Vessel Chief Engineer

Job Description

Function

Essential

• Supports the Master in operating the vessel in compliance with applicable regulations and company requirements, ensuring safety of life at sea, vessel security, and protection of the marine environment.
• Complies with the Company Code of Conduct and all supporting policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensures all engineering and maintenance activities are conducted in accordance with state, class, flag, client, and company requirements, including the timely reporting of accidents, incidents, and hazardous occurrences.
• Plans, organizes, and executes engineering operations to support safe, efficient, and reliable vessel operations.
• Ensures preventive and corrective maintenance is carried out on all vessel machinery, systems, and equipment to maintain operational readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Maintains responsibility for vessel power generation and essential services, including propulsion, electrical power, HVAC, refrigeration, water, sewage, and related mechanical and electrical systems, radio and navigational equipment.
• Performs and oversees maintenance and repairs to main engines, auxiliary machinery, pumps, motors, winches, steering gear, anchor windlass, lifeboat engines, and associated systems.
• Monitors, tests, and evaluates machinery and equipment performance to identify malfunctions, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Maintains engineering spaces in a clean, orderly, and safe condition, with particular attention to housekeeping standards and clear escape routes.
• Maintains accurate maintenance records, equipment certification, and engineering department documentation in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Participates in internal audits, inspections, and continuous improvement initiatives related to engineering, maintenance, and safety systems.
• Participates in operational meetings to review recent activities, plan upcoming operations, and coordinate equipment, personnel, and logistical requirements for the next 24 to 72 hours and beyond.
• Communicates work progress, operational status, and outstanding issues clearly and accurately at the end of each shift and at the end of each hitch.
• Assists with the preparation of engineering and maintenance budgets and provides technical input to management as requested.
• Participates in emergency preparedness activities, including drills and exercises, in accordance with vessel and company requirements.
• Performs vessel maintenance and repair activities as required
  
  

Responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the engineering department, promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring safe work practices are consistently followed.
• Proactively identifies hazards, assesses risks, and implements effective controls to reduce risk to personnel, equipment, and the environment.
• Ensures engineering personnel possess the required competencies, certifications, training, and skills to safely and effectively perform their assigned duties.
• Supervises, trains, and mentors engineering and maintenance personnel, providing coaching, instruction, and ongoing technical support as required.
• Conducts regular performance evaluations, provides constructive feedback, and supports the professional development of direct reports.
• Coordinates and supervises the work of engineering personnel and contractors to ensure tasks are completed safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company standards.
• Ensures personnel compliance with company policies, procedures, and behavioral expectations.
  
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Five (5) years minimum experience of Engine Room experience with DP.
• Merchant Mariner’s Credential
• USCG Chief Engineer License Motor, Any Horsepower. Without restriction or limitation(s)
• STCW III/2
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Valid TWIC card.
• Valid Passport.
  
  

Preferred

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• Maritime Academy Graduate
• Vessel experience within the oil and gas industry.
• DP Experience.
• Security clearance.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Knowledge of appropriate steps to analytical problem solving.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships.
• Ability to lead and work in a team environment, remaining attentive to ideas, recognizing responsibilities, and actively participating with others to accomplish assignments and achieve desired goals.
• Treats others fairly and with respect.
• Knowledge of department's policies, rules, regulations, business goals, vision, organizational structure, culture, philosophy, operating principles and values, etc.
• Ability to establish and maintain project priorities.
• Seeks out new learning experiences.
• Identifies what needs to be done and takes action before being asked or required.
  
  

Working Conditions

This position is considered OFFSHORE WORK which is characterized as follows.

• Outdoors and indoors, day and night, as well as over/near water.
• Requires working on or near moving equipment and vibrating equipment.
• Frequently the humidity is above 90%, noise is over 85 decibels, and the light is intense/glare.
• Potential exposure to open fire/flames/sparks.
• Constant exposure to airborne dust, fumes, and gases.
• Work surface is stable, height is elevated.
  
  

Physical Activity/ Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position is considered MEDIUM work.

OCCASIONAL

FREQUENT

CONSTANT

Lift 20-50 pounds

Work in confined spaces, kneel, jump, run, work while lying on

stomach/back, crawl, and use repetitive movements of the arms and hands.Identify color differencesWear PPE for skin protection

Lift 10-25 pounds

Climb stairs/ladders, stand, balance, stoop, squat, reach, and lift/carry objects Twist body, sit with back

supported, head forward/flexed, head tilted/rotated, and work with arms extended overhead.

Operate a motor vehicle

Lift up to 10 pounds Wear PPE protection for body, vision, and hearing protection

About Us

Oceaneering began in 1964 as a Gulf of Mexico-based diving company called World Wide Divers. Today, we are a leading global provider of engineered products and services to several industries, including energy, defense, aerospace, entertainment/theme parks, materials handling, and science and research.

We thrive by creating industry-changing technically creative solutions for the most complex operational challenges under water, on land, and in space.

At Oceaneering, we believe in managing our business in a way that promotes safety and health, the environment, and strong ethics, while supporting the communities in which we live and work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors.

About The Team

Oceaneering Marine Services Division (MSD) has over 30 years of experience providing full-service submarine and surface ship repairs supporting maintenance and alterations aboard commercial and U.S. military vessels. We are SUBSAFE and DDS-SOC certified and perform high-consequence maintenance on assets that operate in demanding environments.