Senior Manager, Ship Maintenance - MUSV

Responsibilities

• Classification & Survey Management
• Own all ABS interactions: annual, intermediate, special, and drydock surveys; condition assessments; and class certificate maintenance
• Manage drydocking operations end-to-end — facility selection, docking plans, hull inspections, survey coordination, and undocking sign-off
• Develop external relationships to steer industry regulatory parties such as USCG


• Commercial Shipyard & Vendor Relations
• Build and manage Saronic’s commercial repair yard and ship husbandry vendor network across key domestic and forward operating regions
• Negotiate and administer commercial repair contracts and MSAs with private-sector shipyards and specialty subcontractors
• Serve as primary technical point of contact with repair facilities; attend dock and sea trials on behalf of Saronic


• Technical Oversight
• Develop repair specifications, work packages, and acceptance criteria grounded in ABS Rules and commercial practice
• Conduct vessel condition surveys and pre-docking assessments; provide findings and recommendations to steer our MRO organizational processes
• Establish a commercial-standard Planned Maintenance System (PMS) suited to Saronic’s ASV fleet


• Team & Program Support
• Partner with internally to integrate MRO execution with Saronic’s customer facing teams to drive strategy, budget planning, and fleet readiness reporting
• Mentor staff on commercial survey processes, ABS documentation, and yard QA

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on commercial maritime MRO experience - technical superintendent, owner’s representative, or equivalent - with direct ABS survey and drydocking responsibility (not solely Oil & Gas specific or Navy/government program management)
• Working knowledge of ABS rules and survey process (annual, intermediate, special, drydock); ability to prepare vessels for class
• Hands-on technical competence: hull structure, propulsion, electrical, auxiliary machinery, HVAC
• Commercial repair contract and MSA negotiation - private-sector, not FAR/DFARS
• Willingness to travel regularly to shipyards and work in industrial/outdoor environments


Preferred
• Bachelor’s in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• STCW Chief Engineer Officer certification or seagoing engineering officer background
• Experience with additional classification societies beyond ABS
• Familiarity with commercial CMMS platforms (AMOS, HELM, ShipManager, Maximo, or equivalent)
• Exposure to autonomous or unmanned surface vehicles, or high-performance commercial craft

Physical Demands

• Ability to certify as “fit for work” by demonstrating ability to swim and tread water
• Frequently and repetitively, lift, push and carry up to 75 lbs.
• Will be exposed to marine environments, including sun, wind, rain, cold, and saltwater spray, often for extended periods
• Must be able to operate in daylight, low-light, and night conditions using marine navigation systems and visual cues
• Ability to perform physically demanding work for extended periods of time, up to 12 hours/day 
• The ability to carry 20 lbs. up and down stairs