HSB Technical Ltd
Technical Superintendent
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Position: Technical Superintendent - Dry Docking
Job ID: 1613/14
Location: Aberdeen
Salary: Dependent on experience
Employment Type: Permanent
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating across the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Maritime, Energy, and Aerospace sectors. We support a wide range of businesses with permanent and contract recruitment throughout the UK and internationally.
We are currently recruiting for a Technical Superintendent with strong dry-docking experience to join a well-established and highly regarded maritime organisation based in Aberdeen.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for the technical management of assigned vessels, with a particular focus on planning, preparing, and delivering dry-docking projects. You will ensure that each vessel remains safe, compliant, operational, and maintained to the required technical and regulatory standards.
Duties and Responsibilities of the Technical Superintendent:
- Plan and manage vessel dry dockings from the initial scope of work and budget stage through to completion, sea trials, and return to service.
- Develop detailed dry-docking specifications, work packages, project schedules, and cost estimates.
- Liaise with shipyards, contractors, suppliers, class societies, flag authorities, and internal stakeholders throughout each docking project.
- Attend vessels and shipyards to oversee repairs, inspections, surveys, modifications, and planned maintenance activities.
- Monitor dry-docking progress, expenditure, quality, and timescales, ensuring that any technical or commercial issues are addressed quickly.
- Manage technical budgets for assigned vessels and ensure expenditure is properly controlled and reported.
- Ensure planned vessel inspections are completed and vessels are fully prepared for class, flag, and statutory surveys.
- Oversee mechanical, electrical, and navigational equipment repairs, maintenance, and upgrades.
- Provide practical technical support to vessel crews and shore-based teams, including fault-finding and the resolution of operational issues.
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with company procedures, industry regulations, and the required safety and quality standards.
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Qualifications and Requirements:
- Previous shoreside experience as a Technical Superintendent, Dry Docking Superintendent, Project Superintendent, or in a similar technical vessel-management role.
- Strong, demonstrable experience of planning and delivering vessel dry dockings, major refits, repairs, or conversion projects.
- A seagoing engineering background to Second Engineer or Chief Engineer level would be advantageous; however, candidates with extensive ship repair or shipyard experience will also be considered.
- Good knowledge of vessel mechanical and electrical systems, planned maintenance, class requirements, and statutory regulations.
- Additional electrical engineering experience and the ability to interpret electrical drawings would be highly advantageous.
- Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing project budgets, contractors, and suppliers.
- A practical problem-solver who can make effective decisions in demanding, time-sensitive environments.
- Excellent communication, organisation, and report-writing skills.
- Willingness to travel to vessels and shipyards when required.
- Applicants must have the immediate right to live and work in the UK.
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This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd, which has been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this position.
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