Maritime Operations Specialist

LHR Américas is seeking a highly skilled Maritime Specialist to join our Terminal Pilotage Ops Division.

The Terminal Pilotage Ops Division is responsible for providing a professional pilotage service, vessel traffic management system, and support services at all oil ports and terminals to expedite the seaborne export and import of crude oils and hydrocarbon-based products in a safe, efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound manner following shipping industry's best practices.

• Verify breaches of applicable international maritime organization conventions, marine industry standards, and port rules & regulations.
• Generate follow-up telexes and correspondence with ship principals. Review local, and international marine guidelines and standards as related to the terminal pilotage Operations Division.
• Monitor and verify budget accounts for the Division.
• Responsible for assisting the supervisor in continuous updating of the Port Booklet and other relevant publications.
• Analyze Marine Safety Statistics of the ports and terminals.
• Formulate claims with full supporting documentation for additional marine assistance services provided that are beyond the contractual obligations.
• Responsible for the initiation of telex's dispatched to ship principals and evaluation of telexes received from ship principals in respect to highlighted concerns on ship operations.
• Analyze tankship's safety violations defects and ship-related incidents.
• Exercise controls of verification for all items associated with budgetary control of the division.
• Generate follow-up telexes and correspondence with ship principals.
• Review jointly with marine engineer-related marine/terminal projects.
• Deputize for the supervisor of the unit when required.
• Maintain a readiness to deputize at international marine conferences.
• Monitor and Verify budget accounts for the Division.
• Attend Safety meetings with operational members of the division.
• Provide where applicable technical support and carry out any other assignment as required.
• Responsible for formulating claims to recover marine services expended upon additional marine assistance and oil spill cleanup costs incurred as a result of services beyond the contractual requirements.
• Research material, documentation, and technical data to support terminal operations by providing advice when relevant general instructions fail to satisfactorily address a particular problem.

• Bachelor's degree in Maritime Studies, or a High National Diploma (HND) in Nautical Science/Marine Engineering along with a Master Mariner (Class I)/Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency from a recognized and approved program.
• 10 years experience in sea going including the specialty here, including 5 years of experience as a senior officer onboard tanker and/or Gas (LPG) carrier.
• Knowledge and experience with international regulatory body requirements, classification standards, marine/mechanical engineering practices, specifications and/or rules.