Senior Vessel Operator

About Us

Working with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement means partnering with one of the world&aposs leading third party ship managers. As a multinational, family- owned business, we celebrate a culture of togetherness. Caring for and learning from each other is at the base of our success. Our superpower is our diversity. The wealth of more than 80 nationalities and diverse expert knowledge boosts our capacity to innovate and take industry standards to the next level.The BSM family includes over 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 shore-based staff in more than 30 locations and across the oceans. Together, we move a fleet of over 600 vessels and help hundreds of ship owners trade cargo all around the world safely and efficiently. We see it as our highest responsibility to operate with greatest respect to the integrity of the environment, the vessels, and our people.Are you interested in exciting career opportunities, personal growth, and great development options in an international fast-paced working environment Then join the BSM family!

Job Objective

Oversees and monitors the overall safety, security, nautical and commercial operation (including commercial effectiveness and voyage efficiency) of the assigned ships. Ensure OHSE, Energy and Environmental compliance policies are upheld.

Key Accountabilities

• Monitoring updates and proposing improvements in safety, security and commercial effectiveness and voyage efficiency of vessels assigned to fleet team by participating in relevant seminars, and implementing Group initiatives, alerts, and incident corrective actions.
• Ensure awareness of the principle aspects of commercial agreements and charter parties of assigned vessels and associated obligations of BSM onboard assigned vessels and across the belonging fleet team.
• Provide commercial and operational support to assigned vessel for the effective fulfilment of voyage and cargo requirements in collaboration with the MS
• Assist Master with weather routing and weather routing service provider in collaboration with the MSI.
• Monitor voyage performance, commercial operation and cargo operation of the assigned vessel to ensure compliance with charter party.
• (Tanker and bulk vessel specific) Monitor execution of cargo tanks/hold cleaning activities
• Update our in house software "PAL" (Voyage or Chartering Module) with employment details, including charter hire and charter period and ensure the data is accurately reflected in LiveFleet.
• Commercial claims and disputes handling and loss-prevention
• Manage relationship with owner and charterer
• Participate in improving IT applications for the Chartering and Performance Module, drive and provide recommendations to improve automation and smart operation services
• Monitors that all assigned vessels possess the required statutory certification for safe operation in accordance with Class, Port State Control and Flag State requirements, maritime legislation, safety regulations and operational standards of both BSM and vessels owners.
• Identifies elevated risk conditions and circumstances in a timely manner and provides support and guidance to Technical Superintendents and Masters to adequately mitigate such risks. This includes ship security risks.
• Reviews the pre-fixing requirements and charter party clauses during negotiations
• Interacts and builds a relationship with Owners and charterers.
• Participates in improving IT applications
• Provide assistance with the employment / unemployment of the vessels
• Provide commercial support to vessels
• Handling cargo claims and liaison with P&I / Insurance as required and dealing with commercial disputes such as off-hire when required.
• Provides interviews and briefings as required for senior ship staff.
  

Requirements

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Shipping or equivalent or Second officer license
• Being a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers or having a recognized Degree in the shipping field is preferred (but not a must)
  

Work Experience

• 2 years experience within the maritime industry
• Previous experience as a Post Fixture Operative, or experience in area of chartering, shipbroking and voyage planning is preferred (but not a must).
  

Job Specific Skills

• Knowledge of charter party agreements
• Knowledge of operational requirements and voyage regulations
• Good negotiation skills
• Excellent communication abilities
• Very good people management skills
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Fluency in English
• PC literacy
• Ability to demonstrate excellent reasoning and analytical skills
  

Benefits

Why you should join us!

• On-the-job training
• First-hand exposure to the growing maritime technological industry
• Diverse workforce
• Technology-driven company
• Be a part of the ever-growing Schulte group family!