Job Description

• Perform vetting and clearance activities, including assessment, screening and clearance of oil, gas and chemical vessels and terminals. For restricted trade screening types.
• Conduct evaluation of vessel and terminal operator audit / incident reports to determine their conformance with relevant standards/expectations and their suitability for use.
• Conduct risk assessments of third-party marine assets. Where these assets fail routine marine assurance assessments and where the business is unable to find suitable alternatives, make recommendations to MQA Superintendent Management on risk mitigation factors.
• Provide operational assurance for time-chartered vessels and ensure delivery of HSSE performance of the time-chartered fleet. Including requesting and review of MESQAC and D&A declarations.
• Support the MQA Superintendent in ensuring consistent application of all marine assurance policies and procedures.
• Conduct vessel operator TMSA verification audits as support auditor to confirm they are aligned with self-declarations and comply acceptance criteria. Produce audit reports and close out follow-up actions with the vessel operator.
• Provide feedback to the Audit and Inspection team to support the development and promulgation of audit / inspection best practice with the objective of achieving global consistency of audit / inspection activity across employed and sub-contracted auditors / inspectors.
• Contribute to identifying scope of current and future shipping and marine related activities, providing early marine advice to ensure compliance marine quality requirements and procedures, including involvement in projects/peer group reviews and pre / post start up audits.
• In conjunction with other regional offices, maintain data within the SmartQA system and other relevant sources in order to sustain accurate and contemporary information.
• Provide vetting and clearance support and advice terminals, charterers, vessel operators, and other shipping and marine activities as requested.
• Provide innovation and development to ensure continuous improvement of systems, processes, procedures, and capabilities to ensure ever increasing efficiency of the business model is continuously achieved.
• Assist in produce management stewardship reports that detail KPI, business metrics and SLA performance.
• May be asked from time to time to undertake other tasks that are relevant to the position.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Class 2 OOW deck or engine CoC or Marine degree-based qualification together with extensive industry experience as Naval architect / Classification surveyor etc. Lead Auditor or Nationally recognized Barge Master license or Class 3 OOW deck or engine CoC in conjunction with successful completion of structured training plan to progress from Marine Quality Assurance Specialist Assistant role. Experience as Second Officer/ Third Engineer (2yrs) seagoing experience in a qualified officer on tanker vessels. Or other relevant experience in shipping industry or Marine degree-based qualification together with extensive industry experience as Naval architect / Classification surveyor etc or Experience as Marine Quality Assurance Specialist Assistant. Leading risk assessments. Experience as Chief Officer or Second engineer on tanker vessels. Conducting audits such as ISM, TMSA, etc. Managing the closure of non-conformities. Developing and presenting reports to senior management. Knowledge of - OCIMF TMSA. OCIMF SIRE program. CDI & EBIS inspection programs. OCIMF Marine Terminal Baseline criteria.