Port Engineer – Remote USA

Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Inc is seeking a Port Engineer with deep experience in the US commercial maritime industry to manage complex shipyard projects and negotiate contracts. The role requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain a US Secret security clearance, with travel to shipyards as needed.

Essential duties include overseeing dry-dock overhauls, drafting work specifications, estimating repair costs, and ensuring regulatory compliance and vessel management throughout projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years’ Port Engineer experience with two shipyard dry-dock availabilities valued > $3M.
• Four years’ experience aboard ocean-going ships of not less than 4,000 HP as Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer.
• Five years total experience with engineering degree and related shipyard management exposure.

Responsibilities

• Manage and negotiate shipyard dry dock overhauls and other repairs.
• Negotiate and administer contracts for ship construction or overhaul; prepare work specifications.
• Establish cost estimates for repair, overhaul, conversion, or construction of ocean-going ships.
• Understand overhaul requirements and prepare contract work specifications and cost estimates for ships.
• Regulatory compliance and vessel management.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Project management

Cost estimation

Regulatory compliance

Vessel management

Education

Marine Engineering degree

Job description

5 years of US commercial maritime industry experience (shoreside or sailing). Equivalent experience in Active Duty Military is also acceptable.
Must be a US Citizen and have or be able to obtain a US Secret security clearance.
40% travel to shipyard repair periods

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and negotiate complex projects such as shipyard dry dock overhauls and other types of repairs
• Negotiate and administer contracts for ship construction or overhaul, and experience in preparation of contract work specifications
• Establish cost estimates for repair, overhaul, conversion, or construction of ocean-going ships
• Understand overhaul requirements, and the preparation of contract work specifications and cost estimates for repair, overhaul, conversion, or construction of ocean-going ships

Regulatory compliance, and vessel management

Need to meet at least one of the following qualifications:

• Possess a minimum of three years’ experience as a Port Engineer having managed and negotiated at least two shipyard dry-docking availabilities with and value greater than three million dollars. Experience gained while employed by a shipyard or while serving active duty in the military may be applicable towards meeting this requirement if the duties and responsibilities of the positions are substantially the same as a Port Engineer. This experience shall demonstrate their ability to effectively manage and negotiate complex projects such as shipyard dry dock overhauls and other types of repairs.
• Possess a minimum of four years’ experience serving aboard Government or commercial ocean-going ships of not less than 4,000 HP as either a Chief Engineer or a First Assistant Engineer. This experience shall demonstrate effective management of maintenance and repair of ocean-going ships.
• Possess five years’ total experience that is comprised of one or more of the following::An engineering related degree (e.g. Marine Engineer, Marine Architecture; Mechanical Engineering). A bachelor’s degree will count for three years’ total education experience. A Master’s degree will count for four years’ total education experience. A doctorate degree will count for four years’ total education experience. Experience gained while employed by a shipyard in a management position