Second Engineer DP PSV

Job description

Join a professional maritime engineering team as a Second Engineer on board our fleet. Responsible for safe operation, maintenance, and reliability of main and auxiliary machinery, overseeing engineering watchkeeping, supporting planned and emergency repairs, adhering to safety and environmental standards, and contributing to the vessel’s technical readiness and regulatory compliance. Reports to the Chief Engineer and Master and works collaboratively with the engineering team and other shipboard departments. Duties include supervising operation and maintenance of all machinery including ballast and plant systems, overseeing planned maintenance and repairs, chemical treatment of fresh and salt water, ensuring safety and procedures in the engine department, maintaining daily work records, monitoring fuel, lubricating and hydraulic oil, and fresh water movements, keeping engine rooms clean, operating anchor handling and towing winches as assigned, testing emergency standby machinery and logging tests, ensuring crew are trained on emergency equipment, conducting fuel and oil measurements and arranging analysis, assisting with bunkering, monitoring cooling water efficiency, maintaining steering gear and air‑conditioning, and ensuring all engine room staff wear proper PPE

Requirements

• Certificate of Competency as per STCW Reg III/2
• STCW endorsements
• valid medical certificate
• DP Maintenance Course (where applicable)
• DP experience as per IMCA M 117 (where applicable)
• minimum 12 months of experience in rank and similar vessel type
• experience with AHTS or offshore support vessels including DP systems and high‑power propulsion plant management
• training or certification in marine engineering automation, refrigeration, high‑voltage systems, DP maintenance or specialized machinery courses advantageous
• proficient in using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), technical publications and OEM manuals for maintenance planning and fault diagnosis
• strong communication, decision‑making and supervisory skills with ability to lead engineering teams, mentor junior crew and coordinate with shoreside technical staff.

Skills