Dry Docking Superintendent - LNG

Focal Search Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A maritime company in Singapore seeks a Dry Docking Superintendent for LNG operations. The role involves planning dock work schedules, negotiating contracts, and analyzing shipyard performance to ensure cost optimization and quality during dry docking processes. Responsibilities also include vendor management and overseeing the dry-docking process at the shipyard. Candidates should possess strong negotiation skills and experience in handling shipyard operations.

Responsibilities

• Help plan the dock work schedule to shorten dry docking time.
• Negotiate better terms for dock contracts.
• Analyze shipyard quality performance for dry docking.
• Establish targets for cost optimization and quality.
• Oversee dry-docking process for the shipyard site team.

Job description

About the job Dry Docking Superintendent - LNG

• Help the LNG carrier's superintendent or vessel manager plan the dock work schedule in order to shorten the amount of time needed for the dry docking process.
• Help the superintendent bargain for better terms and steer clear of worse ones in dock contracts.
• Encourage the superintendent to shorten the shipyard's dry-docking process.
• Analyze the quality performance of the shipyard and suppliers for every dry-docking job, then record the data in a database.
• Establish a target for cost optimization and quality performance using your own KPI.
• Cost optimization and obtaining improved contractual terms and conditions from vendors will be the goals.
• Examine the price of every docking item and negotiatie over the cost with the shipyard either before or after the dry docking process is finished.
• Combine data on shipbuilding expenses for every dry docking operation and procurement costs associated with the dry docking process.
• To save time on managing duplicate information, this data is kept in a special database that facilitates easy sharing of information among supervisors.
• Find vendors who can provide general items that are not ship-only and can be scheduled at the ship manager's discretion at a lower cost while maintaining the same quality.
• Overseeing the dry-docking process as a superintendent for the shipyard site team.
• Examine and suggest a specification for the common works, like rule compliance, that each ship must have completed.