Assistant Technical Superintendent

Fleet Management Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleet Management Limited, a leading ship management company, is seeking an Assistant Technical Superintendent to support the technical team in delivering high-quality, sustainable solutions to customers.

The role involves assisting in day-to-day vessel management, maintaining maintenance schedules, and coordinating with crews and procurement to ensure efficient operations across a diverse fleet.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in mechanical or electrical engineering is required.
• Sailing experience is preferred for on-board coordination.
• Proficient in Outlook and Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good collaboration, listening and communication skills.
• Ability to plan, organise and take initiative.
• Demonstrated accountability in previous roles.

Responsibilities

• Support Technical superintendents in day-to-day vessel management.
• Monitor vessel condition, maintenance plans and reliability.
• Review technical reports and close corrective actions.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance/repair activities to meet schedules.
• Diagnose equipment failures and plan preventive measures.
• Track vessel defects and ensure proper documentation for audits.
• Liaise with Manning and coordinate remote crew briefings.
• Review requisitions and liaise with Procurement on sourcing.
• Monitor service orders and ensure timely delivery.
• Cover for Tech Superintendents when traveling.

Skills

Sailing experience

Analysis & problem solving

Collaboration & teamwork

Listening & communication

Planning & organising

Initiative

Accountability

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at FLEET, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to FLEET’s short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Job Position Summary

• The Assistant Technical Superintendent will actively support the technical team to deliver high quality, innovative, sustainable solutions to the customer.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Technical Management / Operations:

• Support Technical superintendents in the day-to-day management of assigned vessels and ensure the vessel maintenance standards are maintained in accordance with organisation policies and client requirements
• Monitor vessel condition, machinery performance, maintenance schedules, and operational reliability through review of reports and PARIS system
• Review technical reports submitted by vessel crew, identify operational or maintenance concerns and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance/repair activities and ensure timely completion of scheduled maintenance, defect rectification, and corrective actions.
• Assist in the diagnosing equipment failures, performance trends and plan preventive measures.
• Track vessel defects, repair status, and technical deficiencies, ensuring timely closure and proper documentation for audits and inspections.
• Liaise with the Manning Department on crew matters as assigned.
• Coordinate with crew for assigned technical matters and conduct crew briefing remotely prior joining.
• Review vessel requisitions and liaise with the Procurement Department on sourcing, evaluate quotation and consider the opportunities for replenishment in respect to the trading commitments of the vessels to provide for the most economical and timely supply.
• Monitor the status of service and delivery orders to ensure operational requirements are met.
• Act as a covering when Tech Superintendents are on travel, with the guidance from Group Head.

Regulatory/Legislative Statutory Compliance

• Support compliance with International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Flag State and Port State rules and regulations
• Support preparation for vessel inspections and audits.
• Follow up on audit findings, observations, and deficiencies to ensure timely implementation and closure of corrective actions.
• Maintenance of ship certificate and survey status at all times keeping track of renewals and placement on board vessels.
• Track expenditures against approved budgets and reconcile the accounting reports
• Assist with invoice verification with deadlines

Relationship

Internal:

• Business Support – Purchasing, Finance, QHSE, Human Resources & IT
• Off-shore employees on vessels

External:

• Vessel Owner or a designated authority

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Sailing experience preferred (e.g. 2nd/ 3rd / 4th engineer or 2nd/Chief officer)
• Proficient in Outlook and Microsoft tools
• Analysis & problem solving
• Collaboration, inclusion & teamwork
• Listening and communicating
• Planning & organising
• Initiative
• Accountability

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.