Join our global team for a career filled with opportunities to solve challenges both small and large, local and global, simple and complex.
We are looking for a passionate HSEQ Manager who will be working with Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a comprehensive global maritime group providing over half of the merchant fleet with essential products and services, along with supplying crew and technical management to the largest and most complex vessels ever to sail.
With a pool of more than 9,200 seafarers and over 500 shore-based employees all over the world, Wilhelmsen Ship Management is one of world’s largest third-party ship managers with a portfolio of more than 450 vessels and counting.
The position will be located at Great World City - West Tower in the heart of Singapore and it is easy to get to by public transportation.
We offer a culture and work environment of strong leadership, career development, work-life balance and a job that is both challenging and stimulating. Our organization thrives by using modern tools and is eager to utilize the business opportunities that comes with new digital tools and skills. Our ideal candidates are looking for new challenges and would like to join a team of experienced professionals who are passionate to grow in one of the world’s largest maritime organizations.
Main Responsibilities
Designated Person Ashore (DPA)/Management Representative for WSM according to country.
- Perform the functions of a DPA in accordance with the letter and intent of the ISM Code.
- Perform the functions of Management Representative in accordance with the letter and intent of the ISO 9001 and 14001 Standards.
- Respond appropriately to Ship Management Reviews and implement Company's safety commitments made in such responses.
- Respond appropriately to Ship Safety Committee Reports as required.
- Provide input to Undesired Event and Near Miss analysis and response.
- Provide input to the corrective and preventive action process of internal and external audit/vetting findings and Port State Control findings.
- Participate in work permit approvals as appropriate.
- Arrange promulgation to ships on Lessons learned from selected internal and external Safety and Environmental related incidents.
- Arrange promulgation to ships on new HSEQ related rules and regulations, or internal requirements.
- Overview shipboard navigational standards, practices and procedures and make improvements to them as necessary.
- Participate in the upkeep of the Company's TMSA / DBMS / DOOS status and in that of other similar schemes.
- Liaise with Flag and Class on Safety issues and submit any required safety information to them in formats specified.
- Carry out investigations upon incidents as per GIMS.
- Represent WSM Singapore as a member of the Document Committee (DC).
- Receive, collate and send out to the DC all suggestions for improvement and updating of documentation.
- Make suggestions to the DC for documentation improvement based on study of undesired events, near misses and other events.
- Arrange for updating of ship and shore documentation based on new rules, regulations and other advisories.
- Maintain the Company's Emergency Response Manual for WSM SG.
- Liaise with Global HSEQ & Systems for any required non-DC controlled safety related documentation for vessels such as US VRP and NTVRP Plans.
Audits
- Arrange for all required ISM and ISO related audits to be performed at the WSM KL / SG premises and internal audits onboard WSM Asia vessels.
- Follow up on the implementation of corrective and preventive actions against such audit findings.
- Arrange external audits by Class/Flag related to ships initial ISM SMC certification for WSM KL/SG vessels.
- Monitor that annual internal audits of the ships are done as scheduled and non-conformances properly addressed.
- Perform occasional shipboard safety audits and training.
- Plan and perform office based annual internal audits.
Management Reviews
- Arrange, provide input to and participate in the WSM SG/KL Annual and ad hoc Management reviews.
- Follow up on the implementation of Review output.
Statistics
- Maintain safety and environmental statistics as required for the monitoring of fulfilment of the Company's KPIs and of Client requirements.
Contingencies
- Be a member of the Company's emergency response team to respond to actual emergencies.
- Participate in emergency Drills.
Certification
- Arrange for ISM and ISO related certificates for the Company and their endorsement following audits.
- Be the Custodian of original certificates as mentioned above.
- Arrange for initial ISM SMC/ ISPS ISSC certificates for ships.
- Arrange for Continuous Synopsis Records to be procured as necessary for ships.
- Arrange for Owners ISM Notification to Flag Documents and their upkeep.
- Arrange for Company's DP notification to Flag and their upkeep.
DBMS
- Participate in the upkeep of WSM SG/KL status of compliance with DBMS requirements.
Security
- Liaise with the Company Security Officer for Ship Security Assessments and Plans to be procured.
- Maintain Office Security Plan and Office Security Assessment.
Information Management
Formulate and adhere to a system to keep the Organization updated, to the greatest extent possible on:
- New international maritime related rules and regulations affecting the fleet.
- Flag specific rules and regulations.
- Local national regulations - to the greatest extent possible.
- Requirements of class societies and other major maritime players such as Oil Majors / major miners.
- New safety products and processes as applicable to the fleet.
- Significant undesired event studies by expert bodies.
Records
- Maintain records of all activities engaged in.
Other
- Fulfil other requirements as requested for by the GM, FM, and VMs, within the scope of the job from time to time.
- Conduct Employee Dialogue.
Accountabilities
The position will be measured against the success of the fleet and the office in:
- Improving safety, quality, health and environmental performance.
- Improving internal and external audit, vetting and port state control performance,
- Improving documentation and procedures.
- Having up to date statistics at all times.
- Having up to date certification onboard at all times.
- Effective interaction within the department.
Qualifications
Mandatory Requirements
- Sea Service in a Senior Position for at least 3 years.
- ISM/ISO course training and certification.
- DPA Course attendance.
- Risk assessment and Incident Investigation course certification (Validity 5 years).
Additional Preferences
- Internal ISM/ISO Auditor.
- Good Computer Skills specifically in Microsoft Office.
