Senior Marine Personnel Officer

May 23, 2026
Urgent

Job Description

Ready to steer your career in an exciting new direction? Our client is on the lookout for a Senior Marine Personnel Officer to come aboard their Glasgow-based office on a full-time basis.

The Senior Marine Personnel Officer will be responsible for ensuring crew rotations run smoothly, ensure all pre-boarding documentation is fully compliant, and source additional personnel to support business growth-perfect for someone organised, proactive, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced maritime environment

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT

  • Experience of crewing in cruise industry (preferred) OR at least 2+ years sailing experience onboard cruise vessels.
  • Course graduate, business or maritime (preferred).
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of regulatory frameworks including MLC, ISM, STCW amongst others.
  • Team player.

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Monitor Crew Rotations daily, organizing for qualified relievers to join in a timely manner for the vessels currently assigned
  • Responsible for recruitment of crew for assigned vessels, ensuring all have the proper regulatory and company required documentation, inclusive of pre-employment medicals, certifications, visas, contracts/ contract addenda, etc.
  • Responsible for arranging all crew travel logistics, reviewing for accuracy, and communicating the respective details to all relevant parties (hiring partners, crew members, vessel & Shoreside management, port agents, travel providers).
  • Compile and provide required crew information to port agents as requested (passports, seafarer’s record books, flight details, etc.) requesting hotel accommodations and ground transfers, as required.
  • Review, code and approve invoices related to crew expenses in Eye-Share. Maintain a record of costs for air tickets, port agent fees, and hiring partner fees.
  • Prepare and provide sign on documents for embarking crew (Offer letters, employment agreements, letters of employment).
  • Maintain crew member documents in the system or Crew Inspector, completing a reconciliation to ensure that all documents are included in the employee files.
  • Provide full assistance to the vessel on all HR related concerns such as preparing contract addenda, new contracts, updating crew files and monitoring/ follow up on emails concerning HR operations.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE ON OFFER

Competitive Salary and benefits package.

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