QMED/Engineer-Summer Seasonal

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge•Anchorage, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Cook Inlet Tug & Barge—Alaska’s premier tug and barge operator—is seeking an exceptional Marine Engineer for the upcoming season. This role offers the opportunity to support towing vessels that power essential maritime operations across Southcentral and Western Alaska while working alongside highly skilled crews committed to safety, reliability, and operational excellence. This role is well-suited for seasoned marine engineering professionals who thrive in hands-on mechanical environments, problem-solving, and system reliability—and who value a defined seasonal schedule paired with meaningful, high-impact work. The Engineer will maintain the heart of the vessel to ensure it is working properly. In Alaska, you are working in remote geography and will need to perform safe and effective repairs with limited resources and outside support while under tight time constraints.

Requirements

Valid USCG Merchant Mariner Credential required/PIC and HAZWOPER preferred.
Minimum of a QMED (Engineer License preferred).
4000 horsepower engineer license preferred.
Valid Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).
Valid driver’s license.
Valid United States Passport.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check with qualifications to enter Canada.
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Must be eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of five years of previous experience during the last 15 years as a Marine Engineer preferred.
Skilled with various equipment, namely what equipment is best suited to handle the job at hand.

Responsibilities

Maintaining all machinery, equipment and systems, including main propulsion, auxiliary power generation, ancillary, deck and cargo handling.
Ensuring proper operations of control, monitoring, and alarm components and systems all while maintaining a safe work environment on the vessel.
Implementing company policies and procedures, and general maritime industry standards wherever applicable.
Check and maintains fuel/fluid levels in all tanks within the vessel, taking monthly oil samples for analysis and is responsible for vessel bunkering operations, as well as, following established fueling procedures, maintaining adequate inventory levels of critical spares and general vessel parts.