SMIT Salvage's track record is extensive and has many leading ship owners, insurers and underwriters as customers. SMIT Salvage has specialized equipment and expert personnel and is able to respond to incidents worldwide 24/7. This is done from four locations strategically located to the major international shipping routes: Cape Town, Rotterdam, Houston and Singapore. The offices provide a 24-hour link to customers, ships, Boskalis Group offices and agents around the world. The system guarantees immediate response and fast service. In addition, SMIT Salvage can rely on an extensive worldwide network of cooperation agreements with partners and suppliers.

Working at SMIT Salvage, a subsidiary of Boskalis, is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex salvage projects and marine projects in general.  

Within a vibrant company culture, you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together!

As project coordinator you will make your mark supporting the salvage master and his / her team by the preparation and subsequently the execution of salvage projects around the world. The working atmosphere within Smit Salvage is informal and is characterized by teamwork, professionalism and entrepreneurship. You are up for a challenge, you like a dynamic international maritime working environment.

As emergency responses to vessels are unplanned, the role requires flexibility and willingness to work standby operations duty 1 week every 4 weeks.

Your responsibilities as a project coordinator

• Provide support during mobilization, execution and demobilization of salvage projects. This includes, but is not limited to, mobilization of equipment, travel arrangements for team members and organizing visas.
• In close cooperation with the project Shore Coordinator, you will manage the return logistics of the salvage equipment and the financial completion of the project (supported by the finance department) by reporting on costs to the customer and Smit management.
• Ensure good communication with project crew and personnel.
• Provide operation support to the commercial department during the initial emergency response stage of a salvage opportunity.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for the equipment stored in the Cape Town warehouse.
• Coordination, booking and planning of necessary training for team members in the Cape Town office.
• Set-up and coordinate conference calls between project site and office on a regular basis to ensure all parties involved are informed.
• Update the Project SharePoint.
• Manage (key) subcontractors and suppliers. This includes, but is not limited to, coordination of evaluation meetings at the end of a project.
• Be able to issue PO’s and invoices, according to the company policy and accounting system, in support of Cape Town warehouse general purchases as well as on projects.
• Identifying new subcontractors or suppliers and coordinating their service agreements with accurate administration.
• Ensure, advise and coordinate various activities related to SHEQ procedures and requirements.

Your qualities
You can make your mark as project coordinator if you: 

• Have more than 5 years of working experience, preferably within the international maritime and/or offshore industry. Shipping agency or logistic experience has a preference.
• Are hands-on, flexible, creative, proactive and a team player.
• Are able to work independently as well as within a team.
• Are willing to work on weekends and public holidays, with overtime and allowances compensated.
• Knowledge of the applicable Occupational Health & Safety rules.
• Have sound knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Have an excellent mastery of both written and spoken English.
• You are based in South Africa, preferably Cape Town region.

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: A competitive salary and much more, holiday entitlement of 20 days (based on a full-time contract), a pension scheme, collective schemes such as company health insurance, bonus and project allowances.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself, for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy. 

Extra information

• Your team: As a project coordinator you will work for SMIT Salvage Cape Town. You will work together with other Cape Town-based salvage colleagues and of course your colleagues in the other offices around the world.
• Where you will work: You will work at our office in Cape Town and occasionally on projects.
• Full-time: The project coordinator position is full-time (40 hours per week).
• Procedure: You can easily apply by filling in the online application form and uploading your CV and cover letter. You will always receive an immediate confirmation of receipt by e-mail. It is not possible to apply by email, contact form or by post. Depending on the position, we invite you for two or more job interviews. If you have successfully completed all the steps, you will receive an offer from us and we would like to welcome you to Smit Salvage!

Apply by filling in your details and uploading your CV and cover letter on our careers site.

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies
We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.

Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.

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