Remote Port Engineer: Shipyard Overhauls & Contracts

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

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.