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Tarmac Trading Limited; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarmac is seeking a Ship Manager – Technical Superintendent to join its Marine Management Team in Chichester, with travel to vessels and flexible remote working. You will lead performance and maintenance of the marine fleet, ensuring safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance, while guiding project delivery and crew support.

You will collaborate with Masters, Chief Engineers and shore stakeholders to optimise operation, oversee budgets and drive safety improvements in a maritime environment.

Qualifications

• Engineers Unlimited Certificate of Competency or military equivalent or significant marine engineering management experience.
• Strong health and safety knowledge (NEBOSH, IOSH or similar).
• Effective leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Experience with TSHD vessels or similar complex marine assets.
• Dry-docking and major maintenance project leadership.
• Experience in heavy engineering or repair environments.
• Ability to work onboard vessels and travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead vessel maintenance, repairs and dry-docking programmes.
• Prepare technical specifications and oversee contractors.
• Support vessel availability and minimise downtime.
• Manage budgets, spares and engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with MCA and Classification Society requirements.
• Lead health, safety and operational improvements.
• Support development, training and recruitment of marine personnel.

Skills

Marine leadership

Health and safety

People management

Communication and IT skills

TSHD vessels

Dry-docking projects

Heavy engineering environments

Onboard travel

Education

Engineering management experience

Tools

Contracting oversight

Technical specifications

Job description

Location: Chichester with travel to vessels and flexible remote working

Lead the performance and maintenance of Tarmac's marine fleet

Are you an experienced engineering professional looking for a unique opportunity to combine technical leadership, projectmanagementand people management in a maritime environment?

At Tarmac, we're looking for a

Ship Manager – Technical Superintendent

to join our Marine Management Team. You'll play a critical role in ensuring our vessels operate safely, efficiently and in line with regulatory requirements, whilst leading maintenance projects and supporting our marine crews.

Whether your experience comes from commercial marine, heavy engineering, defence or the Armed Forces, we'd love to hear from you.

Whatyou'llbe doing

Reporting to the Marine Fleet Manager, you will work closely with Masters, ChiefEngineersand shore-based stakeholders to support the safe and efficient operation of Tarmac's marine vessel assigned to you. You will also be:

• Managing vessel maintenance, repairs and dry-dockingprogrammes
• Preparing technical specifications and overseeing contractors
• Supporting vessel availability andminimisingdowntime
• Managing budgets, spares and engineering projects
• Ensuring compliance with MCA and Classification Society requirements
• Leading health, safety and operational improvements
• Supporting the development, training and recruitment of marine personnel

Whatwe'relooking for

• Engineers Unlimited Certificate of Competency, military equivalent, or significant relevant marine engineering management experience
• Strong health and safety knowledge (NEBOSH, IOSH or similar)
• Effective leadership and people management skills
• Excellent communication and IT skills
• TSHD vessels
• Dry-docking and major maintenance projects
• Heavy engineering or repair environments
• Ability to work onboard vessels and travel when required

Tarmac proudly holds Silver Armed Forces Covenantstatus and welcomes applications from service leavers and veterans with relevant engineering and leadership experience.

Join a unique marine operation where you'll influence vessel performance, lead major engineering projects and play a key role in the safe and efficient operation of Tarmac's fleet

Why Tarmac

We don't just offer a job, we offer a career.

Alongside this role, you'll have access to industry-leading rewards, development opportunities, and a culture that puts people first, including:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
• Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
• Access to our Employee Communities, where you can network, learn from others, and increase your awareness of the support available to you. Our three Employee Communities are: Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion and Identity, Personal Growth and Development
• Training and development opportunities

Tarmac iscommittedto being aForces

‑friendly employer. If you’re coming from a military background, we’ll support your transition and help you build a successful career with us.

We’re proud to be part of CRH, and even prouder to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and arecommittedto creating aninclusive

environment for everyone.If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to support you.

Ready to build your future?