Vessel Manager

We are looking for a passionate Vessel Manager who will be working with Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a comprehensive global maritime group providing over half of the merchant fleet with essential products and services, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail.

With a pool of more than 9,200 seafarers and over 500 shore-based employees all over the world, Wilhelmsen Ship Management is one of world’s largest third-party ship managers with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels and counting.

The position will be located at Great World City - West Tower in the heart of Singapore and it is easy to get to by public transportation.

We offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Our organization thrives by using modern tools and is eager to utilize the business opportunities that comes with new digital tools and skills. Our ideal candidates are looking for new challenges and would like to join a team of experienced professionals who are passionate to grow in one of the world’s largest maritime organizations.

Main Responsibilities

• Manager is responsible for the safe, efficient and environment conscious operation of the vessels assigned, typical 3-5 vessels.
• To ensure vessel/s comply with all relevant rules & regulations with special emphasis on the ISM code, the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standard as well as flag state, port state and the industry's special requirements and regulations, and render support to ships as appropriate.
• Give support on matters related to technical operations as required.
• Keep technical statistics.
• Attend to additional duties as decided during the annual employee dialogue.
• Analyse and respond to Undesired Events.
• Participate in evaluation of Shipboard management Systems Review.
• Arrange Management Reviews and ensure actions decided upon are implemented.

Accountabilities

• The position will be measured against safe and incident free operation of the assigned vessels and in line with WSM and Client KPIs.

Qualifications

• Technical/maritime qualifications with seagoing experience as Chief Engineer on VLGC for at least 2 years and can be new ashore.
• Shore based experience as vessel manager of VLGC
• Good command of oral and written English
• Basic computer knowledge
• Environmental focused
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills in order to develop close relationships with shipboard staff, vessel owners, charterers as well as internal and external support functions.

Competency Requirement

• Customer Focus
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Team Commitment
• Creativity & Innovation
• Professionalism

Mandatory Training Requirements

• DOCMAP Training
• BASSnet Training
• Incident investigation (Validity 5 Yrs)
• Risk Assessment (Validity 5 Yrs)