JOB SUMMARY
Lead the in-house Riding Teams, designed to support technical projects and maintenance onboard our vessels. This role will be instrumental in ensuring the effective planning, training, deployment, and oversight of multi-disciplinary riding teams, in close collaboration with the shipboard and shoreside technical teams, including drydock projects.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
- Collaborate with Technical Superintendents to develop detailed scopes of work for riding team relevant onboard technical annual and drydock works and projects.
- Plan and execute the deployment and scheduling of riding teams in accordance with vessel itineraries and project timelines.
- Ensure riding teams are adequately trained, equipped, and certified for their specific areas of responsibility.
- Maintain and manage toolboxes and specialized equipment required for riding team operations.
- Supervise the execution of work remotely or onboard to ensure quality, safety, and adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Monitor progress of riding team projects and provide regular updates and reports to the Sr. Director of Technical Services and collaborate with the vessel-specific Fleet Senior Director and Technical Superintendents.
- Promote and ensure a strong safety culture within the riding teams, complying with all company safety policies, environmental standards, and international regulations.
- Ensure that all work is conducted in accordance with classification society standards, flag state requirements, and other regulatory bodies.
- Ensure that all innovations and opportunities from existing fleet will be handled on future projects.
- Participate in risk assessment and feasibility studies.
- Organizing and reporting of design and development processes in the field of HVAC and related technologies.
- Develop optimized life cycle costs (LCC) procedure.
- Assist in onboarding new riding team members, including mentoring and development of technical skillsets.
- Support cost control initiatives by optimizing in-house capabilities and tracking performance against project budgets.
- Ensure adherence to international maritime regulations, classification society standards, and company policies.
QUALIFICATIONS
DEGREE TYPE: Bachelor's Degree
FIELD(S) OF STUDY: Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or related technical field.
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 15 years of experience in Technical/HVAC operations within the maritime or cruise industry.
- Strong understanding of shipboard systems, technical maintenance, and repair practices.
- Prior sailing experience or shipboard supervision experience is a plus.
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
- Ability to develop and manage complex project plans in coordination with Technical Superintendents and other project stakeholders.
- Knowledge of international maritime regulations, classification society rules, and environmental standards.
- Experience supervising multi-disciplinary technical teams, preferably in a shipboard or drydock environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Project, Outlook, and report generation tools.
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to work across departments and with shipboard staff.
- Excellent organizational and time management abilities.
- Able to travel and work aboard vessels as required for approximately 30% of the year.
- Familiarity with maintenance planning systems (e.g., AMOS) and other marine technical platforms.
- Familiarity with ILO, MARPOL, SOLAS, and ISM Code standards related to marine maintenance activities.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
