Vessel Manager (m/w/d)

Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.

Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management is a ship manager based in Hamburg, Germany, with entities in Rhoon, the Netherlands and Singapore. We are proud to be entrusted with the management of container vessels, tanker, bulk carriers, multi-purpose and heavy-lift vessels.

Our shareholders are the globally operating Wilhelmsen Group and MPC Capital AG. We offer our clients commercial asset and ship management.

We are looking for a Vessel Manager to join our team in Hamburg. Asa Vessel Manager, you are responsible for the technical ship management of a part of our fleet.

• Planning and monitoring of maintenance, repairs and dry docking of our vessels
• Monitoring of class survey intervals as well as coordination of service providers
• Monitoring the validity of certificates
• Inspection of planned maintenance work on the ships
• Development of the Planned Maintenance System for new tonnage
• Carrying out physical inspections on own and foreign tonnage
• Budget planning and monitoring
• Pre-joining briefing of engineers
• Monitoring technical performance of the fleet

Your profile:

• Sailing experience as engineer (management level), alternatively you have completed your studies preferably as an engineer in marine engineering or a comparable qualification
• Experience as a technical superintendent in a ship management company
• Within the scope of your previous activities, you have already been able to demonstrate your distinct intercultural competence in dealing with a wide variety of nationalities
• Proficient knowledge of written and spoken English
• You are characterized by a good work organization and convince through your strong team spirit as well as a high degree of reliability and loyalty
• The safe handling of the programs of the MS Office package
• This position requires you to be available for emergency response, even outside normal working hours
• EU working entitlement is essential

About Us

Founded in Norway in 1861, Wilhelmsen is now a comprehensive global maritime group providing essential products and services to the merchant fleet, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail. Committed to shaping the maritime industry, we also seek to develop new opportunities and collaborations in renewables, zero-emission shipping, and marine digitalisation. Supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace, with thousands of colleagues across more than 60 countries, we take innovation, sustainability and unparalleled customer experiences one step further.