Technical Superintendent, Scandinavia

We offer

As a part of the Technical Team, Scandinavia, you are free to plan your own schedule in accordance with your colleagues based in Sweden and Denmark, giving you a lot of freedom under responsibility. You will be joining a diverse and collaborative organisation and a high-performance company with strong values.

You will be based in our local office in Svendborg, Denmark. You will report to the Technical Manager for Scandinavia, based in the cluster office in Gothenburg, Sweden, working closely with all colleagues in the cluster, while being responsible in carrying out your individual tasks.

In this role you will get to experience all that the Scandinavian cluster has to offer, with travel in Denmark, Sweden and Germany, to wherever the vessels, under your supervision, are located. Your role will give you an opportunity to build strong working relationships and give you a chance for professional growth along the way.

Who are we?

Svitzer is a global leader in towage services, aiding our customers in safely and efficiently manoeuvring their large vessels in and out of ports worldwide. Founded in 1833, Svitzer builds on almost 200 years of experience, and our powerful tugboats and experts in towage work tirelessly to keep goods flowing, businesses thriving, and communities connected.

In Svitzer Scandinavia we have 30 vessels operating across Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The Technical Team is a strong partner to our crew, and a key in making the operations run efficiently. We are dedicated to keeping our vessels maintained and ready.

Key Responsibilities:

As Technical Superintendent, you will support the technical activities within the Scandinavian cluster and support the M&R of our vessels to ensure maximum up-time. You will be responsible for:

Daily technical support and assistance to vessels and crew

Planning and coordination of maintenance, repairs, dry-dockings and vessel upgrades, through service contractors / vessel crew as appropriate.

Ensuring that vessels are properly maintained and ready to meet the operational requirements of the port and our service commitment to our customers.

Management of the technical budget for the maintenance and dry dockings, including monitoring and control of the costs follow up.

Who are you?

You have a degree in marine engineering / nautical degree or equal education.

You are a collaborative team player who works well together with both onshore and offshore colleagues.

You have marine operational experience including experience in management as a seagoing engineer / nautical, or superintendent is preferred.

You have experience with setting and maintaining financial budgets.

You are fluent in English, verbally and written, as well as proficiency in Swedish and Danish.

You have financial analysis skills and leadership abilities.

You have a talent for numbers and accuracy and ability to perform under pressure and work within deadlines.

You take a professional approach to yard representatives, Class surveyors and Maritime administration personal.

Deadline

We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis, so please submit your CV and a motivational letter outlining what you will bring to this role, as soon as possible but no later than the 27th of October.

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this position, please feel free to contact either Peter Hermansson, Technical manager Scandinavia on peter.hermansson@svitzer.com or +46761263323 OR Sonni Rix Laumann, Port manager, Denmark on Sonni.laumann@svitzer.com or +4526822829.

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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