Superintendent, Marine Operations (Dry)

Role Overview

Superintendent, Marine Operations (Dry) at ADNOC, a global energy maritime logistics leader and the dedicated logistics arm for ADNOC Group. The role is based with ADNOC's maritime operations.

Company Overview

ADNOC is a global energy maritime logistics leader with a world-class asset base. The organization is the dedicated and vital logistics arm for ADNOC Group, providing mission-critical and highly specialized services across ADNOC's entire value chain. The company also provides market-leading, cost-competitive maritime and logistics solutions to over 100 global customers and ships to more than 50 countries worldwide. The organization is driven to set the highest standards in shipping and maritime operations, pushing boundaries and pioneering new frontiers in sustainability, committed to delivering world-class solutions that are innovative and efficient while always putting safety first.

Role Purpose

Lead the continual improvement of health and safety performance, establish and maintain safe and reliable marine operations, provide effective leadership to staff and vessels, manage operational costs, and ensure maximum fleet utilization and minimum downtime through the setting of targets and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Fleet Management

• Develop the fleet strategic plan in line with company strategy to ensure vertical and horizontal integration with other interfacing initiatives and departments.
• Set, review, verify and monitor company, department and ship KPIs.
• Ensure the fleet operates at maximum utilization.
• Make suggestions for improvements and savings within the area of responsibility.
• Ensure that proper cost-benefit evaluations are made prior to bringing forward any recommendations.

Financial & Budget Management

• Prepare and recommend the fleet marine budget and monitor financial performance versus budget to ensure alignment while minimizing unnecessary expenditures in conjunction with technical teams.
• Receive and review ship requests for all marine-related requisitions, repairs and surveys; ensure follow-up and supervision to ensure compliance with class and International Marine Organization (IMO), OCIMF and ICS rules and recommendations while remaining within budgeted costs.
• Be in charge of all vessel marine-related acquisitions, surveys, services and repairs.

Health, Safety & Compliance Management

• Manage the continual improvement of health and safety performance.
• Review all marine-related risk assessments and ensure all risks are mitigated.
• Conduct accident and incident investigations, root cause analysis, propose corrective and preventive actions and present findings if appointed to the Incident Investigation Team for any marine-related incidents.
• Assist in reviewing all safety-related reports from vessels and other similar reports from other sources.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal and other requirements by all vessels and raise corrective actions when necessary related to marine matters.
• Ensure fleet vessel documentations and certifications comply with all international regulations, legislation, flag state and classification society requirements and established marine standards.
• Initiate modifications to work practices in accordance with established regulations to ensure all activities are carried out without risk to personnel, environment or assets.
• Assist in the implementation of the company's health, safety, security, quality and environmental policies within the area of responsibility relating to marine issues.

Audit & Certification Coordination

• Coordinate for ISM, ISPS, MLC, internal audits, ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001, 55001, SIRE, Rightship inspections and OHSAS 18001 standards and regulations (internally and externally).
• Establish annual ISM and ISPS audit plans, arrange and coordinate internal audits, take part in audits and follow up on correction actions within the area of responsibility relating to marine issues.
• Attend vessels to conduct marine inspections and pre-vetting inspections or provide vetting assistance; ensure follow-up of all deficiencies noted during vessel attendance is recorded and filed on the common drive.
• Assist in arranging external safety audits and on-board training by coordinating with appointed audit or training companies.
• Follow up to closure of all port state control observations.
• Update oil major vetting inspections database.

Marine Operations & Navigation

• Guide Masters and staff on all marine-related matters.
• Provide the ship with navigational data to prevent navigational hazards when required.
• Ensure all weekly, cumulative and annual corrections for navigational charts and publications are provided on-board in a timely manner.
• Conduct annual on-board navigation audits and marine-related training to ship staff to improve standards, preferably during a short voyage; input navigation audit results into the navigation audits database and follow up on all deficiencies and defects to closure.
• Be in charge of monthly review of all vessel marine-related logs, reports and records.
• Advise vessels and management on any new or amended maritime rules and regulations and implement same on vessels.
• Study and examine progress of daily works and recommend alterations to work plan to meet approved schedules.

Procedures, Documentation & Contracts

• Maintain, review, improve and develop as necessary the company marine procedures.
• Maintain Safety Management System (SMS) updates with consistent improvement to produce quality, accuracy, adequate and efficient procedures; provide and develop constructive new ideas as applicable to marine issues.
• Prepare and review all marine-related contracts, including but not limited to mooring rope and tails, LSA/FFA shore-based maintenance, gas detection repairs and calibrations, PPE and similar items.
• Maintain and provide all nautical publications to comply with statutory regulations, company and charterers requirements.

Personnel & Training

• Review all deck officer appraisals (including potential candidates) and assess for suitability.
• Participate in investigating and monitoring crew training and development schedule with particular regard to ISM familiarization.

Reporting & Communications

• Liaise with vessels in safety, navigation, operations, health, quality, security and environmental matters, including monthly response to vessels relating to vessel monthly safety reports and near miss reports.
• Liaise with other team leaders in the company to promote inter-departmental teamwork.
• Assist in periodical management review of the company's management system; record findings from reviews and propose actions if necessary within the area of responsibility relating to marine issues.
• Assist as and when required on miscellaneous projects and initiatives.

Emergency Response

• Serve as a member of the shore Emergency Response Team for vessel emergencies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Master's Certificate of Competency (or equivalent).
• ISM Lead Auditors course.
• ISPS Company Security Officer Certificate.
• 4 years of general experience overall in managing, preferably within marine (shipping and bulk), health, safety and environment field.
• Sailed as Chief Officer (Shipping).
• 4 years of experience sailed as a Master on board various dry and bulk vessels such as AHTS, PSV, DPII, mooring subsea and SSRV vessels within ADNOC fields (Dry).

Skills & Competencies

• Sound communication skills.
• Good knowledge of English language.
• Report writing skills.
• Use of MS Office computer programs.
• Physical fitness for technical inspection of different areas of the ships.

Additional Information

• Professional Certification: Master Certificate of Competency (Class 1 certificate).