Manager, MAST & Maintenance Governance

CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Carnival Cruise Lines is seeking a Manager for MAST & Maintenance Governance to lead fleet-wide maintenance governance, ensuring strategies, data integrity, and regulatory readiness. The role links Technical Asset, shipboard engineering, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Governance, and external authorities to standardize MAST practices across the fleet.

Primary focus is AMOS/AMA readiness, MRD1001 alignment, and timely resolution of PMS/MAST issues, with emphasis on change control and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field.
• Master’s degree or project management certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of MAST processes, AMOS/AMA, Infoship transition concepts, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee PMS/MAST governance, data integrity, system configuration, and reporting to ensure compliance and reliability.
• Lead validation and data correction before vessel migration to MAST, including equipment hierarchy and task links.
• Develop KPIs for planned maintenance, deferrals, backlog, MTTR/MTBF, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate with shipboard and shoreside stakeholders, vendors, and authorities for maintenance planning and change management.
• Ensure governance reviews, technical specs, and records support regulatory compliance and audit trails.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering/Naval Architecture/Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree or PMP

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

The Manager, MAST & Maintenance Governance is accountable for fleet-wide planned maintenance governance, ensuring maintenance strategies, work order discipline, PMS data integrity, system configuration, and reporting standards support regulatory compliance, asset reliability, and operational readiness. The role serves as the functional link among Technical Asset, shipboard engineering teams, Corporate MAST, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Governance, and external authorities, leading the transition from legacy maintenance processes to standardized MAST practices with a focus on AMOS/AMA readiness, MRD1001 alignment, auditability, change control, sustainable post-go-live governance, and timely resolution of systemic PMS and MAST issues.

The Manager, MAST & Maintenance Governance is accountable for fleet-wide planned maintenance governance, ensuring maintenance strategies, work order discipline, PMS data integrity, system configuration, and reporting standards support regulatory compliance, asset reliability, and operational readiness. The role serves as the functional link among Technical Asset, shipboard engineering teams, Corporate MAST, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Governance, and external authorities, leading the transition from legacy maintenance processes to standardized MAST practices with a focus on AMOS/AMA readiness, MRD1001 alignment, auditability, change control, sustainable post-go-live governance, and timely resolution of systemic PMS and MAST issues.

Essential Functions

• The Manager, MAST & Maintenance Governance is accountable for fleet-wide planned maintenance governance, ensuring maintenance strategies, work order discipline, PMS data integrity, system configuration, and reporting standards support regulatory compliance, asset reliability, and operational readiness. The role serves as the functional link among Technical Asset, shipboard engineering teams, Corporate MAST, IT, Supply Chain, Finance, Data Governance, and external authorities, leading the transition from legacy maintenance processes to standardized MAST practices with a focus on AMOS/AMA readiness, MRD1001 alignment, auditability, change control, sustainable post-go-live governance, and timely resolution of systemic PMS and MAST issues.
• MAST Deployment Readiness and Data Validation: Lead validation, verification, and correction of PMS-related data before vessel migration to MAST, including equipment hierarchy, maintenance tasks, spares links, document attachments, mandatory fields, and data quality exceptions.
• Performance Monitoring, Defect Management, and Continuous Improvement: Oversee PMS/MAST issues, ADM/ADO tickets, recurring defects, data quality exceptions, and process deviations. Develop and monitor KPIs related to planned maintenance compliance, overdue and deferral trends, backlog health, data completeness, repeat failures, MTTR/MTBF support indicators, and audit readiness. Drive timely resolution, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and provide leadership with performance insights, emerging risks, trends, and recommendations to improve compliance, reliability, and operational effectiveness.
• Stakeholder Coordination and Change Management: Collaborate with shipboard and shoreside stakeholders, vendors, Class and Flag authorities, and technical experts to support maintenance planning, resource alignment, change management, technical standards development, and successful fleet-wide adoption of maintenance processes.
• Technical Compliance and Audit Readiness: Lead the governance review and approval process for PMS strategies, maintenance standards, system changes, and Class survey alignment within delegated authority. Direct and coordinate SMEs in the development of technical specifications, quality requirements, maintenance job descriptions, and contractor scope while ensuring maintenance records and completion evidence support regulatory compliance and a defensible audit trail.
• Work Planning and Resource Interface: Review planned maintenance workload against itinerary, manpower, riding teams, contractor needs, and spares availability. Escalate constraints before they create overdue maintenance, compliance risk, or operational disruption. Establish fleet priorities and coordinate shoreside, shipboard, vendor, and contractor resources to address maintenance risks, overdue work, and system deficiencies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Scope: Responsible for fleet-wide governance of the Planned Maintenance System (PMS) and MAST, ensuring maintenance standards, data integrity, system configuration, reporting, and change management support compliance, asset reliability, and operational readiness.
• Problem solving: Resolves complex maintenance, system, and data governance issues by analyzing risks, identifying root causes, and implementing sustainable solutions that balance regulatory requirements, operational needs, and business objectives.
• Impact: Directly influences fleet compliance, audit readiness, maintenance performance, and asset reliability. Effective decisions improve operational efficiency, reduce risk, and support consistent maintenance execution across the fleet.
• Leadership: Provides functional leadership and subject matter expertise across shipboard and shoreside stakeholders, driving standardization, system adoption, governance, and continuous improvement through collaboration and influence.

Essential/Minimal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field required.
• Master’s degree or project management certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of MAST processes, AMOS/AMA, legacy Infoship transition concepts, work order lifecycle, job description attachments, maintenance data fields, ticket resolution workflows, and system discipline.
• Strong understanding of ISM Code maintenance expectations, MRD1001, GHESS, Class, Flag, USCG, statutory requirements, audit readiness, and planned maintenance certification/approval principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical specialists and cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, resolve conflicts, drive change adoption, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power BI or comparable reporting tools, KPI development, data analysis, project planning, and structured documentation.

Essential Experience Required

• 5-7+ years of marine technical operations experience preferred, including shipboard senior engineering experience or shoreside marine technical management.
• Experience governing planned maintenance systems, maintenance planning, database validation, equipment reliability, data