Assistant Vessel Manager

Overview

In this role you will support a small team of seagoing maintenance engineers to plan and deliver vessel maintenance, building towards Vessel Manager responsibilities. You will gain hands-on experience with LNG-related systems and broad vessel operations, while coordinating logistics and resources. This is a development path role with exposure to fleet management, dry-docking planning, and front-line shipboard challenges. You will work in a hybrid setup, combining office-based planning with operational insights gained onboard.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible hybrid working
• competitive benefits
• global learning opportunities
• supportive and inclusive environment
• travel up to 10%

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule maintenance activities for vessels and ensure adequate resourcing
• Coordinate and support a four-person maintenance team
• Assist with logistics and delivery of maintenance across vessels
• Develop understanding of vessel operations and frontline shipboard challenges
• Accompany maintenance engineers onboard to build relationships with crews
• Support wider vessel management duties and succession planning as capability grows
• Contribute to ship visits and vessel ride-alongs as part of development

Key requirements

• Senior Engineering Certificate of Competency and/or a degree in Marine Engineering
• Sea going experience in a senior rank on LNG carriers or equivalent shore-based technical management
• Operation and maintenance of gas-fuelled reciprocating engines
• Hydrocarbon Gas Compression, Fuel Gas Supply Systems, LNG reliquefaction systems
• Cryogenic systems and materials
• Ancillary Systems: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; Steering Gear; Fuel/Oil Systems; Sea/Water systems; Compressed Air; Purifiers
• Electrical: Alarms and Instrumentation; Generation and Distribution
• Understanding of the thermophysical properties of Liquefied Natural Gas

• Analytical thinking
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Gas-fuelled reciprocating engines
• Hydrocarbon Gas Compression
• Fuel Gas Supply Systems

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