ATB Licensed Engineer

About Us:

Since 2021, McAllister Towing LNG Services, LLC serves as technical manager for Polaris New Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operations in Florida. McAllister currently operates the POLARIS / CLEAN CANAVERAL articulated tug and barge (ATB) unit and will begin operating the TORTUGA / CLEAN EVERGLADES ATB out of Jacksonville, Florida, in 2027. Both units are designed to transport LNG coastwise and deliver it as marine fuel.

The POLARIS and TORTUGA is a 4,000-horsepower tug fitted with a JAK-400 coupling system and paired with the CLEAN CANAVERAL and CLEAN EVERGLADES, a 5,500-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge.

Delivered by Master Boat Builders in 2024, the TORTUGA is a 109-foot, 4,000-horsepower tug powered by two EPA Tier 4 Caterpillar 3512E engines. It features twin Berg MTA 523 Z-drives and a Beacon Finland JAK coupling system. The tug is paired with the CLEAN EVERGLADES, a 5,500-cubic-meter LNG bunkering barge built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding and delivered in 2023.

Job Title: ATB Licensed Engineer

Salary: $893/day (2027 rates)

Reports to: The Port Engineer.

Supervises: The Engine Department, at the Captain’s direction.

Essential Functions:

- Lead the Engine Department at the Captain’s direction and oversee the safe operation, maintenance, and repair of propulsion, electrical, and auxiliary systems aboard the tug and barge.
- Operate and maintain main engines, generators, steering gear, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic auxiliaries, deck machinery, piping, and associated tug and barge systems.
- Oversees and develops Assistant Engineer
- Maintain professional relationships with customers, pilots, terminal personnel, and the public.

General Responsibilities:

- Follow McAllister’s policies, Quality Safety Management System, and Vessel Operations Manual.
- Maintain the systems and components that protect the vessel’s watertight integrity.
- Coordinate with the Captain to maintain trim and stability. Gauge tanks, report results, and conduct necessary transfers.
- Oversee the procurement, loading, discharge, transfer, and use of potable water, ballast water, fuel oil, and lube oil. Verify quality and quantity, serve as Person in Charge (PIC) for designated transfers, and make required log and record book entries.
- Support LNG barge loading and discharge and serve as PIC when assigned and qualified.
- Perform other duties as assigned.

Safety/Regulatory Responsibilities:

- Report hazardous conditions, occurrences, and actions.
- Perform firefighting, man-overboard, and abandon-ship duties as assigned on the Station Bill. Assist the Master or Mate in carrying out emergency plans.
- Participate in required training, drills, and exercises.

Equipment Responsibilities:

- Perform planned maintenance in accordance with the Vessel Operations Manual and complete repairs as directed by the Port Engineer.
- Conduct required periodic audits and inspections and ensure that parts and materials on the vessel’s Critical Equipment list are available.
- Ensure machinery work follows applicable safety procedures, including use of personal protective equipment.

Reporting Responsibilities:

- Complete, submit, and maintain required engineering reports, forms, engine room logs, oil record books, requisitions, and inspection records.
- Keep the Port Engineer informed of vessel conditions, parts and service needs, and maintenance or repairs that require shore-side support or have been deferred.

Minimum Requirements:

- Current U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with a valid engineer officer endorsement appropriate to the assigned vessel and duties.
- Person in Charge (PIC), Liquefied Gas qualification preferred.
- IEC Maintainer certification preferred.
- Applicable STCW certification.
- Valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- At least two years of experience with Detroit Diesel 71 Series, EMD, Fairbanks Morse, or Caterpillar main diesel engines and with electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic auxiliary systems on tugs or towing vessels.
- At least two years of service in the Engine Department of a commercial vessel.
- Pass a pre-employment drug test and physical.

Physical Requirements:

The unpredictable, ever-changing and inherently dangerous nature of tug and towing operations require the crew members to be physically qualified to ensure his/her own safety, as well as that of the vessel and crew. Specific physical requirements include:

- Adequate vision (i.e., absent any color blindness or impairment that cannot be corrected with prescription lenses).
- Adequate hearing.
- Capable of walking and standing on wet surfaces for extended periods of time.
- Able to handle heavy lines and operate heavy machinery.
- Ability to climb a 12-foot ladder without assistance.
- Ability to hoist oneself up and over a 12-inch wide, 6-foot-high barrier.
- Sufficient strength to:

Lift 100 lbs. from deck to waist level;
- Lift 50 lbs. from deck to shoulder level;
- Lift 35 lbs. from deck to overhead; and
- Pull (drag) 120 lbs. at least 20 feet.

FLSA Status: Exempt

*This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of McAllister Towing not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.