Harbor Master, FB5

We are looking for a Harbor Master (EG10 TVöD) for our Lübeck Port Authority division at the earliest possible date

The LPA is responsible for the strategic development of the Port of Lübeck, the construction and operation of infrastructure in the public port, and the port railway, with approximately 100 employees. Furthermore, it maintains the waters of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. The municipal port authority of the Hanseatic City of 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 shipping 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 Hanseatic City of Lübeck
• Duty in the ship reporting office as well as participation in on-call duties 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 controls 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

• 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 maritime law (sea / inland) and state port law and dangerous goods law
• Good knowledge of IT (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Good expression in spoken and written German
• Business fluent English skills in spoken and written form
• Class B driver's license and willingness to use a private car 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 relationship 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: further training opportunities for the area of responsibility, individual development and our 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 proximity to the coast: 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

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 Hanseatic City of Lübeck also stands for equality, equal opportunity, and anti-discrimination in recruitment. In this area of responsibility, the Hanseatic City of 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 Hanseatic City of Lübeck strives to promote the voluntary commitment of its employees. Experience and skills from voluntary work that are significant as qualifications according to 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 Hanseatic City of Lübeck (www.luebeck.de/jobs) under vacancy ID 3521. We ask you to refrain from 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 available to you; for personnel management matters, Ms. Brummerloh, Telephone 0451 / 122 - 1902, is available.