About the position
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. We give our guests the Medallion Class experience others simply can't. The Love Boat promises something for everyone. We're looking for an amazing Senior Ship Superintendent to fill this role, which is based in our Fort Lauderdale office. You'll be responsible for ensuring timely support of company ships on all technical operating issues and collaborating with other departments within Fleet Operations and brands. This support would include management of allocated repair and maintenance expenses against budget, oversight of technical purchases and deliveries, planning and management of dry-dock and wet-dock repairs/renovations including writing specifications, and regulatory requirements. In this role the Sr. Ship superintendent will report to the Fleet Director in an assigned Pod.
Responsibilities
- Act as the Technical shore side vessel manager and be the main shore side point of contact, coordinating all repair and maintenance activities for their assigned vessel/s.
- Ensure that all certification relevant to the ships' continued operation is complete, updated and promptly available.
- Monitor all ships' documents and certificates and organizing ships' visits for relevant personnel when due for renewal.
- Support ships staff to ensure certification is kept up to date and all pertinent services are planned and completed in required time frames.
- Follow up and ensure prompt action of incidents, create corrective and preventative plans for audit items, ship management report findings, non-conformances and marine casualty reports related to the vessels under their or delegated responsibility.
- Planning and preparing dry-dock specifications, overseeing ship repair and maintenance work during refit periods or as directed by Fleet Director, Technical Operations.
- Verify and approving ship's requisitions for spares, service, and consumables, issuing shore side requests for materials and service, as needed.
- Cooperating with Technical supply chain staff for evaluation of suppliers, new products proposals, and development of new resources.
- Ensure that the required spare parts and or services are provided in a timely manner, at a cost-effective price and to the company's agreed purchasing and logistics procedures.
- Liaise with electrical superintendent, hotel interior superintendent, other HA-group departments, the Brands, to make sure that their technical requirements are understood and actioned in a timely manner.
- Investigating, recording & reporting all major deviations from the budget in consultation with the financial analyst to Fleet Director, Technical Operations.
- Visit assigned vessel/s at least twice per year to inspect, review, and monitor the technical condition of the vessel.
- Reports and action plans to rectify items identified during ships visit to be generated and provide to Fleet Director for review/approval.
- Review all third-party survey assist in ensure that all reported defects are corrected.
- Monitor lubricating oil consumption & analysis reports.
- Maintain detailed files for all dry docks/wet docks, special projects and technical incidents on vessels under their responsibility or as directed.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree - Marine Engineering
- 7 to 10 years of progressive, licensed experience afloat, preferably at least to the level of chief engineer, chief electrician on vessels with AC Diesel-Electric propulsion and in managing a shoreside vessel maintenance program.
- Familiarity with application of Class Society and Flag State rules.
- Project Management skills and experience.
- Strong communication, problem solving, and PC skills needed.
- Experience with data analytics, Microsoft office 365 applications or Tableau.
- Familiarity with the current versions of AMOS and AMOS based applications preferred.
- Ship superintendency course & Leadership development course preferred.
Benefits
- Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family
- Health Benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training & Professional Development
- Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement
- Rewards & Incentives
