Marine Crewing Officer

Make your mark as a Marine Crewing Officer at Gardline! 

We are currently looking to recruit a marine crewing officer to join our established team. This position is a permanent full-time role within the marine crewing team based in our Great Yarmouth office. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and managing our international team of marine crew who work onboard our fleet of Company owned and third-party vessels to ensure that all company operated ships are adequately manned as identified on the safe manning document.

Your responsibilities include:

• Liaise with Crewing Agencies for the selection and provision of qualified seafarers
• Confirm with Flag state Authority that the Certificates of Competency for all Marine personnel are authentic prior to appointment to Company Operated ships
• Ensure that all Marine personnel professional certificates are current including Flag State medicals
• Schedule Crew rotas including travel arrangements to/from vessel
• Ensure that crew welfare arrangements on company operated ships comply with the standards identified in the relevant Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) standards
• Arrange for revalidation of all Flag State CoC / CeC prior to expiry
• Liaise with Vessel Superintendents on any additional personnel who may be required to join/visit Company Operated ships for repair, MLC, Flag or Class Inspection etc
• Maintain a working knowledge and be fully conversant with the principles identified in the Gardline Safety Management System

Your qualities
You can make your mark as a Marine Crewing Officer if you have:

• Previous experience working in a shipping and or marine crewing role
• Diploma in Crew Management (Desirable)
• Have right to work in the UK without restrictions and based in the local Great Yarmouth (UK) area
• Previous Administration experience including excellent organisational skills
• High level of IT literacy, including Office, Microsoft Teams and Outlook
• Strong communication skills, both in person and written
• Be able to work as part of a team and perform well under pressure
• A good command of written and spoken English

What you can expect

• A range of benefits: In addition to your salary and flexible work arrangements, you will receive an annual leave entitlement of 22 days, increasing incrementally in line with length of service, a salary sacrifice pension scheme*, access to private healthcare through Bupa* as well as cycle to work* and eye test schemes!*
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realise your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities be that onshore or offshore.  Being part of Gardline and the Boskalis Group provides access to a vast range of opportunities literally across the globe!
• A warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Gardline!

* where applicable (dependent on contract type)

Extra information

• A full drivers’ license is necessary, together with the ability to travel globally at short notice
• Where you will work:  Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth
• Fulltime job: The position of Marine Crewing Officer is a fulltime role, 37.5 hours per week
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application process and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. If both sides are happy to proceed after interview(s), we will make you an offer to join Gardline. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we warmly welcome you to our organisation.