Crew Relief Officer – Paris

Aventa Group; Paris; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventa in Paris is seeking a Crewing Officer to join the crewing department at its head office in the Paris area. You will plan and organise crew reliefs, manage French seafarers directly, and coordinate foreign crews with partner agencies, ensuring the right seafarer in the right place. You will report to the Deputy Head of Crewing.

Your role involves visa preparation, certificate recognition, and keeping the crew system up to date, while supporting audits and internal processes.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate or higher.
• Experience in maritime transport, crewing, airline crew operations or HR.
• Fluent French and English, both written and spoken.
• Rigour, autonomy and a strong people sense, with availability during crew changes.

Responsibilities

• Plan the French seafarers of vessels and check planning with manning agencies.
• Organise crew reliefs: flights, transfers, accommodation and travel instructions.
• Coordinate foreign crew changes with partner manning agencies.
• Follow seafarer contracts in line with procedures and regulatory rules.
• Ensure vessel manning matches budget, competence matrix and rules.
• Prepare visa requests and crew lists for all nationalities.
• Handle recognition of officers' certificates and dispensations with authorities.
• Select and follow freelance seafarers and conduct appraisal interviews.
• Check seafarers' expense claims and related invoices from agencies/agents.
• Keep crew management system accurate and up-to-date; monitor training.
• Represent the department at weekly meetings and participate in audits.

Skills

Maritime crewing experience

MS Office proficiency

Fluent French and English

People oriented

Education

Baccalaureate or higher

Tools

Crew management system

Job description

For one of our clients, a leading French shipowner and maritime services group whose fleet is set to double in the coming years, we are looking for a Crewing Officer to join the crewing department of their head office in the Paris area. Working within a team of crewing officers, you will plan and organise crew reliefs for your vessels, manage French seafarers directly and coordinate foreign crews with partner manning agencies, applying the principle of the right seafarer in the right place. You will report to the Deputy Head of Crewing in charge of crew reliefs.

What you will do

• Plan the French seafarers of your vessels and check the planning of the manning agencies
• Organise crew reliefs: flights, transfers, accommodation and travel instructions
• Coordinate foreign crew changes with partner manning agencies
• Follow seafarer contracts in line with internal procedures, regulations and applicable agreements
• Check that each vessel's manning matches its budget, competence matrix and national and international rules
• Prepare individual visa requests and crew lists for all nationalities, depending on the vessels' operations
• Handle the recognition of officers' certificates (COC / COP) and request dispensations from the maritime authorities
• Select and follow freelance seafarers, and run the appraisal interviews of French seafarers
• Check and validate seafarers' expense claims and related invoices (travel agencies, manning agencies, port agents)
• Keep the crew management system accurate and up to date, and follow the skills and training of your crews
• Represent the department at the business units' weekly meetings and take part in internal and external audits

Required Qualification

• Baccalaureate or higher
• A first experience in maritime transport, crewing, airline crew operations or an industrial HR department; former deck officers and offshore wind crewing profiles are welcome
• Good command of MS Office; experience of a crew management system is a plus
• Fluent French and English, written and spoken
• Rigour, autonomy and a strong people sense, with real availability during crew changes