Marine Engineer - Electrical Bias

Kraft Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected marine services provider in Liverpool seeks a Marine Engineer with an electrical bias. The ideal candidate must have experience as a Ship's electrician or Engineer Officer of the Watch. Responsibilities include managing electrical resources for the company's vessels and ensuring compliance with safety standards. This role offers a salary of up to £45k, an 8% matched pension, private medical, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

8% pension (matched)

Private medical

Annual pay reviews

25 days holiday + bank hols

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Ship's electrician or Engineer Officer of the Watch.
• Experience in shipbuilding/ship repair industry.
• Thorough understanding of Diesel engines and propulsion systems control.

Responsibilities

• Manage Marine Electrical Resources for all engineering functions.
• Support Vessel Superintendents and Marine Manager.
• Ensure compliance with electrical legislation.

Skills

Ship's electrician

Marine Electrical Resources management

IT skills with Excel

Job description

Overview

An opportunity for a Marine Engineer - Electrical bias is available with my client who are a well established and highly respected Marine Services provider. Their ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role or Ship's electrician or EOOW (Engineer Officer of the Watch).

Responsibilities

• 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 in the Management of the Company's Vessels.
• Provide support for the fleet of vessels.
• 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.
• Liaise with Port authorities, Consultants, Shipyards, Contractors and Suppliers as required.
• Daily review and update HELM / Dynamics 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.
• Ensure that electrical problems raised on-board 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/Dynamics maintenance systems.
• Conduct periodic inspection, testing of safety devises and megger testing of all marine assets.

Requirements

• Proven experience in capacity of Ship's electrician or (Engineer Officer of the Watch) or corresponding position.
• 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.

Package

• Salary up to £45k
• 8% pension (matched)
• Private medical
• Annual pay reviews
• 25 days holiday + bank hols