Chief Engineer at Bourbon Interoil Nigeria Limited

Bourbon Interoil Nigeria Limited, as leading international player in marine services, offers to the most demanding oil & gas clients worldwide a full line of innovative, safe, high performance and new generation vessels and an expanded offer of offshore oil & gas services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Engineer

Reference: 2025-1956  
Location: Onne Base, Rivers
Contract type: Permanent Contract
Job type (offshore/onshore): Offshore

Roles and Responsibilities

• The Chief Engineer is directly responsible and accountable to the Master for the supervision and management of all technical and related departments on-board.
• Shall provide reliable operation of the vessel’s engines, machinery and all other mechanical equipment.
• Has whatever authority the Master delegates upon him/her with regard to the Technical Departments on-board and the crew members assigned to work therein.
• Shall support the Master by carrying out any legal orders and/or instructions issued by the Master when such orders and/or instructions are sound and within the accepted practices of good seamanship.
• May supervise or delegate responsible supervision to another engineering officer for any ‘hot work’ performed on-board.
• Apply, follow and encourage Company policy and procedures in the performance of all tasks, with special emphasis on the protection of the environment and pollution prevention.
• Shall ensure that Company policy and procedure is rigorously maintained with all technical and engineering related job and task planning, with special emphasis on the correct use and application of PPE, safety equipment, Risk Assessment, JSA use, Checklists, Pre-task “tool box talks” and all other safety precautions relating to job and task performance.
• Shall plan and supervise technical and engineering related operations including the corrective and preventive maintenance and inspection of the vessel’s equipment, machinery and associated plants in accordance with all safe working practices and with regard to the Master’s orders.
• Additional Duties include but not limited to: Any other duties as assigned by the technical manager or his designate.

Qualifications, Skills and Experiences

• Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency (capacity dependent on tonnage of vessel)
• Proven, verifiable working experience on-board a Supply Vessel as a Chief Engineer or 2nd Engineer
• Possession of all required STCW Certificates and Mandatories

Candidate criteria:

• Minimum level of education required: 6 - Other
• Minimum level of experience required: +5 years
• Licenses (seafearers only): Chief Engineer Unlimited (A-III/2)
• Languages: English (4 - Professional ++++)
• Type of vessel: AHTS.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.