Director, Marine Asset Management and Planned Maintenance

Margaritaville At Sea; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Margaritaville at Sea seeks a Director, Marine Asset Management and Planned Maintenance to own AMOS across our fleet, ensure data integrity, and provide leadership with clear status on maintenance, inventory and procurement. You will collaborate with Chief Engineers, Technical Superintendents and ship managers to standardize PMS and optimize reliability.

Based in Orlando with 25–50% travel, this role reports to Marine leadership and has visibility across fleet operations as growth continues with

Qualifications

• Background in marine engineering or naval architecture.
• Experience with ship maintenance planning and PMS.
• Practical knowledge of AMOS or similar PMS.
• Strong data integrity and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own AMOS across the fleet and lead its development and improvement.
• Standardize PMS structures, equipment hierarchies and maintenance intervals.
• Coordinate with Chief Engineers and vessel teams to schedule maintenance.
• Maintain PMS data quality and reporting for leadership.
• Oversee inventory and critical spares program.
• Monitor procurement visibility and long-lead items.
• Direct Traveling AMOS Team and ship managers.

Skills

Marine engineering

Naval architecture

Planned maintenance

AMOS PMS

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

AMOS

Job description

Margaritaville at Sea sells escape. Our Director, Marine Asset Management and Planned Maintenance keeps that escape running: every system aboard maintained on schedule, and the right spare part aboard before it is needed. This is a chance to own the fleet's maintenance and inventory systems at a moment of growth: our third ship, Beachcomber, enters service from Miami in January 2027. It is a visible role at the center of the fleet's technical operation, with direct access to Marine leadership.

Classica Cruise Operator, Ltd., doing business as Margaritaville at Sea, operates Bahamas-flagged cruise ships from Florida homeports in Palm Beach, Tampa and Miami.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Vice President, Technical, the Director, Marine Asset Management and Planned Maintenance owns the fleet's AMOS planned maintenance system (PMS), technical inventory and spare-parts controls. You will set the standards, lead the teams that keep AMOS accurate, and give Marine leadership a clear, data-driven picture of maintenance status, critical spares and procurement. Chief Engineers and Technical Superintendents keep operational accountability for vessel maintenance; you provide the governance, systems, standards and reporting that make fleet execution consistent.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Lead AMOS and Planned Maintenance

• Own AMOS across the fleet and lead its development, implementation and continuous improvement.
• Standardize PMS structures, equipment hierarchies, maintenance intervals, job descriptions and technical data across all vessels.
• Work with Chief Engineers, Technical Superintendents and vessel teams to make sure planned maintenance is scheduled, completed and recorded.

Maintenance Governance and Data Integrity

• Set fleet standards for PMS compliance and data quality, and identify recurring overdue maintenance and system weaknesses that need management action.
• Maintain high-quality AMOS master data, including equipment, components, maintenance jobs, spare parts, manufacturers, part numbers and inventory locations.

Inventory and Critical Spares

• Lead the fleet technical inventory program so that AMOS reflects the physical stock aboard each ship, with regular verification, reconciliation and reporting.
• Build vessel-specific critical spare parts lists with the Technical team, and set minimum and maximum stock levels and reorder points based on equipment criticality, consumption, lead time and operational risk.

Procurement Visibility

• Track technical requisitions and purchase orders through approval, ordering and delivery, including long-lead critical items, and work with Technical and Procurement to escal ate anything that could affect vessel reliability or maintenance completion.

Teams and Ship Manager Coordination

• Direct the priorities of the Traveling AMOS Team and the Inventory Team, deploying them to vessels according to fleet priorities.
• Give functional direction to onboard AMOS Controllers and Marine Storekeepers, with common working practices, reporting requirements and performance expectations.
• Serve as the Marine Department's principal interface with our third-party ship manager on AMOS, planned maintenance, inventory and asset management, keeping responsibilities, data and actions aligned between owner, ship manager and vessels.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement

• Report to Marine leadership on PMS compliance, overdue and deferred maintenance, open requisitions and purchase orders, critical-spare availability, inventory accuracy and value, and excess or obsolete stock.
• Work with the Vice President, Technical to improve maintenance planning, reduce unnecessary inventory, avoid duplicate purchases, and improve equipment reliability and cost control.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required

• Background in marine engineering, naval architecture, marine technical management or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Substantial experience in ship technical operations, planned maintenance systems and maintenance planning.
• Practical knowledge of AMOS or a comparable marine asset management or PMS platform.
• Strong understanding of marine equipment, spare-parts management, inventory control and technical procurement.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to turn AMOS data into clear management information and fleet priorities.
• Effective communication with Chief Engineers, Technical Superintendents, Procurement, ship managers and senior leadership.

Preferred

• Experience managing multi-vessel PMS databases and coordinating shoreside and onboard technical teams (strongly preferred).

LOCATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Hybrid schedule based in Orlando, Florida; the successful candidate must reside in, or relocate to, the Orlando area.
• Travel of 25 to 50 percent to our homeports and aboard our ships, including overnight sailings. Shipboard work includes machinery spaces, storerooms and exterior decks, climbing ladders and wearing personal protective equipment.
• Cruise operations run around the clock; after-hours availability is required for urgent maintenance and spare-parts issues affecting vessel operations.

COMPENSATION

Competitive and negotiable, commensurate with experience.

HEALTH BENEFITS

• Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
• Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
• Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage

FINANCIAL BENEFITS:

• 401(k) plan that includes a company match

PAID TIME OFF:

• Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 10 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
• Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the below the Director level start with 15 days/year; Director and above level have Discretionary Time Off, which for Directors is generally 15 days and for VPs and above 21 days. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Margaritaville at Sea is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.