Master 500 - Northern Europe

Company overview

OEG is a leading energy solutions business, providing mission-critical infrastructure assets and services to the global offshore energy industry. Through our specialist divisions - topside, marine, subsea, logistics and industrials, we are a pivotal link in the global offshore energy project chain, ensuring our customers’ projects are delivered safely, reliably and efficiently.

Job role

OEG operates a fleet of windfarm support vessels ranging from 21 – 26m LOA and as a Master you will be responsible for the operation and safety of the vessel, its machinery, equipment and the crew and other personnel carried onboard.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management of the vessel, its machinery and associated equipment
• Implementing MRE’s safety and environmental policy, motivating the crew in the execution of that policy, issuing orders in a clear and concise manner and reviewing safety and pollution prevention activities
• Reporting defects to MRE and other matters with implications for safe operations or pollution risk
• Appraising and co-ordinating on-board training requirements with MRE
• Ensuring the SMS is kept current by liaising with the DPA to arrange audits
• Care of all electronic navigational aids and communications equipment
• Review of on-board contingency plans and ship procedures and reporting and deficiencies to the DPA
• Responsible for safety management, navigation, efficient running and upkeep of the vessel
• Ensuring that all the ship’s certificates are kept in date
• Ensuring that the ship complies with all appropriate rules, regulations, codes and guidelines
• Ensuring that all marine crew and suitably qualified, medically fit and capable of performing their duties
• Overall safety and fire-fighting organisation and for taking action following any incidents
• Carrying out maintenance to the highest standard and rectifying defects where possible
• When undergoing repairs, the Master will keep the Management fully advised on the progress
• On board training of the crew, for the position they hold, in preparation for further advancement
• Ensuring that MRE forms, as identified in the MRE Index of Forms are used as appropriate
• For all medical attention given on board, but they may delegate this as considered appropriate

QHSE responsibilities

To have a general understanding of the areas of our QHSE Management System and OEG’s QHSE aims and objectives that are relevant to the role.

Comply with the requirements of OEG Energy Group Policies and the responsibilities within the wider QHSE Management System.

Promoting:

• a proactive health and safety culture focussed on the prevention of work-related injury or ill health and continual improvement in our processes / performance.

• environmental sustainability and energy efficiency whilst minimising our environmental impacts and preventing pollution.

• a quality culture that brings values to our business, our customers and other interested parties ensuring quality issues and opportunities for improvement are identified and implemented.

Skills and experiences

OEG are ideally looking for candidates that have experience on vessels >500gt, to be considered for this role, candidates should have the following as a minimum:

• STCW Master 500 CoC or UK FSE or above
• Desirable minimum 2 years-experience in a similar role
• All relevant STCW certificates and Medical
• Confident interpersonal communication skills are important as well as being a team player
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to think problems through logically
• A calm and professional manner
• A flexible and adaptable approach to work