Captain, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Transportation
Job in
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, 36670, USA
Listed on 2026-06-03
Listing for:
UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies
Part Time
position Listed on 2026-06-03
Job specializations:
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Transportation
Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics, Transportation Logistics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
* CAPTAIN - 100 Ton (MOB-):
Bowhead Marine Support Services is accepting resumes for a part-time, on call, Captain to operate a 32' high speed vessel during training operations at Mobile Bay. Position is located in Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama.
** Responsibilities*
* LOCATION:
Vessel departs and returns from Dauphin Island, Alabama (Mobile County). Due to the mission requirements for this task order, ONLY local Mobile County residents capable of responding/arriving to assigned dock location in a timely manner will be considered.
Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
+ Monitors preparation of vessel and equipment.
+ Ensures safe and effective operation of the vessel.
Bowhead Marine Support Services is seeking part time on call Captains to support ship readiness and operations for the US Coast Guard's Aviation Training Center (ATC). The ATC's mission is to train and produce mission-ready aircrews and develop aviation capabilities. Involves shipboard operations, rigging for helicopter operations, and deck seamanship. Bowhead operates the M/V Solomon. classified as a 32' high speed landing craft used in "special missions" supporting Homeland Security waterway operations.
The Solomon has two missions that you would support, tactical boat maneuvers and aerial delivery recovery. This is an opportunity to serve and support the training and development of a pilot's skills in tactical maneuvering and search and rescue.
Captains essential duties:
Safety of crew and vessel.
+ Ensures safety equipment is utilized and appropriate guidelines are followed for all tasks involving physical risk or hazardous materials.
+ Knowledge of shipboard safety procedures and use of all firefighting and safety equipment, highly desired.
+ Participate in meetings, training, drills and safety audits as required.
+ Other duties as assigned
** Qualifications*
* + USCG Merchant Marine Master's license 100 ton or greater, required. Plus TWIC card.
+ Minimum of two (2) years of experience operating twin outboard powered vessels greater than 30 feet in length required.
+ Local resident of Baldwin County preferred due to location of vessels and mission activity.
+ Military experience preferred. Coast Guard or Navy experience highly desired.
+ General PC knowledge required including; spreadsheet software, word processing software and knowledge of MS Office Suite.
+ Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment with the ability to work alone or as part of a team.
+ Individual should have stability under pressure and have the ability to withstand the stresses associated with the job's physical demands, potentially hazardous situations, and unpredictable weather.
Physical Demands:
The work environment varies and includes, but is not limited to: dock, port, bay, waterways, office space, equipment rooms, warehouse space, construction zones, and outdoor environments. Work hours may fluctuate outside of normal duty hours. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is:
+ Regularly required to sit, use hands to handle, move, manipulate or feel objects, talk and/or hear.
+ Frequently required to stand and/or walk and routinely required to reach with hands and arms.
+ Routinely required to stand, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or squat.
+ Frequently lifts and /or moves up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 75 pounds.
+ Occasionally lifts and/or moves 75-100 pounds with the assistance of deckhands and/or heavy lifting equipment.
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
There are currently no Security Clearance requirements for this position;
Due to the location of this work, US Citizenship is required. Bowhead reserves the right to change this requirement if necessitated by business needs or contractual obligations.
Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC's Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant's resume/application may be subject to verification.
Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.
UIC is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics EOE/D/V. In furtherance, pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and federal contractual requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants, based on the…
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