Marine Vessel Manager

Position: Marine Vessel Manager

Job ID: 2094/44

Location: Tyne & Wear

Rate/Salary: £50-53K

Type: Permanent 

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Vessel Manager

Typically, this person will be responsible for management and maintenance and repair of marine vessels.

HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.

Duties and responsibilities of the Vessel Manager:

• Able to produce management of spare parts and deck/engine stores to assist of vessels budgets.


• Attend vessel dry docks, repairs and produce survey to determine repairs specifications for dry docks and overhauls. 


• Work closely with internal and external customers on technical and operational matters.


• Carry out inspections to ensure standards on board are maintained.


• Supervise repairs and provide advice to contractors and ships’ staff during maintenance.


• Monitor the Class and Flag State requirements and plan/supervise the required surveys ensuring that the certification of assigned vessels is maintained in accordance with the relevant Class and Flag State requirements. 

Qualifications and requirement for the Vessel Manager:

• Ideally this person will come from a naval or marine background (Chief Petty Office, Warrant office, lieutenant they would also consider a Technical Superintendent).


• You must be able to gain Security Clearance.


• Experience in a vessel management position is highly desirable but not essential.


• Flexible to live within a commutable distance of the office.


• An excellent communicator.


• High level of technical report writing skill.


• Experience with MoD contracts or service would be highly desirable.


• Must be able to travel out of country.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role.