Mooring Master / Deputy Marine Operations Manager

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Mooring Master who will also act as Deputy Marine Operations Manager. The role ensures safe vessel berthing, unberthing and overall marine logistics within a fast‑paced offshore project environment.

Key responsibilities

• Act as Mooring Master, providing navigational and mooring guidance to Vessel Masters.
• Assess weather, tides and currents to determine safe operating conditions.
• Coordinate tug‑boat assisted manoeuvres and verify readiness of berthing facilities.
• Support daily marine logistics, fleet scheduling, dispatch, routing and vessel allocation for a mixed fleet of speed boats, HSCs, landing crafts, tugboats, barges and marine ambulances.
• Lead the Operations Control Center, ensuring effective vessel tracking, communication and reporting.
• Supervise jetty operations, berth allocation, passenger embarkation/disembarkation and cargo handling.
• Enforce HSE standards, IMO conventions (SOLAS, MARPOL) and ensure crew certifications are valid.
• Participate in incident investigations and emergency response activities.

Required profile

• Certificate of Competency (CoC) as Master Mariner (preferred), Chief Mate or 2nd Mate.
• Valid STCW certifications.
• 5–10 years of marine industry experience, including vessel operations, marine logistics or port operations.
• Experience with crew boats, high‑speed crafts, landing crafts, tugboats or similar vessels.

Required skills