Mqa Superintendent

**Reporting directly to the MQA Regional Manager, the MQA Superintendent is responsible for leading a team, the compliance and screening of vessels through audits. Recording and managing non-conformities.**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Perform vetting and clearance activities, including assessment, screening and clearance of oil, gas and chemical vessels and terminals. For all trade screening types (Restricted / Unrestricted).
- Conduct evaluation of vessel and terminal operator audit / incident reports to determine their conformance with relevant standards/expectations and their suitability for use in ExxonMobil Affiliate service.
- Conduct risk assessments of third-party marine assets for use by ExxonMobil Affiliates. Where these assets fail routine marine assurance assessments and where the business is unable to find suitable alternatives, make recommendations to SeaRiver Maritime management on risk mitigation factors.
- Provide operational assurance for time-chartered vessels and ensure delivery of HSSE performance of the time-chartered fleet. Including requesting and review of MESQAC and D&A declarations.
- Provide support to ExxonMobil Affiliates in conducting terminal and refinery audits / inspections.
- Lead vessel operator TMSA verification audits to confirm they are aligned with self-declarations and comply with SeaRiver Maritime acceptance criteria. Produce audit reports and close out follow-up actions with the vessel operator.
- Provide feedback to employed and sub-contracted audit and Inspection team members to support the development and promulgation of audit / inspection best practice with the objective of achieving global consistency of audit / inspection activities.
- Contribute to defining the scope of current and future shipping and marine related activities.
- Provide early marine advice to ensure compliance with the SeaRiver Maritime marine quality requirements and procedures, including involvement in projects/peer group reviews and pre / post start up audits.
- In conjunction with other regional offices, maintain data within the SmartQA system and ensure that other relevant data sources are used to sustain accurate and contemporary information.
- Provide vetting and clearance support and advice to ExxonMobil Affiliate terminals, charterers, vessel operators, and other shipping and marine activities as requested.
- Provide feedback to the MQA Business Unit Head on regional compliance through internal reporting systems and direct inspection of all relevant marine standards and expectations.
- Provide innovation and development to support continuous improvement of systems, processes, procedures, and capabilities thereby ensuring efficiency of the business model is continuously improved.

**Essential**
- Class I Master Mariner or Class I Chief Engineer or Marine degree-based qualification together with extensive industry experience as Naval architect / Classification surveyor.
- Lead Auditor or Class 3 OOW deck or engine CoC in conjunction with successful completion of structured training plan to progress from Marine Quality Assurance Lead role

**Desirable**
- Demonstrate competence and ability to lead a MQA team performing vessel screening, incident management, vessel inspection management, TMSA review & barge MQA management.- Demonstrated awareness of the task of vessel screening, incident management, vessel inspection management, TMSA reviewer & barge MQA management
- Developing and presenting reports to senior management
- Conducting audits such as ISM, TMSA, etc. as a lead auditor.
- Managing the closure of non-conformities
- Experience in personnel management / conducting appraisals

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