Fleet Electrical Superintendent

Boluda Towage; Hessle; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Boluda Towage seeks an experienced Marine Electrical Engineer to manage electrical resources across the fleet. You will support Vessel Superintendents and the Technical/Marine Managers, maintain HELM databases, and oversee electrical work during surveys and dockings.

You will plan maintenance schedules, liaise with authorities and suppliers, and ensure safety compliance and timely problem resolution across the UK operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as Ship’s electrician or EOOW.
• Thorough understanding of Diesel engines, propulsion systems and monitoring.
• Competent IT skills with strong Excel knowledge.
• Experience with risk assessments, safe work practices and lock-out/tag-out.
• Passion for marine and mechanical systems, and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining and updating vessel electrical databases and HELM systems.
• Assist with docking specifications, reports and maintenance planning.
• Supervise electrical work during surveys and repairs, and communicate issues to management.
• Plan maintenance schedules with Technical and Marine Managers and arrange labor.
• Provide electrical engineering advice across the port and fleet.
• Liaise with port authorities, shipyards and suppliers as required.
• Review HELM status daily for assigned vessels.
• Coordinate with contractors and obtain quotations for required work.
• Attend technical meetings and support process improvements.
• Ensure compliance with electrical legislation and maintain safety devices.
• Support maintenance updates with ship’s engineer.
• Provide feedback on task completion and outstanding work.

Skills

Diesel engines

Propulsion systems

Electrical testing

Excel proficiency

Risk assessments

Safety procedures

Marine experience

Communication

Education

Secondary vocational education in relevant discipline

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Summary

Effective and efficient Management of Marine Electrical Resources to carry out all electrical engineering functions within the Business. Provide support to the Vessel Superintendents, Technical Manager and Marine Manager.

To include but not limited to:

• Assists to ensure Marine/Safety/Engineering Department databases are in date and maintained.
• Assists with preparation of docking specification, reports as well as maintenance.
• Supervision of electrical work and testing during surveys, dockings, overhauls and other repairs and timely communication with operational management on emergent issues affecting scope and cost of repair tasks.
• Consult with Technical Manager and Marine Manager to plan maintenance schedules, labour requirements and work programs and ensure the regular maintenance of plant and equipment.
• Provide Marine Electrical Engineering technical advice to other departments within the business, and across the ports and fleet of Boluda Towage UK.
• Liaise with Port authorities, Consultants, Shipyards, Contractors and Suppliers as required.
• On a daily basis review and update HELM status of assigned vessels, for the relevant electrical tasks and defects.
• Coordinating with contractors and obtaining quotations for work deemed necessary on assigned vessels, following the appropriate approval processes for sign-off.
• Promoting and encouraging the Company’s safety and environmental policy.
• Attend scheduled Technical meetings in the office and contribute towards system and process reviews, to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensuring that electrical problems raised on-board our tugs in the fleet are promptly investigated and rectified in a safe and consistent manner.
• Verifying the vessels are compliant with relevant electrical legislation and requirements.
• With the ship’s engineer, partly responsible for the maintenance and updating of tasks on the ships HELM maintenance systems.
• Ensure delivery of appropriate feedback of task completion, outstanding work, condition of asset and additional work required.
• Conduct periodic inspection, testing of safety devices and megger testing of all marine assets.
• Provide direct line management support to one remote based electrical superintendent.

Required knowledge/experience

Education/certificates

• Secondary vocational education in relevant discipline

Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in capacity of Ship’s electrician or EOOW or corresponding position (essential) Experience in shipbuilding/ship repair industry.
• Thorough understanding of Diesel engines & propulsion systems control and monitoring systems.
• Competent IT skills with a good understanding of Excel.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of Risk Assessments, safe working practices, permit to work systems and lock-out, tag-out processes, and willing to develop and assist with the implementation of those systems, if needed.

Other requirements

• A passion for all things marine & mechanical
• Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
• Communicate competently both orally and in writing with both internal and external customers and answer queries promptly and efficiently
• Well organised and focused
• Complex problem-solving skills
• Physical strength and stamina
• Flexible approach to working out of hours and weekend as and when work dictates