Crewing Manager

Focal Search Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A maritime management company in Singapore seeks a talented crewing manager to develop and implement strategies for crew operations. The role involves managing daily crew operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, negotiating Collective Bargaining Agreements, and maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships. Candidates should have a strong background in crewing management and the ability to monitor budgets effectively. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement crewing strategy for efficient operations.
• Manage daily crew operations and relief/rotation planning.
• Ensure compliance with safe manning certificates and legislation.
• Review crew cost estimates and budgets, recommending cost-reduction measures.
• Negotiate Collective Bargaining Agreements and resolve disputes.
• Responsible for Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, establish terms and conditions of employment, compliance with Seafarer Employment Agreements, resolution of seafarers' complaints and disputes handling pertaining to seafarer employment
• Responsible for Performance Management and evaluation of all seafarers
• Participate in crew salary surveys and be responsible for the crew wage revisions, career development and retention
• Interact and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders such as clients, branch offices, manning offices and affiliated crewing agents
• Represent the organization in a number of regulatory bodies and industry associations and forums on crewing matters.

Job description

• Develop and implement the crewing strategy to achieve the most reliable, best-in-class and cost-effective crews
• Review crewing related contractual agreements of the ship management and identify the current and/or future crew manning needs to develop the annual manning plan for the efficient operation of all vessels
• Responsible for the daily crew operations in Ship Management in the relief/rotation planning and lay-off procedures of the seafarers, focusing on the provision of alternatives for the continuous and effective operation of the vessel
• Responsible for compliance with the requirements of the safe manning certificate, Flag state and other applicable legislation/agreements, monitoring and maintaining the agreed manning level once established and compliance with oil major requirements for experience matrix
• Review estimates of crew costs and monitor budgets for individual vessels and recommend measures to reduce costs
• Responsible for Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations, establish terms and conditions of employment, compliance with Seafarer Employment Agreements, resolution of seafarers' complaints and disputes handling pertaining to seafarer employment
• Responsible for Performance Management and evaluation of all seafarers
• Participate in crew salary surveys and be responsible for the crew wage revisions, career development and retention
• Interact and maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders such as clients, branch offices, manning offices and affiliated crewing agents
• Represent the organization in a number of regulatory bodies and industry associations and forums on crewing matters.