Marine HR Crewing Specialist

Role Overview

Marine HR Crewing Specialist at McDermott. This role is responsible for recruitment, selection, and hiring of Licensed Marine personnel; managing crew schedules and rotations; facilitating training and development programs; ensuring compliance with regulations and documentation requirements; addressing crew welfare needs; and serving as a communication link between crew and management.

Role Purpose

To recruit, deploy, and manage Licensed Marine crew based on government-mandated minimum safe manning requirements, ensure compliance with maritime regulations including SOLAS and STCW95, develop and revalidate seafarer qualifications, and support the full employee life cycle through HR processes and crew welfare services.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Selection

• Recruit Licensed Marine crew based on the ship's minimum safe manning provided by government regulators
• Manage deployments of marine crew to the fleet

Training & Development

• Plan crew training and develop and revalidation of certain seafarers' qualifications, such as SOLAS and STCW95 requirements

HR Administration & Systems

• Maintain physical or digital employee files
• Prepare and submit tickets to the Global People Services Team for updating of HR system data, including employee personal data, salary changes and promotions, and employment details
• Review and approve employee payroll claims
• Prepare and submit tickets to the Global People Services Team for HR and payroll system updates
• Generate documents such as offer letters, verification of employment, salary, and promotion letters

Employee Support & Communication

• Act as the point of contact for employees on general, payroll, and timesheet queries and resolve issues through immediate action
• Address crew welfare needs

Onboarding & Offboarding

• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding processes, including conducting orientation sessions, exit interviews, benefit enrollments and exits, and system updates

Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare reports and complex HR metrics
• Support various HR processes by coordination, and in some cases conducting, of meetings, tracking, and reporting on progress and management of data

Process & Governance

• Work within defined parameters and make decisions, applying concepts to administrative issues of medium to high complexity
• Manage the full life cycle of specific HR processes
• Support general HR initiatives
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in maritime studies, human resources, business administration, or a related field
• Certification or license in crewing management, maritime law, or a related field
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of four to six years of administrative experience
• At least three years in a Marine Licensed crewing role

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build good relationships
• Capability to apply discretion and maintain high levels of confidentiality
• Strong sense of urgency and problem-solving skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with superb accuracy
• Proficient in HR Systems, including SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Alfresco
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook