Ship Manager

White Trading Limited; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Tarmac Trading Limited is seeking a Ship Manager – Technical Superintendent in Chichester with travel to vessels. You will lead maintenance, manage budgets, and oversee vessel performance and regulatory compliance to ensure safe, efficient operations.

The role suits an experienced engineer with leadership skills, project management experience, and strong health and safety knowledge. Flexible remote working is supported alongside on‑site duties.

Qualifications

• Experience in marine engineering management or military equivalent.
• Strong project management experience.
• Good health and safety knowledge (NEBOSH/IOSH or similar).

Responsibilities

• Manage 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

Leadership

Project management

HSE knowledge

Maritime communication

Education

Engineer's Unlimited CoC

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Ship Manager – Technical Superintendent

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.

What you’ll be 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

What we’re looking for

• Engineers Unlimited Certificate of Competency, military equivalent, or significant relevant marine engineering management experience
• Project management experience
• Strong health and safety knowledge (NEBOSH, IOSH or similar)
• Effective leadership and people management skills
• Excellent communication and IT skills

Desirable experience

• TSHD vessels
• Dry-docking and major maintenance projects
• Heavy engineering or repair environments
• Ability to work onboard vessels and travel when required

Tarmac proudly holdsSilver 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:

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

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