Fleet Development Department Manager

WINNING ALLIANCE (S) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WINNING ALLIANCE (S) PTE. LTD. seeks a senior vessel engineering professional to provide technical and regulatory oversight for large logistics ships.

You will guide review of designs, liaise with classification societies, and support the ship management team through construction, commissioning and sea trials. The role requires deep naval architecture and marine engineering knowledge, plus extensive experience across the full lifecycle of newbuilding projects and strong English/Chinese

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Shipping Management, Naval Architecture, Shipbuilding Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in vessel engineering, newbuilding projects, shipyards or technical roles with shipowners.
• Strong theoretical foundation in naval architecture and marine engineering, with knowledge of vessel structures, propulsion, and key equipment.
• Hands-on experience in newbuilding projects across full lifecycle from concept to delivery.
• Good understanding of international conventions, classification society rules, and maritime authorities.
• Experience as a Chief Engineer or equivalent qualifications is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, reporting and communication skills; ability to distil complex issues into actionable conclusions.
• Strong teamwork and leadership capability; high integrity and professional reputation; Chinese-English liaison.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Director of Shipbuilding to provide technical and business support.
• Analyse market demand and operational realities; review newbuilding design proposals from technical and operational perspectives.
• Act as external technical and compliance interface; liaise with classification societies on shipping regulations and vessel design changes; prepare analyses.
• Coordinate with ship management new buildings supervision team through construction, installation, commissioning and sea trials; oversee scheduling and budgeting.
• Coordinate flagstates and classification societies on vessel registration, class entry and surveys for the logistics fleet; ensure timely renewals of certificates.
• Perform other ad hoc tasks as assigned.

Skills

Naval Architecture

Marine Engineering

Shipbuilding Engineering

Newbuilding Projects

Regulatory Compliance

Technical Reporting

Team Leadership

English/Chinese Liaison

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Shipping Management, Naval Architecture, Shipbuilding Engineering, Ocean Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Workclosely with the Director of Shipbuilding to provide technical and businesssupport.
• Possess a solid understanding of the structure and systems of large vessels andlogistics vessels; analyse market demand and operational realities andparticipate in the review of newbuilding design proposals from technical andoperational perspectives, including hull structure, main engine and keyequipment configurations, to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements andoperational needs.
• Bewell versed in compliance requirements; act as the Company’s external technicaland compliance interface, liaising in a timely manner with classificationsocieties on matters relating to shipping regulations and vessel designchanges; analyse and assess key technical issues within projects, formulateprofessional conclusions and drive implementation; prepare and review technicaland project analysis reports for newbuilding projects to support managementdecision-making.
• Coordinate with, support and guide the ship management company’s newbuildingsupervision team; follow up on the entire newbuilding construction process,supervise structural works, equipment installation, system integration,commissioning and sea trials, and resolve technical issues in a timely manner;assist in overall project planning and scheduling, coordinate shipyards, designinstitutes, equipment suppliers and classification societies, and promoteefficient project execution, ensuring delivery on schedule, within budget andin compliance with quality requirements.
• Workin close collaboration with the ship management company to coordinate flagstates and classification societies on vessel registration, class entry andvarious statutory and class surveys for the logistics fleet; supervisecompliance and timely renewal and endorsement of all certificates.
• Perform other ad hoc tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Shipping Management, Naval Architecture,Shipbuilding Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a relateddiscipline.
• Atleast 10 years of experience in vessel engineering, newbuilding projects,shipyards or technical roles with shipowners.
• Solidtheoretical foundation in naval architecture and marine engineering, with systematic knowledge of vessel structures, propulsion systems and keyequipment.
• Hands-on experience in newbuilding projects, with familiarity across the fulllifecycle from concept design and detailed design to construction,commissioning and delivery.
• Goodunderstanding of international conventions, classification society rules, aswell as the working practices and requirements of maritime authorities andclassification societies.
• Experience as a Chief Engineer (Senior Engineer) or possession of equivalenttechnical qualifications will be an advantage.
• Strong technical analysis, logical reasoning and report-writing skills, withthe ability to distil complex technical issues into clear and actionableconclusions.
• Strong teamwork awareness and leadership capability; rigorous, pragmatic andefficient working style; high standards of integrity and self-discipline, witha good professional reputation in the industry.
• Goodbusiness communication and written skills in both English and Chinese, asrequired for liaison with Chinese-speaking counterparts.