Project Coordinator

About the Opportunity

SMIT Salvage's track record is extensive and has many leading ship owners, insurers, and underwriters as customers. SMIT Salvage has specialized equipment and expert personnel and is able to respond to incidents worldwide 24/7. This is done from four locations strategically located to the major international shipping routes: Cape Town, Rotterdam, Houston, and Singapore. The offices provide a 24-hour link to customers, ships, Boskalis Group offices, and agents around the world. The system guarantees immediate response and fast service. In addition, SMIT Salvage can rely on an extensive worldwide network of cooperation agreements with partners and suppliers.

Working at SMIT Salvage, a subsidiary of Boskalis, is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy, and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex salvage projects and marine projects in general.

Within a vibrant company culture, you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together!

Responsibilities

• Provide support during mobilization, execution, and demobilization of salvage projects.
• Manage return logistics of salvage equipment and financial completion of projects.
• Ensure good communication with project crew and personnel.
• Provide operational support to the commercial department during initial emergency response stage.
• Coordinate administrative and logistical support for equipment in the Cape Town warehouse.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers.
• Coordinate various activities related to SHEQ procedures and requirements.

About You

• More than 5 years of working experience in the international maritime and/or offshore industry.
• Hands-on, flexible, creative, proactive, and a team player.
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team.
• Willingness to work on weekends and public holidays with compensation.
• Knowledge of Occupational Health & Safety rules.
• Proficiency in Word and Excel.
• Excellent mastery of both written and spoken English.
• Based in South Africa, preferably Cape Town region.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and holiday entitlement.
• Pension scheme and collective schemes such as company health insurance.
• Bonus and project allowances.
• Career development opportunities through Boskalis academy.

About Company

Your team: As a project coordinator, you will work for SMIT Salvage Cape Town. You will work together with other Cape Town-based salvage colleagues and colleagues in other offices around the world.

Where you will work: You will work at our office in Cape Town and occasionally on projects.

Full-time: The project coordinator position is full-time (40 hours per week).

Procedure: You can easily apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your CV and cover letter. You will always receive an immediate confirmation of receipt by e-mail. It is not possible to apply by email, contact form, or by post. Depending on the position, we invite you for two or more job interviews. If you have successfully completed all the steps, you will receive an offer from us and we would like to welcome you to Smit Salvage!

Additional Information

Apply by filling in your details and uploading your CV and cover letter on our careers site.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.

Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.