Senior Marine & Audit Manager

Are you an experienced maritime professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for operational excellence globally? Do you thrive in a global environment where safety, operational excellence and compliance are key priorities? Then you might be our new colleague.

At Svitzer, in Copenhagen, we are looking for a Senior Marine & Audit Manager to lead our Global Marine and Audit team and drive operational assurance across the organisation. You will report to the Global Head of HSSEQ & Marine Standards, Stephan Martinussen, and work closely with regional and local teams to ensure our vessels and crews meet the highest standards of safety and performance.

We are based in Nordhavn, and Svitzer is a leading global towage operator with over 4,000 colleagues and 456 tugboats across 35+ countries. We provide sustainable marine services that make ports and terminals safer, more efficient, and more climate-friendly — a strategic priority reflected in our innovation, like the Svitzer Transverse Tug: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPdhKsJu3fk (time to watch: 1 minute and 55 seconds).

We offer

At Svitzer, we offer a truly international and inclusive workplace that values ambition, professionalism, and collaboration. Our flat organisational structure enables regular interaction with senior stakeholders, giving you the autonomy to shape your role and make a meaningful impact within the Marine Standards team.

We foster a culture of open communication and strong teamwork and support a healthy balance between personal well-being and professional achievement. - Join us in an environment where curiosity is welcomed, continuous learning is embraced, and collective success is our shared goal.

More about the role

As Senior Marine & Audit Manager, you will serve as the Centre of Excellence for Marine Operations, defining operational standards and supporting global, regional, and local teams. You will lead a geographically dispersed team of marine auditors, ensuring consistent, high-quality audit practices across all regions. In addition, you will act as the functional training principal and deliver external towage training to clients.

The estimated number of travel days is up to 50 days per year globally.

Key Responsibilities

This is a role where you will have the autonomy to structure your workday while ensuring operational assurance and compliance at a global level.

More specifically, the key responsibilities are:

• Own and drive Svitzer’s operational assurance process.
• Lead the global audit team to ensure assets are audited according to global guidelines and schedules.
• Drive operational excellence by auditing Svitzer teams globally to ensure vessels and crews meet required standards, comply with regulations, and consistently deliver high-quality service to our customers.
• Own Svitzer Towage Guidelines and other global marine functional guidelines and procedures.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate safety and operational risks through regular audits and risk-based inspections of marine assets and activities worldwide.
• Build, mentor, and lead a geographically dispersed team of marine auditors, ensuring they are trained, certified, and aligned with global audit strategies.
• Standardize audit practices across regions, ensuring consistency, reliability, and comparability of audit outcomes throughout the organization.
• Deliver Safe Tug training course to clients, keep course content and material relevant and keep a strong professional relationship with the clients.
• Collaborate with the global learning lead to develop and maintain functional training standards.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who combines deep maritime expertise with strong leadership and communication skills. Ideally, you can check off most of the following:

• Master Mariner with Tug Master experience.
• Fluent in oral and written English, as this is our corporate language.
• Leadership experience and ability to manage a global team.
• Strong communication and analytical capabilities.
• Knowledge and experience in Quality and Safety Management Systems.
• Familiarity with international regulations (e.g., SOLAS, ISM Code, MARPOL).
• Comfortable using IT tools for administrative and analytical tasks.

If this sounds like a fit, we would love to hear from you. Please upload your CV and a short motivational letter through our recruitment system.

Questions

For questions related to the role, please contact Stephan Martinussen via LinkedIn.

Deadline

30 November 2025. Please note we will assess candidates on an ongoing basis, thus we might close the job ad earlier.

Building a Diverse Workplace

In Svitzer we value the diversity of our talent and will always strive to recruit the best person for the job – we value diversity in all its forms, including but not limited to gender, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, disability, or religious beliefs. We are proud of our diversity and see it as a genuine source of strength for building high performing teams.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that members from some under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t meet every single qualification. At Svitzer we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles, and we are excited about hearing from you!

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