General Manager, Fleet

Faststream Recruitment Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An international shipowner based in Singapore is seeking an experienced General Manager – Fleet to provide strategic leadership across its managed vessel portfolio. This senior position involves overseeing the technical operations and performance of the fleet, driving digitalisation and compliance initiatives, and managing technical budgets. Ideal candidates will have significant leadership experience in marine teams and a strong background in drydock planning and fleet maintenance strategies. The role promises impactful contributions to operational excellence and innovative technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership managing larger marine teams.
• Significant sea experience and shore-based managerial responsibility.
• Experience with dual-fuel or low-carbon propulsion technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical management and lifecycle performance of the fleet.
• Oversee maintenance, drydock strategy, and asset improvement programmes.
• Manage technical budgets and cost optimisation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Digital transformation

Technical budgeting

Fleet maintenance strategies

Drydock planning

Coaching/Mentorship

Education

Chief Engineer (COC 1)

Job description

Faststream is partnering with an international shipowner to look for an experienced General Manager – Fleet to provide strategic leadership across its managed vessel portfolio. This senior position oversees technical operations, asset performance, drydocking, newbuilding support, and the development of future-ready fleet systems.

The role requires a forward-thinking technical leader who can drive safety excellence, efficiency, digital initiatives, and compliance across a diverse and growing fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall technical management and lifecycle performance of the company’s fleet, ensuring global compliance, operational reliability, and commercial readiness.
• Oversee planned maintenance, condition-based monitoring, drydock strategy, procurement, spares optimisation, and asset improvement programmes.
• Provide leadership to Superintendents, Managers and Senior Technical stakeholders, setting standards and building high-performance teams.
• Drive digitalisation, automation, and energy-efficiency initiatives to enhance vessel performance, reduce operational risk, and support sustainability targets.
• Manage technical budgets, cost optimisation, and long-term asset planning.
• Support newbuild strategy, vessel delivery projects, and technology assessments aligned to future propulsion and low-carbon fuels.
• Attend vessels, engage with Masters/Chief Engineers, verify maintenance standards, and ensure adherence to ISM/ISPS/MLC and HSSEQ standards.
• Collaborate with commercial, crewing, HSSEQ and operational teams to ensure alignment across fleet initiatives.

Requirements

• Proven relevant leadership experience managing larger marine teams.
• Chief Engineer (COC 1) with significant sea experience and proven shore-based managerial responsibility.
• Strong track record overseeing drydock planning, fleet maintenance strategies and technical budgeting.
• Demonstrated experience of dual-fuel or low-carbon propulsion technologies (e.g., LNG, methanol) and/or experience with advanced engine systems (mandatory).
• Strong stakeholder engagement, ability to influence across executive and operational levels, and a strong coaching/mentorship mindset.
• Proven ability to lead digital transformation or technology initiatives within fleet management.

Why This Opportunity

• Lead a major fleet division with end-to-end impact on operational excellence, asset strategy, and digital transformation.
• Drive future-focused innovation, including energy-efficiency, automation, and new propulsion technologies.
• Work within a highly collaborative global environment with long-term strategic growth.