Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 9 days ago

Chief Engineer

MyCareersFuture94,028 open roles

Pay
SGD 12,000 – SGD 17,000 a Monthly
Where
Singapore
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowChief EngineerMyCareersFuture · Singapore

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on MyCareersFuture's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

7.7% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.6%1 day
  2. 3.3%3 days
  3. 7.7%7 days
  4. 14.0%14 days
  5. 33.7%30 days
This job: posted 9 days ago

The posting

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Responsible for the safe/efficient operation and maintenance of all machinery and electrical equipment onboard vessel operating in Singapore waters and in International waters. Supervision of all Engineering Officers and Engine Ratings (via the Second Engineer). Adhering to budgets and purchasing procedures of the Company. The safeguarding of the Owners' and Company's interests at all times.

Vessels Cargo System Specific Responsibility

The Chief Engineer is responsible for the maintenance and repair of all the ship’s Cargo and Ballast related equipment. He is to assist the Chief Officer in the operation of the ship’s cargo equipment, keep the Chief Officer advised of any bunker, lubricating oils or sludge transfers which may affect the ship’s trim, stress and/or stability.

The Chief Engineer together with the Shipboard Management Team is also jointly responsible for:

• Adherence to, and continuous improvement of, the VMS

• Ensuring that Engineer Officers and crew are well informed of the VMS requirements generally, and specifically, where procedures affect their work

• Co-ordinating with Fleet Superintendent to improve overall safety, environmental and quality performance through reports, and proposals within the engine room and other areas aboard the vessel as applicable

• Ensuring that all relevant technical and machinery space regulations are onboard and made available to the personnel concerned

• Ensuring that the concept of safety and environmental excellence are fully understood and implemented by Engineer Officers onboard, through leadership and sound management practices.

  • Providing coaching and training, as required, to Engine Department crewmembers

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsible to the Master for:

· The Engine Department and the safety of the crew, machinery and environment directly within his control

· Implementation of the Company's policies which are contained within the company procedures and other official company instructions on all machinery related operations, safety and environmental protection

· Ensuring that Engine Department Officers and crew receive formal familiarisation training on embarking the vessel via the designated officer onboard

· The onboard discipline, appraisal of all the Engine Department Officers and crew

· Safe operation of the vessel's machinery and technical plant

· Implementation of the Lock Out Tag Out system

· Monitoring the performance of the main propulsion and auxiliary machinery

· Accurate monitoring and control of the vessel's fuel and lubricating oil consumption, and the status of fuel and lubricating oil bunker quantities

· Bunkering of fuel and lubricating oils, and other fluids as appropriate. The maintenance of the main propulsion, auxiliary machinery, cargo handling and deck machinery

· Compliance with statutory and classification survey requirements, with regard to machinery and relevant spaces

· Accurate entry of all operational machinery parameters by the watch keepers/duty engineers in the engine room log

· Reporting of any accident and/or damage to the vessel's machinery or technical plant

· Supervision and training of Engineer Cadets

· Acting as Ship Security Officer along with the associated duties contained in the Ship’s Security Plan (note that this role may be undertaken by the Chief Officer)

· Assessment and mitigation of all identified risks onboard in cooperation with other members of the shipboard management team

· Ensuring that shipboard filing and technical drawing are up to date and maintained by the designated officers

· Adhering to vessel budget allocation & purchasing procedures of the Company

· Accurate maintenance of all records pertaining to bunker oil, waste oil and sludge onboard the vessel (Oil Record Book – Machinery, ER Sounding Book)

· Supporting the Master in all aspects of the operation of the vessel and acting as the Company's technical representative when dealing with all third parties

· Implementing & monitoring planned maintenance system (PMS) established onboard vessel

· Ensuring that all critical equipment and machinery is in good working order and any defects are repaired or reported effectively to the Ship Management Office via the Master

· Fully participating in Shipboard VMS Management meetings

· Undertaking any other tasks, duties as required by the Company

PERSONAL BEHAVIOURS & QUALITIES.

The job requires:

• Very good leadership skills; in particular the ability to gain respect, to motivate and to set a positive example

• Very good managerial skills; in particular the ability to contribute positively to an onboard team spirit that takes account of different National cultures

• A positive and supportive approach to training which encourages Engine Department Officers and crew to develop and maintain their technical knowledge and skills

• Excellent problem solving skills

• Good communication skills

• Ability to remain calm and focused at all times, in particular during emergency and/or difficult situations

Mandatory Requirements

· Chief Engineer Certificate of Competence recognised by Singapore flag

· 4 years sea time onboard all vessel types

· 2 years sea time onboard LNG vessels as Chief Engineer

· Engine room resource Management certificate

· Basic and Advanced STCW safety training Requirement

· STCW Prof. in Adv Oil Tanker Cargo Ops

· STCW Prof. in Basic Oil Tanker and Cargo Ops

· STCW Proficiency in advanced Gas tanker cargo.

· STCW Seafarers with Designated Security Duties

· STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against MyCareersFuture's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on MyCareersFuture's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    MyCareersFuture's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.