Job description
Role Overview
Specialist - Vessel Performance at AD Ports Group. This role serves as the analytical and operational backbone of UGR's Vessel Performance function within the Operational Excellence & Digital Transformation Directorate, delivering data-driven intelligence that drives fuel efficiency, regulatory compliance, and decarbonization performance across UGR's chartered fleet.
Role Purpose
The Specialist operates at the intersection of maritime operations, sustainability regulation, and digital transformation. The role ensures UGR's full compliance with EU ETS, IMO DCS, CII, and FuelEU Maritime frameworks while feeding accurate, validated data into the Directorate's Single Source of Truth architecture and AI agent workflows. The position directly supports UGR's strategic positioning as a data-led maritime logistics organizer, contributing to the Directorate's mandate of making vessel performance management proactive, staff-independent, and scalable.
Key Responsibilities
Data Management & Analytics
- Collect, validate, and analyze large-scale vessel performance and emissions datasets.
- Ensure accuracy of Noon Reports and sensor data, and support seamless data flow to AI systems.
- Monitor and report KPIs such as fuel consumption deviations and regulatory compliance.
Reporting & Intelligence
- Analyze vessel performance data and prepare weekly, monthly, and annual reports.
- Identify operational optimization areas and report findings to management.
Decarbonization & Sustainability
- Develop vessel-specific and fleet-wide decarbonization roadmaps.
- Conduct cost-benefit analyses on alternative fuels and emission reduction technologies.
- Conduct industry analysis on alternative fuels and new technologies in line with decarbonization targets.
Compliance & Regulation
- Monitor compliance with EU and IMO regulations and develop improvement actions.
Systems & Digital Transformation
- Build and maintain AI-enabled monitoring platforms and dashboards.
- Collaborate with IT and Systems teams on digitalization initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, or Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering.
- At least 3rd Engineer experience on board vessels (Ro-Ro experience preferred).
- Strong technical knowledge of marine engines, fuel systems, and operational limits.
- Basic knowledge of maritime regulations.
Skills & Competencies
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel, with strong data analysis and reporting skills.
- Advanced analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong team player with effective collaboration and coordination skills.
- Open to innovation, self-development, and interested in digital transformation processes.
- Responsible, result-oriented, and detail-focused.
- Proactive and adaptable to change.
- Strong time management and prioritization skills.