Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for Voyage Advisor with Kongsberg Maritime India. We are looking for professionals who can join our team and work closely with team leads and peer on different projects. Qualification & Experience Sailed as 2nd Officer or Bachelor s degree in Maritime studies or a related field. Shore experience in Voyage Optimization, maritime operations, or a similar role will be an advantage. Excellent understanding of weather patterns, oceanography, and maritime regulations. Certification in voyage optimization or related areas will be an added advantage. Working evenings and night and weekends, holidays on a rotational basis to support a 24/7 operation. Skills: Good Interpersonal skills Collaborative Adaptability Strong Analytical & problem-solving skills Responsibilities: Assisting the clients in finding the most optimal route (safest and most cost/time/fuel efficient route) with the help of our software to ensure the safety of the vessel, cargo and crew. They will respond to client inquires for weather conditions and other information during the voyages and have contact to both offshore and onshore staff. They will provide heavy weather guidance to vessels which need it. They will provide end of voyage charter reports to clients when needed. Address specific vessel and client needs on all aspects of the voyage, from administrative details, data quality and vessel voyage optimization to performance and safety. Monitor speed, fuel and position deviations for vessels on active routes and notify relevant parties. Monitor and asses the vessels current performance level to ensure the most optimal routing. Inform vessels close to hurricanes/typhoons and offer assistance. Update routes for vessels with changed performance and notify relevant parties in case of large ETA/cost changes. Check world map to see if any vessels are close to bad weather and assist master if necessary. Make a spot check on the world map to see if any vessels have received strange routing . Will be part of testing and giving feedback on future development of our voyage optimization module. Will provide both phone and written support to both our clients and the vessel. You are able to Analyze complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise in own area Communicate in a clear, precise and structured way Co-operate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals Be aware of own strengths and limitations and pursues learning and career development opportunities