Manager, Ship Inspection

at  Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

We are looking for an experienced maritime professional manager. To be successful in this position, you will have the following skills and experience:

• One of the following qualifications
• an Australian Certificate of Competency as Master Class 1 or Engineer Class 1;
• a Degree acceptable for graduate membership of the Institution of Engineers, Australia or
• comparable qualifications or degree appropriate to the duties of the position (ie Naval Architecture);
• Regulatory experience with administering maritime legislation, and administrative law decision making;
• Experience in a senior managerial role, with a focus on process orientation, continuous improvement and empowering teams to deliver required outcomes;
• Extensive understanding of safety and pollution standards applicable to convention and non convention vessels operating in Australian waters; and
• Ability to represent AMSA and national and international forums

For more information about this role, please refer to the position description.
Note: Information about our terms and conditions of employment are contained in the AMSA Enterprise Agreement 2024 - 2027

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Diversity and inclusion are a priority at AMSA.
Our role means that we impact and influence communities right across Australia, this is why it is essential that we draw on the diversity of our people to successfully deliver our mission of “ensuring safe vessel operations, combatting marine pollution and rescuing people in distress”.
We are proud to have been recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2022-2023 by the Diversity Council of Australia, and continue to focus on embedding inclusive values within our organisation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At AMSA we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway – you might just be the person we’re looking for!
We encourage applications from people of all diverse backgrounds and are committed to supporting you to reach your full potential. You can find more information about our diversity and inclusion commitments in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Reporting to the National Operations Manager – Central, the Manager Ship Inspection is responsible for delivering marine certification services for Regulated Australian Vessels RAVs and our leading inspection regime for foreign flag, RAV and domestic commercial vessels operating in Australian waters.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivering effective training programs for our inspectors conducting port and flag state vessel inspections
• Ensuring effective procedures and guidance material are in place to support both the Ship Inspection team and our Inspectorate teams
• Provision of technical subject matter expertise and engaging with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintaining effective service agreements with recognised organisations for the provision of marine survey and certification services under the Navigation Act 2012
• Delivering defensible, risk based decisions relating to exemptions and equivalences and execute high level delegated responsibilities under our administered legislation