Dredge Port Engineer
Curtin Maritime, Corp.
full-time
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Location: California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $120,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Assist Senior Port Engineer with Vessel Engineers & Engineering Support Staff (Shoreside Mechanics/Welders)
- Support implementation of Engineering policies and procedures
- Purchasing related to normal vessel operations and liaison with purchasing department
- Enforcement of Helm Connect related to engineering tasks and ensure planned/completed tasks are input
- Assist as directed with all Engineering and Marine Transportation department needs
- Coordinate with Senior Port Engineer in assigning tasks to vessel engineers and act as secondary point of contact
- Enforce tasks are completed in timely manner and ensure Parts Requests are completed and delivered to vessel
- Assist in management of work plans for the fleet through Helm Connect
- Attend vessel drydock periods, report on progress and budgets
- Assist in mobilization and outfitting efforts of vessels going on long-term or specialty jobs
- Support development and implementation of Engineering policies, procedures, and training and actively participate in training programs
- Review requisitions relating to engineering before Senior Port Engineer approval and assist in determining vendors and tracking specific parts
- Ensure all staff are utilizing Helm Connect properly
Requirements
- At least 5 years of related experience
- TWIC Card
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in an engineering position, or similar mechanical aptitude, on tugboats (preferred)
- Strong computer and administrative skills
- Experience in the management of vessel drydockings
- Actual hands-on mechanical skills on a wide variety of equipment
- Ability to handle stressful situations with focus
- Understand and respect the chain of command
- Strong sense of responsibility and ownership; pro-active in all situations/tasks
- Physical abilities: walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing ladders and stairs, negotiating uneven and moving surfaces
- Able to work in confined spaces and carry heavy tools for extended periods of time
- Must be able to pull heavy lines/hoses, lift, carry heavy items, climb onto barges and up and down ladders
- Comfortable entering tanks and other confined spaces
- Ability to work in difficult conditions with exposure to all weather conditions (rain, ice, snow, wind, heat, etc.)
- Comfortable working aboard boats and barges using heavy lines, winches, and mechanical tools for repairs
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
- Ability to work when exposed to odors, dust, dirt, mechanical hazards, high noise levels, and potentially hazardous equipment
- Ability to travel to various locations/work sites and accommodate rotating schedule (4 weeks on/4 weeks off or 28 days on/28 days off average)
- This position requires you to be in-office, full-time in Long Beach (ability to accommodate required in-office presence)