Marine Superintendent

• Responsible for providing guidance and measuring compliance with respect to station keeping (DP, moored and self-elevating), safe navigation and collision avoidance, general safety and pollution prevention, vessel stability, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure that all key marine operating personnel (DP, moored or self-elevating units) meet company's marine competency standards and are competent to carry out their duties.
• Ensure that bridge management protocols are in place and utilized to ensure full liaison between all key marine personnel and drilling operations.
• Support development of company marine policies, procedures, guidelines, standing orders and specific operational guidelines and ensure they are being adhered to.
• Attend/conduct/review regularly scheduled audits of existing marine procedures, logs and marine equipment to ensure they are fit for purpose.
• Provide rig move support and training.
• Plan, review and ensure compliance to procedure for moving rigs into and out of ports when required.
• Provide technical support and guidance to operations in marine situations ensuring the safety of the crew, equipment and the protection of the marine environment.
• Provide marine support to Asset Management, Engineering, Projects, and SHE for maintaining the integrity of marine systems.
• Perform inspections of wet and dry-tow vessels for ocean going rig moves and make recommendations on suitability.
• Supervise towage and dry-transportation planning including dry-tow loadout and/or offloading.
• Liaise with regulatory, government agencies, client representatives and marine surveyors as appropriate.
• Attend/conduct/review vessel inspections and audits to confirm compliance with MODU Code (SOLAS as applicable), MARPOL, STCW, ILO Conventions, IMO resolution A891(21), applicable IMCA guidelines and applicable industry codes. Verify that any corrective action is agreed and implemented within the required timescales.
• Participate in incident investigations and verify that investigations are carried out effectively and that appropriate corrective action is agreed upon and implemented in a timely manner.
• Act as a member of the regional Emergency Response Team during an emergency.
• Manage special projects as assigned by Management.
• Keep current on marine industry standards, practices and methodologies as well as regulatory requirements.

• Minimum of ten years previous experience with MODUS inclusive of dynamically positioned, moored and self elevating unit's with at least three years in a Deck or Engine Department management position working for a Drilling Contractor
• Experience in jack-up marine operations.
• Previous office based marine support / management experience to be taken into consideration.
• Unlimited STCW II/2 or III/2 mariner license (USCG or Liberia preferred)
• Nautical Institute DP Operator certificate or strong knowledge in DP systems required.
• Maritime academy and/or Bachelor's degree from accredited college, university, preferred
• Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment.
• Ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
• Availability and willingness to travel to such locations and with such frequency as the employer determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
• Committed to a high standard of safety and to comply with all safety laws and all of the employer's safety policies and rules.
• Must be willing to report safety violations and potential safety violations to appropriate supervisory or management personnel.
• Effective communication, team working and organizational skills. Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent conflict resolution skills and be able to diplomatically handle confrontation.
• Exercise sound judgments and make decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
• Maintain flexible attitude and approach towards assignments and successfully operate under ambiguous guidelines.
• Maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined in the employer's sole discretion.
• PC proficiency required. Working knowledge of current Microsoft Office software suite version.
• Perform duties onsite, except those job duties which are customarily or by their nature performed offsite (such as off-site meetings with customers at their request or for marketing purposes, making deliveries to designated destinations, traveling to field offices to meet with superiors/peers/subordinates or attend/conduct training, etc).