What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Engineering position at American Cruise Lines?
Director of Engineering
The Director of Engineering is responsible and accountable for the engineering and technical operations of a Fleet of US-Flagged cruise ships. The Director of Engineering directs the maintenance, repair and regulatory compliance of all American Cruise Lines’ certificated vessels from an office in Salisbury, MD. The Director manages the Salisbury, MD commissary and critical spares inventory. The Director leads a team of regional port engineers who are responsible for a division of vessels in a geographic area. The Director provides immediate response for critical repairs to ensure the Fleet remains on schedule. The Director of Engineering reports to American Cruise Lines’ Vice President of Engineering and New Construction.
Responsibilities:
- Supervises and directs Port Engineers.
- Provides support and coverage to Port Engineers.
- Identifies and troubleshoots technical vessel problems and provides fast solutions to minimize downtime.
- Develops, maintains, and implements standards for preventative maintenance program
- Expedites vendors for critical repairs.
- Coordinates and communicates with Marine Operations for critical repairs and determines timeline for resolution.
- Manages warranties and coordinates extended warranties for technical equipment.
- Ensures competitive bidding and negotiates costs.
- Manages expenses and assists with annual winter maintenance budget.
- Maintains ship repair logs.
- Manages winter work list for all engineering department repairs and projects.
- Coordinates large scale projects such as ship refits and dry-dockings.
- Makes berthing arrangements for vessels during winter lay-overs.
- Provides technical information and guidance to shipboard ERAs (engine room attendants) and crew directly, or through, Port Engineers.
- Creates and curates training material for shipboard ERAs.
- Interfaces with Marine Operations and Hotel Operations.
- Ensures vessel compliance with all USCG, USPH, FDA, EPA, and other federal regulations.
- Schedules all required USCG inspections.
- Manages relationships with USCG.
- Guarantees engineering department provides preparation support and attends in person, all scheduled USCG inspections.
- Tracks and solves all USCG issued 835 deficiencies.
- Maintains vendor relationships and keeps electronic database of vendor contact information.
- Manages and negotiates vendor service contracts.
- Ensures vendors meet the obligations of said contracts.
- Maintains EPA VGP compliance with grey/black water effluent quality reporting.
- Negotiates large purchases for ship engineering support including critical spares.
- Controls expenses of the engineering department through invoice auditing.
- Approves of all engineering related expenses through accounting and credit cards.
- Manages Salisbury, MD commissary and its contents.
- Manages critical spare parts nationwide at ACL commissaries or with vendors.
- Supervises commissary manager and assist as needed.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in ship repair or construction.
- B.S. in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering
- Strong organizational skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office & CAD drafting programs
- US Coast Guard regulated pre-employment drug test
Attributes for Success:
- Ability to identify, manage, and solve problems
- Ability to understand complex problems
- Ability to act with urgency to completed time sensitive tasks
- Consistent, accountable, confident, assertive, and committed
- Be detail oriented
- Ability to be available during evenings, weekends, & holidays to solve time sensitive problems
- Ability to persuade
Work Schedule:
- Regular travel to ships
- Year-round with 24/7/365 on-call hours.
- Based in Salisbury, MD
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