcing Services like Project Recruitment Campaigns and Workforce Management in Oil and Gas regions around the world.
We operate globally with offices in 16 countries, supplying the International Oil, Gas and Energy industry with professional personnel. We offer hands on support to our consultants in every region in which they work. We provide the best people to Upstream, Midstream and Downstream projects and operations.
We serve our Clients and Consultants based on trust, high ethical standards and consistent quality of service.Position Description:

To ensure the seaworthiness of vessels to meet company, charterer and class standards while delivering a continuous reduction of the annual maintenance budget by managing the planned maintenance activities, dry docking and hands on problem solving on technical issues for all company’s Vessels.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Liaison between company and Vessel Management Company

Acts as the first point-of-contact between the business and the vessel Technical Managers and interface on all technical and operational vessel matters.
Review and approve every work scope and material requisition submitted by the Technical Managers
Monitor defects and timely close out and collate weekly reports from the Vessel Manager.
Ensure vessel meets Class, Marine and Charterer’s requirement. Support QHSE with timely planning of Class Surveys and inspections.
Coordinate with the Procurement department to ensure timely delivery of goods/spares to the vessels to support quick vessel turnaround.
Monitor and analyse the technical status of all vessels and submit a summary to the relevant stakeholders.

PMS- Development and implementation

Analyse vessel and equipment breakdowns and develop additional maintenance activities to fill maintenance gap that could have prevented breakdown.
Ensure that all maintenance jobs are properly logged onto the PMS by the vessel managers. Follow up on status of open tasks.
Conduct periodic vessel inspections and share VIR report with TechOps and MarineOps.

Root Cause investigations

Register defects that are subject for root cause investigation.
Analyse reason for reoccurring/frequent equipment failure. Provide evidence-based conclusion on if the reason is human error, maintenance gap, knowledge gap or equipment quality
Implement process improvements or maintenance procedures to fill gap.
Analyse operational reports to identify potential causes of defects, investigate reported defects and ensure corrective & preventive actions are taken to sustain vessel availability.

Budget Management.

Monitor the fuel consumption of vessels and report any variations from the makers specific fuel consumption standard.
Monitor budget spends to ensure cost effective vessel operations and maintenance
Liaise with the Vessel managers to develop annual budgets for the maintenance of the fleet.
Monitor the lube oil consumption of the vessels, analyse same and submit monthly reports to the relevant stakeholder.

Special Projects, Dry dock preparation, Repair operations, Monitoring, Analyses

Work with the vessel technical managers to prepare comprehensive dry-dock scopes and duration, ensuring minimal disruptions to vessel’s operating schedule.
Source for cost effective and qualified dry-dock vendors.
Ensure dockyard, ship builder and other parties involved in the dry-dock collectively and individually endorse the planned dry-dock duration schedule.
Ensure critical parts needed for the dry-dock are in the company warehouse or with the dry-dock vendor prior to commencement of the dry-docking exercise.
Supervise the dry-docking of all vessels in conjunction with the vessel technical managers.
Management of critical spares list (store & vessel) and inventory management process including minimum restocking levels, to ensure an optimal mix of cost efficiency and continued vessel availability.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

10 – 15 years’ experience as a Marine Engineer.
Previous experience as a Technical Superintendent is a mandatory requirement for this position
Offshore sailing experience is an added advantage.
Technical Superintendency license is required for this role
Valid COC is an added advantage.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES & SKILLS REQUIRED

Extensive knowledge of marine, tugboat, oil transportation and shipping industry
Knowledge of vessel maintenance systems and equipment
Capable of making decisions and giving directions to facilitate prompt service delivery
Maintain confidentiality of all sensitive communications
Ability to understand and execute complex oral and written instructions
Ability to develop and implement appropriate procedures and controls
Must be physically fit enough to board vessels, barges and tugs at sea and in port
Willing to travel to the out ports.