WTS Energy - The client is a subsidiary of a Liquefied Natural Gas Company, which is solely responsible for the fleet management and crewing of the LNG ships and vessels, training of the company’s seafarers for both rating and officers.

The following job vacancies exist:

Job Title: Secretarial Support Services

Job description

The Contractor shall provide prompt, effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support services, ensuring that all business activities/appointments in the Department are well ordered and implemented
Manages the MD’s day-to-day activities, distinguishing issues that are important from those that are urgent and setting priorities accordingly
Provides high quality secretarial and administrative support for the Department
Handles the flow of information efficiently while maintaining a great deal of confidentiality
Maintains effective custody of records and confidential documents and ensures that all in-coming and out-going mails are secured and properly logged.
Handles all secretarial assignment for the MD and keeps all necessary and important appointments. Co-ordinates the MD’s travel arrangements and meetings
Provides adequate and courteous reception to all the MD’s visitors and telephone callers
Makes stationery request for the department
Prints and collates prepared Board Papers to meet the company standard.

Desired Skills and Experience

Possess a degree or HND in Secretarial Administration or Business Administration
Minimum 2 years post –qualification experience in a similar job

Job Title: Planning & Manning Officer

Job description

The appointee will assist in maximizing the utilization of Company`s seafarers to ensure statutory safe manning levels, relief planning and overall co-ordination of logistics for implementing all Crew Changes.

The services will include, but are not limited to the following:
Plan shipboard assignments for assigned BGT ships and ensure all stakeholders’ interests are met whilst ensuring that the vessels are adequately manned in line with Flag state requirements.
Implement Crew Changes and ensure adherence to uniform interpretation and application of approved policies and procedures for seafarers
Assist in the development and implementation of Company`s policies and procedures and provision of professional advice and guidance to appropriate line managers and seafarers on shipboard personnel related issues.
Investigate, recommend and implement strategies for improved performance and increased Officers’ availability for sea service.
Undertake ship and college visits to Nigerian Officers on board/colleges and respond to issues/concern raised by Officers/Cadets, while counselling them with view to creating a harmonious working environment.
Support the Crew Manager in the provision of effective oversight manning activities for third party Manning Agents contracted by BGT Fleet Managers for provision of Nigerian Ratings Manpower services for BGT Ships.
Relieves the Crew Manager in his absence and represents Company in appropriate meetings in furtherance of Shipboard Personnel and crewing matters as directed.
Prepare Management Report on Utilization of Nigerian Officers and Cadets.

Desired Skills and Experience

Possess a minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) University degree in Humanities or Social Sciences.
Not be more than 35 years by December 2015.
Have 5 years post graduate experience, out of which 3 years should have been spent as an Officer in a HR function in a reputable organization. Experience in the Maritime Industry will be an added advantage
Have knowledge of shipping operations in the maritime industry
Be good team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft office suite

Job Title: Training and Development Officer
Job description

The appointee will articulate and implement seafarer training policy and strategy and assist in managing the training and development of NSML ratings, officers and cadets to ensure that they possess requisite competences for safe manning operations to enable NSML meet its contractual obligations.
The services will include, but are not limited to the following:
Articulate and continually develop procedures and business processes for regular training of seagoing personnel and ensure adherence to uniform standards and application of policies and procedure to ratings, cadets, TEOs and officers on training.
Assist in managing seafarers’ training and shore staff development programme delivery, including cadetship, ticket upgrades, cross postings, shipyard training/attachment to Site teams, and shipboard personnel temporary shore assignments.
Actively participate in succession planning, career development, manpower planning and budgeting for seafarers’ training. Ensure overall maintenance of up-to-date financial information on officers and cadets’ training costs to control expenditure and monitor budgets.
Assist in co-ordinating the preparation of monthly management report on seafarers’ training. Ensuring training delivery is in line with approved plan and carry out pre and post training evaluation intervention, and competence assessment initiatives.
Assist in managing payments of training, estacode entitlement and living allowance to officers and cadets and on special development programmes.
Initiating follow-up action in response to identified training needs, as reported by Fleet Manager and maintaining Crew training statistics.
Undertake ship and college visits to Nigerian Officers on board and respond to issues/concerns raised by Officers/Cadets with a view to creating a harmonious working environment.
Assist in sourcing short courses, sponsorship costs review to optimize the use of training budget and cut wastage.

Desired Skills and Experience

A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) University degree in Humanities or Social Sciences.
Not be more than 35 years by December 2015.
5 – 7 years cognate experience in HR practice, 3 years of which must have been spent as Officer of core personnel/HR function in a reputable organization preferably in an Oil & Gas company.
Must be a good team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Job Title: HSEQ/Assurance Officer
Job description

To ensure that NLNG Ship Management Limited managed vessels are managed and operated in full compliance with all applicable Flag State, International and National legislation along with Company requirements. The Service provider shall be responsible for ensuring that safety management system, Omnisafe, Drug & Alcohol testing, ship registration and de-registration, classification and certification of fleet managed ships are effectively managed and procedures are in place to monitor performance and compliance.

The services will include, but not be limited to the following:

Ensure compliance with the Company’s Managing Director’s ‘Statement of Expectations’ to all seagoing and shore based staff
Administer the issuance of statutory certification for managed ships and their control distribution
Provide assistance in the enforcement of the company’s Shipboard Drugs and Alcohol Policy
Examine the Omnisafe HSSE incident database in order to produce reports and information required to identify areas of learnings. Monitor the Omnisafe daily to identify and analyse reported non-compliance for high risk issues which should be brought to the immediate attention of the DPA & DDPA
Manage the “Management of change” (MOC) process and tool and implement changes to the Safety Management System using the MOC process
Undertake internal ISM/ISPS/ISO 9001 & 14001and MLC 2006 audits and follow up with close out of non-conformances with fleet operations
Review safety equipment, concepts and provide recommendations to the DPA/ DDPA
Act as room manager during Casualty Exercises and actual Casualty events as detailed in the Shipping Emergency Response Plan
Act as casualty coordinator and carry duty phone as per shipping emergency response plan
Present HSSE related matters during Company`s officer workshops. Participate in conference calls and QHSSE forums as required
Act as a focal point in the development and monitoring of the Behavioural Based Safety program
Track and follow up on invoices for Company`s HSEQ Department and the associated liaison with finance
Deputise for the Deputy Designated Person Ashore (DDPA) in his absence and undertake responsibilities associated with this statutory position
Responsible to the Deputy DPA for ensuring full compliance with the ISM Code and the maintenance of continuous certification of the Company and all managed vessels. Liaise with auditing authorities and Flag States and oversee the administration of associated documentation generated by both internal and external audits
Maintain and demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of current Industry regulations and guidelines and act as Chairman for the Company’s Legislation and Regulation committee (LegReg)
Provide advice to subsidiary & Company contacts on security issues for managed vessels in the absence of the DDPA

Desired Skills and Experience

Possess a minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) University degree in Sciences, Engineering or Humanities
Have a minimum of three years Health, Safety & Environmental experience preferably in the Shipping industry
Have knowledge of HSE legislation applicable to the Shipping industry and emergency response procedures/practices

Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply