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Ferry Operations Manager

State of North Carolina
State of North Carolina Salary
Currituck, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/14/2025


This position with NCDOT offers full State Benefits , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities.  

***This is an anticipated vacancy.***

This is administrative and supervisory work in managing shore operations at a large or high-volume N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Terminal. Employee directs all vessel and shore personnel as well as oversees shore support facilities including building, marine, and vessel maintenance, equipment, and supplies. Employee analyzes and recommends operating budgets, plans and schedules crew complements for vessel operations and manages overtime work for seven-day week operations that vary seasonally according to traffic volumes. 

Employee also directs and oversees the enforcement of safety standards implemented by OSHA, US Coast Guard, Federal Communications Commission, and other State and Federal enforcement agencies and ensures that vessels are staffed with U.S. Coast Guard certified crewmembers.    

This position works out of the Currituck Ferry Operations.

Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following:

  • Working knowledge of the operation and maintenance of ferry vessels.
  • Demonstrated ability to ensure NCDOT Ferry Division polices are communicated, applied, and enforced. (i.e. safety, accounting, operational, regulatory, and administrative)
  • Experience in planning, organizing, delegating, creating schedules, and budgets.
  • Experience scheduling and communicating with and dispatch ferry crews, work crews, equipment or equipment vehicles to appropriate locations according to specifications or safety needs.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of all applicable USCG rules and regulations that directly impact ferry operations.

Special Requirements:  Position will be required to obtain a U.S. Coast Guard Ordinary Seaman Merchant Mariner Credential within 90 days of hire.

Possession of Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail. 

Associate’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in office management or related administrative work; or, High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma with six years of experience in office management or related administrative work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


René Basnight – 252-423-5125  srbasnight@ncdot.gov

Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application. 

NCDOT will not accept “See Attached” or “See Resume” in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application.  If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.

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