Harbour Master - Tilbury, United Kingdom - Forth Ports Group - Port of Tilbury

Forth Ports Group - Port of Tilbury

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Tilbury, United Kingdom

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Harbour Master - Marine:

Due to exciting continuous business growth, we have an opportunity for a Harbour Master, to join us at the Port of Tilbury.

This is a great opportunity for a current or recent Harbour Master or Deputy Harbour Master who is looking to advance their career within the industry.

Forth Ports Limited is a dynamic and multimodal ports owner and operator, offering a wide range of diverse port related services to help connect the UK with Europe and the rest of the world.

If recent world events have taught us anything, it is the critical importance of logistics to every aspect of our life.

The port business is significant in where this happens, with 95% of goods coming into the UK coming via ports - from unitised cargoes to renewables and everything in between, we really do keep the UK moving.

The Harbour Master, also known as an Asset Manager (Marine), role plays a pivotal part in the day-to-day management of the Marine teams and Statutory Functions at the Ports of Tilbury and Tilbury 2, as well as liaising closely with the Port of London Authority (PLA) for Cruise, RoRo, and Bulk and Container river berths.

Your role will include working with other Tilbury Asset Managers, PLA and 3rd Parties to plan, implement and control the safe and efficient movement of all vessels primarily within the ports which are under the remit of the SHA.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that all shipping movements are carried out safely and in line with legislation and Company policy.

Due to the nature of this role, demonstratable people management skills and experience is essential.

Important Information
Location: Port of Tilbury, Port of Tilbury London Ltd, Leslie Ford House, Tilbury, England, Essex, RM18 7EH

Date Posted: 4th August 2023-
Closing Date: 1st October 2023- Industry: Logistics & Transport- Job Type: Full time- Salary: Based on Experience
About the role:

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and delegating work to ensure the smooth running of the Marine teams in the port
Working with the PLA and the Duty Harbour Master, to ensure that proposed vessel locations and arrival times are within Marine Guidelines, having due regard to weather conditions, tides, size and nature of vessel and communicate primarily with VTS but also as required agents, pilots and shipmasters
Work with other Asset Managers on developing new business opportunities
Attending meetings with Asset Managers, port users, local stakeholders and customers as required
Managing Marine staff and Marine assets to ensure safe and efficient operation
Working with the PLA Conservancy team, ensuring depths of water are maintained at the required depths, ruling depths are published and safe UKC maintained
Notifying the Asset and Site Director of any nonstandard issue or incidents
Notifying the Chief Harbour Master of any nonstandard marine matters as per Port Marine Safety Code
Working with CHM and Port management on the marine element of any project work

What are we looking for?

Suitable senior seagoing experience with Merchant Navy Certificate of Competency (deck or engineer), or equivalent qualification such as Harbour Master Certificate or Royal Navy certificate, or degree level education with suitable professional qualifications
Relevant Port Management experience as Harbour Master or Deputy Harbour Master
Experience of managing people and working with different teams of people
Experience of project management in a Port/Marine environment
Knowledge of Port Marine Safety Code.
Understanding of Port and River Byelaws, General Directions, and other relevant information

What can we offer you?

A generous salary & car allowance
Company bonus structure
Private medical insurance
Company Pension scheme and Life cover
Cycle to work scheme
Free onsite parking
Onsite Occupational Health
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which offers counselling and advice on a wide variety of issues, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Onsite canteen
Employee Wellbeing initiatives

Forth Ports Group:

"As sure as the tide " - 50 years and counting - delivering outstanding results, on all manner of projects. Customers from around the world rely on our expertise to realise their ambitions.

Over our 50 years of experience we have witnessed our ports grow to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies.

The growth impact has been achieved due to the continued investments in our infrastructure, making sure that our ports are able to continually develop their services and support the growth of many industries.

Our people have played a significant role.

They have delivered the highest quality of service through their expertise, loyalty and flexibility and, without them, we could not have built the strong reputation and the long term agreements with many customers that we have today.