Water Boss – Marine Operations Supervisor

About the role

The Water Boss coordinates and supervises all marine support activities for dredging and reclamation projects, ensuring safe and efficient vessel movements and compliance with regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate daily marine operations supporting dredging, reclamation, and construction activities.
• Direct and monitor movement of dredgers, tugs, barges, workboats, and other support vessels.
• Ensure safe navigation and vessel positioning according to approved marine traffic plans.
• Manage vessel arrivals, departures, anchoring, towing, and shifting operations.
• Maintain communication with vessel masters, marine crews, project engineers, and site management via VHF radio and other systems.
• Monitor dredging production and marine logistics to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency.
• Coordinate fuel, freshwater, provisions, crew transfers, spare parts and other marine support requirements.
• Ensure compliance with NMDC Group HSE policies, international maritime regulations and client requirements.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks and promote a strong safety culture among marine personnel.
• Monitor weather forecasts, tide conditions and sea state to ensure safe operations.
• Coordinate emergency response activities during marine incidents.
• Obtain all necessary marine permits, navigation warnings and operational clearances before activities commence.
• Maintain accurate daily operational logs, vessel movement records and marine activity reports.
• Support project planning by scheduling marine resources and optimising vessel utilisation.
• Assist in investigations of marine incidents, near‑misses and operational non‑conformities.

Required profile

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Nautical Science, Maritime Studies or Civil Engineering.
• Proven experience coordinating marine operations for dredging or similar large‑scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of international maritime regulations and HSE procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with vessel crews and project teams.

Required skills

• VHF radio communication
• Marine navigation planning
• Maritime regulations compliance
• HSE procedures implementation
• Emergency response coordination