Job Description
Port & Operational Execution
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise loadout, securing, and departure activities for project cargo on deck carriers / heavylift vessels.
- Chair prejob meetings and toolbox talks; confirm PPE, permits, lifting plans, weather windows, and berth readiness.
- Verify vessel readiness (stability, ballast plans, deck condition, lashing gear availability, cargo gear certification).
- Direct onsite activities involving stevedores, riggers, surveyors, and vendors to meet schedule and safety targets.
- Oversee ballasting/deballasting sequences during loadout to maintain stability and trim within approved limits
Technical Documentation Review
- Review and endorse stowage plans, cargo arrangements, lifting plans, grillage & sea-fastening drawings, and loadspreading calculations.
- Validate method statements, JSA/RA, mooring plans, and seapassage securing in compliance with Class/Flag, MWS, and client specs.
- Check cargo data (COG, weight, dimensions, lifting points) and reconcile with asreceived documentation and survey reports.
- Coordinate and close out comments with Engineering, Class, MWS, and clients before operations commence.
Compliance, Quality & HSE
- Lead incident/nearmiss reporting, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure all lifting/securing gear, certifications, and WLL/SWL markings are valid and traceable.
Stakeholder & Client Interface
- Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for clients, marine warranty surveyors, port authorities, and pilots.
- Provide clear progress updates, manage change requests, and align expectations on schedule and scope.
- Support postoperation debriefs and capture lessons learned for future projects.
Project Control & Reporting
- Prepare daily progress logs, deck maps/asstowed drawings, photographic records, and loadout completion reports.
- Monitor critical path activities, highlight risks, and recommend mitigation/recovery plans.
- Verify vendor invoices/time sheets related to stevedoring, cranes, tugs, and port services.
Operational Optimization
- Support continual improvement by identifying operational bottlenecks and proposing process enhancements.
- Coordinate with commercial and technical teams on lessons learned and improvements for future projects.
Job Profile (Internal)
Qualifications, Experience And Skills
Minimum Experience & Qualifications:
- 510 years in heavylift / project cargo as Port Captain/Supercargo/ Cargo Supervisor
- Proven track record supervising loadout and seafastening on deck carriers, MPPs, barges, or semisubs.
- Strong knowledge of stability, lashing/securing standards (e.g., CSS Code), lifting operations, and port regulations.
Job-Specific Skills
- Excellent leadership at the berth/yard with calm, decisive decisionmaking under time pressure.
- Strong technical literacy: can challenge/validate stowage, ballast, lashing, and lifting assumptions.
- Clear communicator with clients, authorities, and multicultural site teams.
- Organized and detailoriented in documentation control and reporting.
- IT proficiency: MS Office, PDF markup; familiarity with stability/stowage software an advantage.
- Onsite presence at ports/shipyards; shift work and weekends as operations require.
- Travel to project ports regionally/internationally on short notice.
- Ability to work outdoors in varying weather and highactivity environments.
