Executive Fleet Engineer

About the role

This role involves planning and coordinating maintenance resources, spare parts and inventory requirements to support planned and corrective maintenance activities for pilot launches. You will raise, track and manage purchase requisitions and procurement requirements, monitor vessel uptime and defect trends, and coordinate corrective actions to maximise vessel availability and operational readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate maintenance resources, spare parts and inventory requirements and planning to support planned maintenance (PM) and corrective maintenance (CM) activities for pilot launches
• Raise, track and manage purchase requisitions (PRs) and procurement requirements to ensure timely support for vessel maintenance and operational needs
• Monitor vessel uptime, downtime and defect trends, and coordinate corrective actions to maximise vessel availability and operational readiness
• Track machinery performance, maintenance schedules and equipment reliability, ensuring timely execution of preventive and condition-based maintenance programmes
• Coordinate technical training and competency development programmes for technicians
• Support technical projects, digitalisation and innovation initiatives, including remote monitoring, fuel efficiency and vessel performance improvement projects
• Liaise with Operations, Procurement, Safety and external vendors to ensure maintenance and project activities are executed safely and effectively
• Coordinate and support safety audits, safety walks and closure of safety-related actions in compliance with HSE requirements
• Investigate equipment failures, analyse root causes and recommend solutions to improve reliability and operational performance
• Ensure compliance with HSE, quality, Classification Society and statutory requirements, and support safety audits, risk assessments and safe work practices

Requirements

• Degree in Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Experience in marine engineering, fleet engineering, vessel technical management or maintenance planning
• Strong knowledge of planned, preventive and condition-based maintenance practices, with the ability to monitor equipment reliability and vessel performance
• Ability to prepare maintenance plans, repair specifications, technical evaluations and engineering reports
• Good understanding of spare parts planning, critical inventory management, technical procurement and maintenance support processes
• Good understanding of maintenance budgeting, cost control and equipment lifecycle management
• Familiarity with Classification Society requirements, Flag State regulations and applicable maritime safety standards
• Experience in vessel maintenance, technical project management or fleet improvement initiatives would be an advantage
• Seagoing experience as a marine engineer will be an added advantage