Maritime Safety & Compliance Lead

Viking; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Modern workspace

Job summary

Viking seeks a Corporate Compliance Officer to ensure emergency readiness across its river fleet and shore operations. The role negotiates safety plans, conducts training, and leads audits, travelling across Europe while working from Basel and remotely when possible.

You will collaborate with ship captains, technical teams, and Viking’s maritime training academy to maintain safety standards and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on knowledge of shipboard safety and emergency response.
• Writes clear, practical procedures that crews can follow and auditors can verify.
• Organized; manages a training program and an exercise calendar across a large fleet.
• Several years in passenger shipping or another safety-critical maritime environment with a certified SMS.
• Experience as a Safety Officer or onboard safety role.

Responsibilities

• Keep the fleet’s emergency plans, checklists and onboard teams current and workable on every ship type.
• Own the standard for safety and firefighting equipment; ensure inspections and repairs.
• Assess fire safety, evacuation and safe access; plan and run joint exercises with authorities.
• Own the yearly emergency preparedness training program with the maritime training academy.
• Keep weekly onboard drills effective; observe, evaluate and report quality.
• Own the content and evaluation of the annual Safety Day; coach staff to run drills.
• Develop digital training material and onboard emergency material; keep it consistent with procedures.
• Write and update safety procedures; train crews on changes.
• Carry out internal audits on board and in offices against ISO 45001/14001; verify audit quality.
• Analyze root causes and follow corrective actions; support post-incident improvements.

Skills

Shipboard safety

Procedures writing

Training program management

Education

Nautical/Maritime degree

ISO 45001/14001 auditor training

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Viking seeks a Corporate Compliance Officer to ensure emergency readiness across its river fleet and shore operations. The role negotiates safety plans, conducts training, and leads audits, travelling across Europe while working from Basel and remotely when possible.

You will collaborate with ship captains, technical teams, and Viking’s maritime training academy to maintain safety standards and drive continuous improvements.