Maritime Compliance & Safety Leader

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™); United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™) seeks a Fleet Compliance Manager to ensure the fleet stays fully compliant with domestic and international maritime regulations. You will coordinate with shoreside management, crews, port captains, the US Coast Guard, and ABS as the primary regulator liaison and drive regulatory readiness across vessels.

Role focuses on risk management, preparing technical packages, and auditing to uphold ABS/USCG standards, with travel to vessels; you will guide plan reviews and

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of direct vessel regulatory inspections/compliance experience.
• Strong knowledge of USCG regulations and ABS rules.
• Experience drafting technical packages for regulatory authorities.
• Proven ability to audit and enforce compliance on vessels.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with local, federal, and international regulations.
• Lead risk management and develop implementation strategies.
• Provide status updates to senior management with improvement recommendations.
• Prepare and submit technical packages to USCG and ABS for approvals.
• Serve as regulatory review contact and address plan-review comments.
• Coordinate with port engineers, shipyards, and surveyors for repairs.
• Conduct hands-on vessel inspections and readiness assessments.
• Monitor CFRs, NVICs, IMO requirements and translate to procedures.
• Direct preparation for Certificates of Inspection across fleet assets.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

USCG experience

Vessel inspections

Auditing

Technical writing

Job description

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™) seeks a Fleet Compliance Manager to ensure the fleet stays fully compliant with domestic and international maritime regulations. You will coordinate with shoreside management, crews, port captains, the US Coast Guard, and ABS as the primary regulator liaison and drive regulatory readiness across vessels.

Role focuses on risk management, preparing technical packages, and auditing to uphold ABS/USCG standards, with travel to vessels; you will guide plan reviews and