Marine Offshore Crewing Officer

PetroMarine Offshore Projects Support Co. is seeking an experienced Marine Offshore Crewing Officer to join our Operations and Crewing team in New Cairo. The role is primarily responsible for recruiting, screening, mobilizing and following up qualified officers and ratings for our offshore support vessel fleet, including AHTS, PSV, OSV and DP vessels.

Key responsibilities

• Source and recruit qualified officers and ratings for planned and urgent vessel vacancies.
• Conduct initial interviews and verify candidates’ offshore-vessel experience, competence, availability and references.
• Review and verify Certificates of Competency, STCW certificates, seaman’s books, medical certificates, passports, visas, flag endorsements, DP certificates and sea-service records.
• Coordinate crew rotations, crew changes, joining and sign-off arrangements, travel, accommodation and mobilization.
• Maintain an accurate and active database of qualified seafarers, including document-expiry and availability records.
• Prepare crew lists, rotation schedules, personnel files and crewing reports.
• Coordinate with vessel Masters and the Marine, Technical, Safety, DP, Finance and Administration departments.
• Support crew contracts, payroll inputs, performance records, replacements, repatriation and disciplinary follow-up.
• Respond to genuine urgent crewing requirements outside normal office hours when operationally necessary.

Essential requirements

• Minimum 3 years of direct marine crewing experience under the official title Crewing Officer, Marine Crewing Officer or Crewing Executive. General HR or recruitment experience alone is not sufficient.
• Proven experience personally recruiting and mobilizing officers and ratings for offshore vessels, preferably AHTS, PSV, OSV or DP vessels.
• Strong practical knowledge of maritime certificates, STCW, flag-state endorsements, medicals, DP documents and seafarer mobilization requirements.
• Existing professional network of qualified Egyptian officers and ratings is strongly preferred.
• Good written and spoken English and strong Microsoft Office and database-management skills.
• Ability to work full-time on-site at PetroMarine’s New Cairo office and travel when required.

Your CV must clearly show the employer, exact crewing job title, employment dates and crewing responsibilities. Applications that do not demonstrate previous direct Crewing Officer experience will not be considered.