Port Agent - (S.Wales)

This is an excellent opportunity to join a reputable shipping agency. The office is based in Pembroke Dock and covers operations in South Wales. The role holder will be a key member of a team responsible for providing a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on-call service to our Principals to ensure the safe and smooth turnaround of all appointed vessels within the jurisdiction of the port office (Milford Haven, Pembroke, Fishguard, Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff, Barry and Newport). There will be regular travel expected to all ports in the region The role is standard working hours Mon-Fri and then rotational out of hours coverage. Responsibilities include:

• Provide full coordination and ownership of appointments at ports within the jurisdiction of the office, from the enquiry and nomination stage through the port call and to FDA stage for all types of port agency and husbandry calls.
• Coordinate all vendors and suppliers well in advance of vessel arrival to ensure a smooth flow of all services with the aim to minimise vessel idle time in port.
• Receive advance schedules and ETAs and work with port authorities, terminal and port services providers pro-actively to look after Principals best interests for berthing and working prospects
• Prepare PDAs, request pre-funding as required
• Manage the pre-arrival documentation process between vessel, port/terminal and government authorities
• Book port services for vessel berthing and sailing (arranging Pilots, Towage, Lines etc)
• Arrange vessel surveys and inspections as required
• Manage Customs clearances as required
• Boarding of vessels on arrival and/or departure, and as otherwise required
  
  A background or education in the maritime or logistics field
• Prior port agency experience or experience in shipping & logictics
• Driven and ambitious to further a career in the maritime sector in a front-line operations role
• Ability to work calmly and with a positive attitude under pressure
• Competent user of the Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Excel and Word
• Experience of working in a customer facing role in the shipping / maritime industry
• Participation in an out of office hours (evening, weekends and public holidays) roster on a rotational basis
• Full UK Driving License
• Physical ability to board ships
You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered