Assistant Technical Superintendent in Southampton

Join Svitzer – A Leader in Maritime Excellence. Are you ready to embark on an exciting career with a global leader in the maritime industry? At Svitzer, we pride ourselves on being a dynamic, market-leading organization with a commitment to innovation, excellence, and safety. As an Assistant Technical Superintendent, you will play a key role in supporting our high-performing team, managing state-of-the-art vessels, and contributing to our continued success in the maritime service sector.

What We Offer

• Career Growth: A unique opportunity to develop your career within the world’s leading towage provider.
• Dynamic Environment: Work alongside a team of experts dedicated to innovation and operational excellence.
• Impactful Role: Play a critical part in maintaining our fleet’s safety, reliability, and performance while driving industry-leading standards.

Your Responsibilities

• Overseeing vessel maintenance, repairs, and modifications to ensure safe and efficient operations.
• Planning and scheduling both corrective and preventive maintenance activities.
• Providing the crew with tools, training, and guidance to execute maintenance safely and effectively.
• Inspecting vessel operations and ensuring defects are reported and resolved in line with company systems.
• Supporting and managing dry-docking, inspections, and technical audits.
• Monitoring vessel performance and initiating corrective actions when necessary.
• Ensuring compliance with company standards, industry regulations, and environmental policies.
• Collaborating with suppliers, shipyards, and workshops to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Managing budgets for maintenance, repairs, and modifications.

What You’ll Bring to the Role

• Experience of working in a similar role.
• Relevant engineering or maritime qualifications.
• A solid understanding of engineering and technical best practices.
• Seagoing experience and/or prior shore-based technical management experience (highly desirable).
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop teams effectively.
• Familiarity with computer-based planned maintenance systems.
• Experience in dry-docking, maintenance budgeting, and accident investigations is an added advantage.

Why Choose Svitzer?

At Svitzer, you’ll join a global network of maritime professionals committed to delivering excellence in towage and sustainable operations. You’ll have the chance to make a real impact, grow your expertise, and be part of a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration.

Ready to set sail on this exciting opportunity? Apply now and become an integral part of Svitzer’s journey to redefine maritime excellence.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

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