Petro Marine Offshore Projects Support Co. is seeking an experienced Marine Technical Superintendent to take full shore-based responsibility for the maintenance, reliability, technical performance, cost control and regulatory compliance of our offshore support vessel fleet, including AHTS and DP-1/DP-2 vessels.
This is a full-time, on-site position based at our New Cairo office. The successful candidate must be available for regular and urgent travel to vessels, shipyards and ports throughout Egypt.
Key responsibilities• Manage the technical condition, reliability and availability of assigned offshore vessels.• Plan and control preventive and corrective maintenance.• Maintain a prioritized defect register and ensure timely close-out of critical defects and overdue maintenance.• Lead dry-docking, major repairs, class surveys and technical projects from specification and tendering through execution, trials and final close-out.• Prepare and control annual maintenance, repair, spare-parts and dry-docking budgets; monitor committed and actual expenditure.• Provide technical troubleshooting support to Masters and Chief Engineers and lead root-cause analysis of significant failures.• Ensure compliance with class, flag, statutory, client and company requirements.• Manage DP technical assurance, including FMEA status, annual DP trials, DP defect close-out, critical equipment, configuration control and applicable IMCA guidance.• Review technical reports, vessel performance, machinery trends, fuel/lubricant consumption and recurring failures.• Coordinate OEMs, shipyards, workshops, service engineers and equipment suppliers; perform technical and commercial bid evaluations.• Maintain accurate technical records, drawings, certificates, repair history and weekly management reports.• Support technical audits, inspections, mobilizations and incident investigations.
Essential qualifications and experience• Marine Engineering degree and/or valid Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency (STCW III/2 or equivalent).• At least 5 years of relevant shore-based experience as a Technical Superintendent, Fleet Technical Manager or Port Engineer responsible for offshore vessels.• Proven responsibility for AHTS and/or OSV vessels, including DP-1 or DP-2 vessels.• Demonstrable experience personally managing dry-dockings, major repairs, maintenance budgets, class surveys and vessel technical inspections.• Working knowledge of DP FMEA, annual DP trials, DP defect management and relevant IMCA guidance.• Strong knowledge of diesel engines, propulsion systems, thrusters, generators, electrical/automation systems and marine auxiliary machinery.• Practical experience with PMS/ERP systems, Microsoft Office, budgeting and structured technical reporting.• Strong troubleshooting, planning, leadership, vendor-management and decision-making skills.• Professional spoken and written Arabic and English.• Willing and able to work full-time from New Cairo and travel at short notice to vessels and ports across Egypt.
Preferred• Previous Chief Engineer or senior engineering service on AHTS/OSV/DP vessels.• Experience with Egyptian marine workshops, shipyards, OEM representatives and service providers.• Experience with offshore-client technical audits, OVID/e CMID or comparable assurance regimes.
Important application requirement Applicants should ensure that their CV clearly lists the offshore vessels managed, vessel types and DP class, shore-based superintendent roles, dry-docking projects, machinery experience, certificates and current location. Applications that do not demonstrate the essential offshore-vessel and technical-superintendent requirements may not progress.
Only candidates who meet the essential requirements should apply.