Tank Barge Maintenance Operations Manager

Canal Barge Company; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canal Barge Company is seeking a Tank Barge Maintenance Operations Manager to lead the maintenance of the tank barge fleet, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, and readiness for operations. The role requires hands-on leadership of field teams, collaboration with project managers, and strong expertise in maintenance planning and repair strategies.

The ideal candidate has seven or more years in marine maintenance, leadership experience, and a solid background in regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, marine transportation, marine operations, industrial technology, or related field.
• Seven or more years in marine maintenance, tank barge operations, or related field.
• Five or more years leading field teams, maintenance execution, or regional operations.
• Expertise in tank barge maintenance, repair planning, and condition assessment.
• Working knowledge of tank barge regulatory, inspection, and maintenance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead tank barge maintenance to ensure compliance and serviceability.
• Own maintenance programs and ensure regulatory compliance across locations.
• Provide leadership for project managers on major outages and budgets.
• Set performance expectations and escalation paths for field teams.
• Develop leadership, competency, and readiness across regions.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Technical decision making

Regulatory compliance

Tank barge maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Bachelor’s degree in marine transportation/operations

Job description

Canal Barge Company

Job Description

Tank Barge Maintenance Operations Manager

I. BASIC FUNCTION

The Tank Barge Maintenance Operations Manager provides daily leadership for all tank barge maintenance operations. The role serves as the department’s primary tank barge technical subject-matter expert, leads all tank barge field personnel, and creates clear accountability from technical decision-making, maintenance planning, and project execution. This manager establishes consistent standards, resolves maintenance issues, develops field capability, and ensures tank barges are maintained and prepared to meet operational, safety, regulatory and commercial expectations.

II. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Lead and manage Tank Barge Superintendents to perform all required routine maintenance on the tank barge fleet to ensure compliance and serviceability.

• Own TBSIP program and ensure regulatory compliance for all routine maintenance.

• Lead tank barge maintenance operations through the Tank Barge Superintendent team.

• Establish operating rhythms, priorities, escalation paths, and performance expectations for tank barge superintendents.

• Coordinate maintenance planning and execution across locations to balance commercial needs, available resources, operational schedules and risk.

• Review significant maintenance scopes, repair recommendations, and execution plans to ensure sound technical and business decisions.

B. Lead and manage Barge Project Managements to perform all major outages on the tank barge fleet.

• Provide direct leadership and oversight for Barge Project Managers.

• Establish consistent project-management expectations for scope development, planning, budgeting, scheduling, change control, documentation, and closeout.

• Review project priorities, resource requirements, execution plans, cost and schedule performance, and emerging risks to support timely decisions and effective escalation.

• Coach and develop Project Managers while strengthening accountability, consistency, and project-delivery capability across the department.

C. Serve as a department subject-matter expert and escalation point for tank barge maintenance and repair decisions.

• Provide technical guidance on maintenance standards, condition assessments, mechanical failures and repair methods.

• Ensure maintenance and readiness practices align with applicable regulatory requirements, company standards and safety expectations.

D. Develop Team Leadership & Capability

• Lead, coach, and develop regional leaders while creating consistent expectations and accountability across all tank barge maintenance operations.

• Build technical depth, succession readiness, and cross-regional coverage for critical maintenance and readiness capabilities.

• Establish competency expectations and training priorities for superintendents and readiness technicians.

E. Manage Performance, Budget & Partnerships

• Define and monitor measures for readiness, reliability, maintenance execution, cost, schedule, quality, and workforce performance.

• Support maintenance and planned-outage budget development, forecasting, prioritization, and performance management.

• Provide department leadership with clear visibility to emerging risks, fleet condition, resource needs, and improvement priorities.

III. EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, marine transportation, marine operations, industrial technology, or a related field.

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in marine maintenance, tank barge operations, vessel repair, or a closely related discipline.

• Five or more years of leadership experience with responsibility for field teams, maintenance execution, technical decisions, or regional operations.

• Demonstrated expertise in tank barge maintenance, repair planning and condition assessment.

• Working knowledge of tank barge regulatory, inspection and maintenance requirements.

• Demonstrated ability to balance commercial/operational needs, schedule, cost and resource constraints.

IV. CORE BEHAVIORS & COMPETENCIES

A. Technical Leadership & Judgment

• Provides technical direction and makes sound decisions under operational pressure.

• Makes maintenance and readiness decisions consistent with company standards, regulatory requirements, and operational risk.

• Standardizes effective practices across regions while responding appropriately to local operating needs.

B. People Leadership & Development

• Leads by example and fosters a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Coaches team members and builds technical capability.

C. Communication & Partnership

• Maintains clear, consistent, and transparent communication with Asset Management, Operations, Logistics, and Commercial stakeholders

• Builds productive relationships with shipyards, vendors, inspectors, and technical partners.

V. KEY OUTCOMES & MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Clear ownership of all tank barge maintenance within Asset Management.

• Decreased unplanned barge maintenance and downtimes

• Decreased dock rejections

• Preserved tank barge maintenance expertise and a clear technical escalation path for complex issues.

• Strong regional leadership, technical development, cross-training, and a scalable succession pipeline.

Canal Barge Company and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.