Duke University Job Descriptions

PORT ENGINEER

Job Title: PORT ENGINEER
Job Code: 2052
FLSA: E
Job Level: 14
Revised Date: 07/01/2005
Job Family: JF 28

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Occupational Summary

Assist the Marine Superintendent in providing Duke University Marine Laboratory research vessel and appropriate equipment to research users on a schedule to meet their needs; in the absence of the Marine Superintendent assume his/her duties and responsibilities.

Work Performed

Assist in the administration of all business support operations such as fuel, food, logistics and marine operations, including vessel maintenance, repair, provisioning and inventory of related equipment.

Ensure efficient utilization of Marine Laboratory vessel and fulfillment of operational requirements of approved projects.

Coordinate the use, repair and maintenance of all shipboard equipment, including cranes, winches, conductor cable and wire, laboratory equipment and space, shipboard electronics for navigation, echo sounding, speed log, time, wind and speed direction, and communications.

Coordinate shore support logistics, including supervision of vessel in port maintenance; supervise contractors engaged in maintenance and repair work.

Recommend various personnel actions including, but not limited to, hiring, performance appraisals, promotions, transfers and vacation schedules.

Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.

Required Qualifications at this Level

Education/Training

Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work generally requires four years experience coordinating logistical/support activities for research, inventory management and distribution, or other related administrative or business support capacity in order to acquire skills necessary to assist in the management of a variety of activities for the Duke/UNC Oceanographic Consortium (DUNCOC) such as planning for fuel, food supplies, vessel maintenance, and scheduling of research vessel and equipment usage.

OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Skills

N/A

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

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