Jobs at Criterion Nigeria

Responsibilities

• The ideal candidate must have a previous experience within the Marine/offshore environment. The Marine Technical Manager will be in charge of the technical activities & maintenance operations for a large fleet of vessels.
• This includes overseeing the daily operations of maintenance and repair, budgeting, survey schedules, onboard general assessment of vessels, inspections and docking.
• Manage overall technical activities & maintenance operations.
• Supervise all Chief Engineers and ensure planned maintenance and other technical activities are carried out in a correct and safe manner.
• Ensure high standards in maintenance and preparation of fleet.
• Full supervision of the maintenance operations of vessels: planning, repairs, inspection
• Responsible to follow the operations with the shipyard.
• Manage the yard and delivering the required equipment in a timely manner.
• Assist with & organize all surveys and statutory vessel inspections.
• Check that equipment and tools are properly maintained and inspected.
• Train, supervise and provide general guidance to his team with day to day operational involvement.
• Oversee all activities, review & approve major refits, dry-docking & major repairs.
• Report on day to day basis about ships operation, budgetary performance and any untoward incidents on vessels in the fleet
• Ensuring company policies and standards are strictly followed.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering or demonstrated sound technical knowledge through experience
• Shore base experience used to manage a fleet and a work shop
• Experience in the offshore industry
• Experience in Africa/Nigeria will be a plus
• Previous experience in a similar role within an international maritime group
• Management skills, strong and attentive to his team
• Shipbuilding/operation/technical knowledge
• Very organized.
• Communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure.

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Responsibilities

• Oversees all operational activities to ensure high quality and optimized service delivery.
• Work in close liaison with the marine support and technical team on all vessel management matters.
• Ensures the attainment of set operational efficiency and quality targets
• Optimises fleet capacity utilisation and standardization
• Investigates new opportunities for deriving value from marine services competencies
• Supervises Operations and Vessel budget preparation
• Controls the assigned budget and actively seek operational leverage to increase cost efficiency
• Carries-out operational budget analysis for management and ensures compliance with budget
• Reviews monthly operational budget results, implements monthly variance reporting as compared to budget and advice on expenditure trends.
• Develops and maintains internal controls and policies for an effective operations system
• Deals with non-conformities covering ship and shore based operations.
• Provides full cooperation to regulatory bodies regarding marine and technical operations.
• Develops and progresses the new-build strategy and provides input to contract concept selection
• Enforces a zero downtime preventive vessel maintenance policy regime
• Provides all the necessary support to ensure timely port turnaround and shipyard repair activities.
• Monitors/rectifies non-compliance to vessel operating and SMS procedures.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Naval Architecture or Marine Management
• Internationally recognized shipping qualification
• Minimum of 7 years experience as a marine operations manager
• Knowledge of Ship building and ship docking/ drawings/work scopes
• Previous experience in emerging markets / Africa / Nigeria is a plus.