Master - Intermediate

BC Ferries; West Vancouver; On-site; CAD 131,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading ferry service as a Master in Horseshoe Bay. You will lead a shipboard management team, ensuring safety and operational efficiency. This role requires a Transport Canada-approved certification and experience in maritime leadership. Embrace a career that connects communities while maintaining high standards of customer service and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience as Chief Officer or Master of a vessel over 350 GRT.
• Proficient with computers and software.

Responsibilities

• Lead the shipboard management team and ensure safety.
• Oversee crew training and emergency situations.
• Manage navigation and vessel operations.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Service

Regulatory Compliance

Navigation

Crew Supervision

Education

Transport Canada-approved Master’s Certification

Tools

Current Software Programs

Job description

Job Description

MASTER, INTERMEDIATE

Horseshoe Bay

We are currently seeking applications from individuals interested in the Shipboard Management position of Master in Horseshoe Bay.

As Master, you will lead the shipboard management team and be responsible for safety, departmental leadership, crew supervision, and maintaining a strong customer service focus. The Master ensures efficient vessel operations, including navigation, route and ship management, regulatory compliance, maintaining operational records and logs, and supporting the business performance of the vessel. The Master also oversees crew training in fire, safety, and boat drills, ensures that safety equipment is operational, and provides leadership in emergency situations.

As an Excluded Master, you:

• Ensure regulatory compliance with a high level of importance on overall safety;
• Hold a Transport Canada-approved Master’s Certification (Near Coastal or Master Mariner);
• Have suitable working experience as a Chief Officer or Master of a vessel over 350 GRT, including management of deck and shipboard employees;
• Act as an on-watch management representative for the Company;
• Are proficient with computers and have a good working knowledge of current software programs;
• Are an innovative leader with a strong focus on customer service and Company objectives; and
• Maintain high standards of mariner professionalism and employee relations at all times.

Join us!

If this sounds like your next great career move, please submit your cover letter and resume by May 29, 2025.

Additional information

The target salary range is $131,700 - $146,300 per annum. The starting salary is determined based on the successful candidate’s knowledge, experience, and internal equity. Starting salary may exceed the target range on an exceptional basis.

"We connect communities and customers to people and places important in their lives”

At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering our commitment to customer safety, service, and satisfaction. BC Ferries supports employment equity and diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.