Director, Shipyard Facilities & Asset Reliability

InvestedintheMission; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Time Off

Parental Leave

401(k)

Job summary

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Director of Shipyard Facilities Operations & Asset Reliability to own uptime, asset lifecycle, and capital programs across the shipyard. This role balances maintenance discipline with capital execution to prevent outages while enabling growth and safe, on-schedule project delivery.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical judgment, financial rigor, and a track record in maintenance, reliability, and capital-project leadership within heavy industrial or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years experience in heavy industrial, shipyard, manufacturing, or infrastructure-intensive environments.
• 5+ years leading facilities, maintenance, reliability, or capital programs.
• Demonstrated experience owning uptime of critical industrial assets.
• Proven track record delivering capital projects on time and on budget.
• Strong understanding of preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance systems.
• Asset lifecycle management and reliability principles.
• Capital project controls and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Own reliability and availability of all production-critical assets, including cranes, hoists, and heavy lift systems.
• Oversee asset condition assessments, lifecycle planning, and replacement strategies.
• Own end-to-end execution of capital programs, including yard expansion and facility build-out.
• Coordinate with civil engineers, designers, contractors, and regulators to deliver compliant facilities.
• Lead capital planning and prioritization aligned with production forecasts and long-term strategy.
• Establish clear project controls for cost, schedule, scope, and risk.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

10+ years experience in heavy industrial, shipyard, manufacturing, or infrastructure-intensive environments

5+ years leading facilities, maintenance, reliability, or capital programs

Demonstrated experience owning uptime of critical industrial assets

Proven track record delivering capital projects on time and on budget

Strong understanding of preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance systems

Asset lifecycle management and reliability principles

Capital project controls and financial governance

Job description

Saronic Technologies is seeking a Director of Shipyard Facilities Operations & Asset Reliability to own uptime, asset lifecycle, and capital programs across the shipyard. This role balances maintenance discipline with capital execution to prevent outages while enabling growth and safe, on-schedule project delivery.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical judgment, financial rigor, and a track record in maintenance, reliability, and capital-project leadership within heavy industrial or