Harbormaster in the Lübeck Port Authority area

We are looking for a

Harbormaster (EG10 TVöD)

for our Lübeck Port Authority area at the earliest possible date.

The LPA, with approx. 100 employees, is responsible for the strategic development of the Port of Lübeck, the construction and operation of the infrastructure in the public port, and the port railway. Furthermore, it maintains the waters of the Hansestadt Lübeck.

The municipal port authority of the Hansestadt Lübeck is the regulatory, traffic, supervisory, and hazard prevention authority responsible for the Lübeck ports and is thus responsible for the safety, ease, and environmental compatibility of ship traffic in the port facilities.

Do you want to become part of this team?

Then we look forward to receiving your application!

The area of responsibility includes

• Performing the tasks of the port authority in the public port area as well as in private port facilities of the Hansestadt Lübeck
• Duty at the ship reporting office as well as participation in on-call services outside of office hours, on public holidays and weekends, operational regulation and monitoring of traffic, receipt / examination of ship notifications
• Issuing port and regulatory authority permits and orders
• Nautical-technical examination and allocation of berths
• General port supervision and implementation of safety-technical inspections on land and on board ships
• Monitoring of dangerous goods notifications and processing of dangerous goods matters
• Accompanying construction projects in the public port area
• Regulation and monitoring of port usage
• Participation in authority meetings and regulatory meetings with port operators
• Participation in the preparation of templates, reports, statements, and statutes

Requirements are

• Possession of a nautical certificate of competency as Captain / Nautical Officer without restriction according to STCW II / 2 according to § 29 Para. 1 No. 3 of the Ordinance on the Competence of Seafarers in Maritime Shipping (See-BV), alternatively a degree conducive to the tasks
• Preferably professional experience as a Captain or Nautical Officer on board a ship, alternatively relevant shore-based professional experience at shipping companies in connection with the operation / deployment of ships, ideally combined with relevant professional experience in a public law port authority
• Knowledge of shipping law (Sea / Inland) and state port law and dangerous goods law
• Good knowledge of IT (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Good verbal and written expression
• Business fluent English skills in speaking and writing
• Driving license class B and willingness to use a private vehicle for official trips
• Ideally experience in a similar field of activity

We offer

• Career and responsibility: varied specialist tasks with a high degree of independence and responsibility, good induction, a collegial environment in a dedicated team
• Security and benefits: collective agreement-based permanent employment contract with attractive social benefits (e.g., 30-day annual leave, special payments, capital-forming benefits, company pension scheme), discounts and advantages via Corporate Benefits
• Flexibility and Work-Lübeck-Balance: flexible working time models, opportunities for mobile working and teleworking, diverse offers for reconciling work and family
• Perspective: training opportunities for the area of responsibility, individual development and its own training center
• Health and prevention: health days, company sports, active breaks
• Sustainability and mobility: monthly subsidy for the NAH.SH-Jobticket, bicycle purchase, rental or leasing,
• Culture and coastal proximity: working in and for a livable and vibrant city on the Baltic Sea as well as a workplace in the heart of Lübeck's Old Town

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The average regular weekly working time is 39 hours; the tasks are evaluated according to pay group EG10 TVöD. You can find the corresponding pay table in our FAQs.

Part-time working models may be possible by arrangement.

The Hansestadt Lübeck also stands for equality, equal opportunity, and anti-discrimination in recruitment. In this area of responsibility, the Hansestadt Lübeck aims to increase the proportion of women; therefore, qualified women are expressly encouraged to apply.

In the case of otherwise equal suitability, applicants with severe disabilities will be given preferential consideration.

The Hansestadt Lübeck endeavors to promote the voluntary engagement of its employees. Experiences and skills from voluntary work that are significant as qualifications based on the job requirement profile will be taken into account when filling the position.

We expressly welcome people with a migration background to apply to us.

Please apply by September 8, 2026 via the career portal of the Hansest Stadt Lübeck (www.luebeck.de/jobs) under vacancy ID 3521.

Please refrain from sending applications by post or email. Applications received by post will not be returned after the process is completed due to administrative effort and the associated costs.

For technical questions, Mr. Werner, Telephone 0451 / 122 ‑ 6941, is your contact person; for personnel management matters, Ms. Brummerloh, Telephone 0451 / 122 ‑ 1902, is available.