Marine Superintendent

Marine Superintendent – Felixstowe

Svitzer, a leading global towage and marine services provider, is recruiting a Marine Superintendent to support the delivery of safe, compliant and commercially effective towage operations in Felixstowe. This pivotal operational role within the port management team will provide marine expertise across vessels, crew and compliance, ensuring operational continuity, safety standards and customer satisfaction are consistently met.

• Support day‑to‑day marine operations to ensure vessels, equipment and personnel meet operational and safety requirements
• Drive operational efficiency in line with company operating standards, with a strong focus on Health, Safety and Environment
• Provide regulatory oversight, ensuring marine crew certification and training meet national and company requirements
• Coordinate training and development of deck personnel
• Work with Technical Engineering teams on vessel transfers and crew familiarisation
• Maintain accurate crew records
• Process operational invoices and support commercial activities as required
• Deputise for the Port Manager when required

• Seagoing background with shore‑side marine experience or similar
• Strong understanding of maritime rules, regulations, ISM Code and ISPS requirements
• Knowledge of certification standards, document control and Manila amendments
• Operationally credible and comfortable making decisions under pressure
• Commercially aware with the ability to support local contract delivery
• Strong administrative discipline and systems capability
• Minimum 5 GCSEs, including Maths & English
• Full UK driving licence

We are proud of our commitment to building a diverse workplace. Svitzer values the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We encourage individuals who may not meet every single requirement to still apply, believing that diversity is a genuine source of strength for high‑performing teams.