Opportunity

Technical Superintendent, Scandinavia

My name is Peter Hermansson, Cluster Technical Manager, and I am looking for a Technical Superintendent to join our great technical team. You will support the technical activities within the Scandinavian cluster and manage the M&R of our vessels to ensure the maximum up-time.

You will be working in a great team, both onshore and offshore. The technical team has a lot of freedom with responsibility to plan your workdays and with colleagues based in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany, you will be joining a diverse and collaborative organisation and a high-performance company with strong values.

Svitzer has provided safety and support at sea since 1833. Doing difficult things in difficult places is our passion and your business is at the heart of what we do. As a world leading towage operator, our 4,000 employees and our fleet of 440 vessels stand ready to meet our customers’ needs for safe and efficient marine solution services, anywhere in the world.

You will join Svitzer Scandinavia and be located in our office in Gothenburg, Sweden or in Svendborg, Denmark.

The role will require extensive travel in Denmark and Sweden, due to the location of vessels to be supervised.

Key responsibilities

• Management of the technical budget for the maintenance and dry dockings, including monitoring of and control of the costs of repairs and maintenance.
• Planning and coordination of maintenance, regular service, dry-dockings, and vessel upgrades through service contractors / vessel crew as appropriate, ensuring prompt return to the fleet.
• Development and use of planned maintenance systems
• Ensuring that vessels are properly maintained and ready to meet the operational requirements of the port and our service commitment to our customers. (is this not a bit the same as the first bullet point?)

We are looking for

• Degree in marine engineering / nautical degree or equal education.
• Collaborative team player who works well together with both onshore and offshore colleagues
• Marine operational experience including management as seagoing engineer or superintendent is preferred.
• Experience with setting and maintaining financial budgets.
• Verbal and written fluency in English and Scandinavian (Swedish/Danish).
• Financial analysis skills and leadership abilities.
• Talent for numbers and accuracy and ability to perform under pressure and work within strict deadlines.
• Professional approach to yard representatives, Class surveyors and Maritime administration personal.

We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, so please submit your CV and a motivational letter outlining what you bring to this role, as soon as possible but no later than 31 June.

Submit your application in English online via our portal. We do not accept applications via e-mail. Please exclude from your application any information about age, gender, religion, and other factors that do not directly relate to the role. Photo is not required.

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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