Why join BSM?
Are you interested in exciting career opportunities, and personal growth in an international fast-paced working environment? Join the BSM community.
When you work with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), you partner with one of the world’s leading third-party ship managers. You join over 2,000 talented professionals at the shore and over 20,000 professionals at sea, in over 30 countries and across the world’s oceans. Together, we move a fleet of over 650 vessels and help hundreds of ship owners trade cargo all around the world safely and efficiently.
You help us deliver Ship Management, Crewing, Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Consulting services. With over 80 nationalities at sea and shore, and 46-54% (female to male) gender ratio at shore, we are proud of our multinational and inclusive workplace.
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Be a Part Of a Team
Take this opportunity to join our Fleet Management department as a
Vessel Operator specialising on Tankers. You'll be a part of a collaborative team that oversees vessel and monitor the overall safety, security, nautical and commercial operations (including commercial effectiveness and voyage efficiency) of the assigned vessels.
What will your responsibilities be?
Support Company’s Strategic Goals
- Monitor updates and propose improvements in safety, security, commercial effectiveness, and voyage efficiency through Risk Intelligence platforms, alerts, and incident corrective actions.
- Drive and provide recommendations in improving automation and smart operation services for the Chartering and Performance Modules.
- Review all necessary vessel inspection reports, quarterly financial reports, and documentation concerning vessel performance and operational issues and submit recommendations to Owners.
- Contribute to better collaboration, enhancement of clients’ commitment, and promotion of the Company’s profile.
Support Vessels and Post Fixture
- Be aware of the principles in commercial agreements, charter parties, and BSM onboard obligations.
- Review the pre-fixing requirements and charter party clauses during negotiations.
- Follow up on the vessel position and assist Masters to ensure compliance with the Charter Party requirements on Commercial and Operational matters.
- Provide commercial and operational support to the assigned vessels for the voyage and cargo requirements to be met and subsequently ensure compliance with charter party.
- Monitor Vessel and Voyage performance Systems (PAL).
- Handle commercial claims, cargo claims and Charter Party disputes.
- Liaise with Masters, Charterers/Brokers, and Owners on Commercial/operational matters.
Tanker and Gas Specific
- Monitor the accurate, timely, and qualitative execution of all cargo tank cleaning activities, change of cargo grade and preparation for loading in conformance with cargo and charter party requirements.
- Participate in the development of the cargo tanks cleaning and change of cargo grade plan for the assigned vessels and monitor its accurate execution.
- Monitor the cargo tank condition inspection activities of the assigned tanker and gas vessels and advise Technical Superintendents / Marine Superintendents accordingly.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Shipping or equivalent.
- At least 2 years experience within a ship management / owning company.
- Previous experience as a Post Fixture Operative, or experience in area of chartering, shipbroking and voyage planning will be considered an advantage.
Job Specific Skills
- Knowledge of charter party agreements.
- Knowledge of operational requirements and voyage regulations.
- Ability to demonstrate excellent reasoning and analytical skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Great people management skills.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Excellent command of the English language, both verbal and written.
- PC literacy.
Benefits
What benefits will you enjoy?
You will get the following benefits by joining our location:
- Annual leave days: 22
- Competitive compensation package
- Provident fund.
- Education sponsorship.
- Private medical insurance.
- Gym membership.
- Parking sponsorship.
In Addition, Everyone In The BSM Community Benefits From
- Annual performance bonus
- Flexible working hours and home-office entitlement
- My door is always open policy by leaders
- 24/7 mental health support
- A beautiful office in the heart of Limassol!
