Deputy Project Manager (Marine Operations)

Boskalis; Sefton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic company as a Deputy Project Manager in Marine Operations, where you will lead day-to-day vessel operations and manage logistics for exciting marine projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, ensuring safety and efficiency while overseeing innovative marine construction and dredging activities. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive team, you will have the chance to grow your career and make a significant impact in the marine industry. If you are passionate about marine operations and looking for a rewarding career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company car or allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension package

Flexible benefits such as family health insurance

Free parking

Free beverages

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Marine Operations or vessel management.
• Ability to lead and motivate small teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of vessels and land-based infrastructure.
• Supervise project preparations and ensure work methods are executed efficiently.

Skills

Marine Operations

Project Management

Team Leadership

Health and Safety Management

Logistics Management

Education

Degree in Marine Engineering or related field

Tools

SMSTS/SSSTS

First Aid at Work

Job description

How you can make your mark

Reporting to the North-West Project Manager, the Deputy Project Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the vessels and land-based infrastructure supporting the works.

Main Tasks

• To be proactive and self-supportive, making sure the vessels are always operational and that constant communication is maintained with vessel crews, harbour authorities and the Project Manager.
• Implementing and managing the health, safety, and environmental plans for projects.
• Managing logistics, including obtaining vessel stores and delivering them as needed.
• Supervising and coordinating on-site project preparations, mobilization, installation, and demobilization.
• Ensuring that approved work methods are executed efficiently and within budget.
• Providing daily progress reports and maintaining good relationships with client representatives and authorities.
• Leading and motivating small teams for project execution.
• Managing small maintenance projects which may require travel away from home for short periods (1-2 weeks).

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Preferably 5+ years of experience in Marine Operations or vessel management, dredging or mechanical engineering experience is beneficial.
• Experience in relevant disciplines and project management.
• Ability to lead and motivate small teams.
• Good command of English (written and spoken).
• Driving licence.
• Resides within commuting distance of Bootle, Liverpool.
• Willingness to work weekends and/or short periods away from home when required.

Desirable

• SMSTS/SSSTS
• First Aid at Work

We offer

What you can expect:

A dynamic environment: A job where you can make an impact as part of a diverseteam of experts.

Rewarding conditions:As well as offering a competitive salary we give industry leading benefits, including a company car (or allowance), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension package, with the opportunity to add flexible benefits, such as family health insurance, and the purchase of additional holiday days; free parking and beverages. Conveniently located officewith a friendly, supportive team.

Career development:Working in a professional environment that emphasises autonomy and trust, we encourage employee development. As a specialist contractor, we don’t expect you to be an expert in all the elements of our business, as training will be given. We encourage our team to gain relevant external professional qualifications and to further their career with us. There are plenty of opportunities to realise your full potential through our Boskalis Academy.

Your Work Schedule:

• Location: Bootle, Liverpool, UK
• Monday to Friday, with on-call weekend days alternating with the PM
• 8 am – 5 pm with a 1-hour lunch break, but may flex depending on operations and work planning with the operations team
• Occasionally, for projects, work away 7 days per week. When on projects, the working hours will be 7 am – 6 pm with a 1-hour lunch break
• Time in lieu of days worked in addition to a 5-day week or overtime hours
• From time to time (bi-Monthly), we undertake maintenance projects outside of Liverpool that would require work away from home for short periods of time, where in you will be responsible for managing the works as our key point of contact.
• Works vary from dredging and ploughing harbours to ensure shipping traffic have safe navigation depths to supplying aggregates to our onshore partners as part of the sand supply business.

About Boskalis

Make your mark as Deputy Project Manager (Marine Operations) at Boskalis Westminster!

Founded in 1933, with a head office in Fareham and regional North-West Office in Liverpool, Boskalis Westminster has over 90 years’ experience in providing innovative solutions to the UK marine construction and dredging market. Our extensive knowledge and expertise within the marine environment, combined with the support of the wider Boskalis group, ensures we have the capability to undertake complex and challenging dredging or marine construction work.

We are leading UK experts in:

• Design, construction and dredging of ports and harbours
• Coastal defence
• Land reclamation
• Marine Services supporting terminals, harbours and MoD operations
• Heavy lifting, subsea services and marine salvage
• Detection and removal of unexploded marine ordnance
• Marine aggregate supply

We have an exciting vacancy within our North-West Marine Operations team that focuses on maintenance dredging and sand supply operations throughout the region.

Interested?

We’ll be happy to answer your questions about the position. Please contact HR department:[phone].

Interested?Please apply before 31st May 2025.

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