Shipyard Project Manager

Canal Barge Company

Job Description

Shipyard Project Manager

 

I.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Marine Shipyard Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and execute multiple concurrent vessel maintenance, repair, overhaul, and capital improvement projects across our Gulf Inland fleet.

The successful candidate will independently manage a portfolio of shipyard projects, balancing safety, regulatory compliance, vessel reliability, budgets, and schedules.

 

This position works closely with Port Engineers, shipyards, vendors, vessel crews, Operations, and shoreside leadership.

It requires strong marine technical judgment, financial accountability, and the ability to keep several complex projects moving without continuous on-site supervision at any single location.

 

II.

Key Responsibilities

A.

Multi-Project Management


* Manage multiple major vessel maintenance, overhaul, and capital projects simultaneously across different shipyards and locations.


* Develop and maintain project scopes, schedules, budgets, milestones, risk registers, and completion plans for each assigned vessel.


* Prioritize competing project demands, coordinate resources and contractors, and identify conflicts or delays early.


* Maintain clear portfolio-wide visibility of progress, cost forecasts, schedule variances, open decisions, and risks; provide regular updates to Engineering leadership.


* Coordinate with shipyard and vendor personnel to ensure effective daily execution without requiring continuous on-site oversight.



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B.

Pre-Docking Planning & Procurement


* Participate planning meetings with vessel crews and vessel management team members to define the job scope ahead of each shipyard availability.


* Write detailed job scopes for major vendors and obtain estimates.


* Coordinate with shipyards to schedule dry docking and other vendor activities.


* Use planned and unplanned downtime to prepare for future outages, including scheduling inspections and pre-surveys.


* Enter known issues and repairs into the planned maintenance system (PMS).


* Work with the inventory control and procurement team to order and deliver materials and long-lead items and move spares to the locations where they are needed.



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C.

Project Execution & Technical Oversight


* Plan and execute shipyard availabilities, including Internal Structural Examinations (ISEs), Certificate of Inspection (COI) renewals, propulsion overhauls, vessel modifications, and other major repairs.


* Evaluate equipment conditions, vessel deficiencies, inspection findings, and proposed repairs to establish practical, technically sound scopes of work.


* Oversee vendor performance, machinery installations, structural and piping work, testing, commissioning, and project closeout.


* Ensure work complies with applicable safety, quality, USCG, and other regulatory requirements and is properly documented.
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