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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Harbor Pilot to join our team at LHR Americas. As a Harbor Pilot, you will be responsible for providing safe and efficient navigation of vessels in and out of our ports.

• Conduct safety inspections of vessels before berthing or loading
• Direct deep-loaded vessels to a safe anchorage and line up same for the departure channel upon the ship's Master's request
• Investigate ship/pier-related oil pollution incidents and prepare reports
• Maintain a permanent official log of vessels handled
• Develops and maintains a record of selected characteristics of all vessels handled
• Maintain radio communications with vessels in the operating area; advises vessels of ballast condition required, berthing and unberthing time and other information to expedite ship movement and help with optimum scheduling

• Bachelor's degree in Science from a recognized and approved Maritime Studies College and have 5 years of experience, including at least 4 in Harbor Pilot or seagoing experience
• Or you will hold a High National Diploma from a recognized and approved Maritime Studies College and have 6 years of experience, including at least 4 in Harbor Pilot or seagoing experience
• Maritime Studies discipline required for HND & Bachelor graduates
• Tanker Safety Course-Basic training in Oil/Chem/Gas
• Helicopter and Underwater Escape Training Course is also necessary

• Monthly Base Salary - aligned with company employees with similar skills
• Monthly Overbase - 25% of your monthly base salary
• Benefits Supplement - 20% of your monthly base salary, after 3 years of service, reward increases to 25% of base, after 6 years 30% of base, and after 12 years 35% of base
• Severance Package - (2-year vest period) - year 2 to 5: 2 week's pay for each year of service, Year 6+: 4 week's pay for each year after
• Employment Tax - if employee chooses to separate themselves from their 'home country' for income tax purposes, most will not be required to pay 'home country' income taxes; company will not report income to the 'home country' governments
• Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) - (eligible after 12 months of service) - maximum purchase equal to 10% monthly base pay with a cap, 20% share discount
• Incentive Plan - annual; based on performance, approx. 1.8x monthly base salary
• Travel Allowance - annual; approx. $8,200 per household member 11+ years old residing in Saudi Arabia and $6,000 per household member under 11 years old
• Vacation & Paid Holidays - 38 vacation days / 4 travel days / 11-13 paid holidays
• Medical/Dental Plan - complimentary in-Kingdom Johns Hopkins medical care/facilities for employee and eligible family members
• Educational Assistance Plan (EAP) - Out of Kingdom Assistance: 90% of expenses with a maximum per child, lesser of 5x monthly base salary or the company max ($48.5K), plus 3 round-trip economy air travel tickets; undergraduate college-age children get 2 round-trip economy air travel tickets; In Kingdom Assistance: 2x monthly base salary or the company max ($16.3K)
• Settling in Allowance - one-time payment; Family Status - 100% of monthly base salary; Single/Bachelor Status - 60% of monthly base salary

• Resume Evaluation: A member of our recruitment team will evaluate that your resume matches the client's job description requirement
• Interviews Stage: 2.1 LHR Americas preliminary phone/video interview: A member of the Talent Acquisition team from LHR Americas will first schedule a call with you to discuss the details of the position, your interests, and qualifications. 2.2 Client Face to Face interview: This interview will happen only if your resume is approved by our client, we cannot guarantee the time our client will take to approve your resume, but it should take less than a week. 2.3 There could be additional video interviews with hiring managers, which may also contain technical questions that help us assess your familiarity with problem-solving in your given field
• Conditional Offer: A successful interview may result in a conditional offer of employment
• Relocation Process: After your offer is accepted and all conditions for employment are met, you will be assigned a relocation advisor from LHR Americas