Shipyard Facilities Operations & Asset Reliability

Saronic Technologies is a leader in revolutionizing autonomy at sea, dedicated to developing state-of-the-art solutions that enhance maritime operations through autonomous and intelligent platforms.

The Director of Shipyard Facilities Operations & Asset Reliability owns infrastructure uptime, asset lifecycle performance, and execution of capital programs across the shipyard. This role ensures that critical production-enabling assets - cranes, lifts, docks, utilities, and facilities - operate reliably while simultaneously delivering capital projects and yard expansions safely, on schedule, and within approved budgets.

This position integrates maintenance discipline with capital execution, preventing infrastructure-driven production outages while building the next generation of shipyard capability. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, financial rigor, and the ability to balance near-term operational reliability with long-term capacity growth.

Asset Reliability & Facilities Operations

• Own reliability and availability of all production-critical assets, including:

• Cranes, hoists, and heavy lift systems

• Shiplifts, docks, transfer systems, and waterfront infrastructure

• Electrical power distribution, water, compressed air, and utilities

• Buildings, foundations, pavements, and fixed facilities

• Establish and enforce a disciplined preventive and predictive maintenance strategy to prevent unplanned outages

• Ensure corrective maintenance is prioritized, executed safely, and escalated appropriately when scope exceeds routine maintenance

• Partner with production leadership to align maintenance windows with operational demand

• Implement reliability metrics and use data to drive decisions

• Ensure new assets are onboarded with defined maintenance plans, documentation, and ownership

• Oversee asset condition assessments, lifecycle planning, and replacement strategies

• Own asset inventory accuracy, labeling, auditing, impairment review, and disposition decisions in coordination with Finance

  Capital Programs & Yard Expansion

• Own end-to-end execution of capital programs, including:

• Yard expansion and facility build-out

• Major equipment purchases and infrastructure upgrades

• Utility capacity expansions and site development

• Lead annual capital planning and prioritization aligned with production forecasts and long-term strategy

• Ensure projects are scoped, budgeted, approved, and executed in accordance with governance and delegation of authority

• Establish clear project controls for cost, schedule, scope, and risk

• Ensure projects transition cleanly from execution into operations with defined ownership and maintenance plans

• Coordinate closely with civil engineers, designers, contractors, and regulators to deliver compliant facilities

• Interfaces with permitting authorities and ensure capital work complies with environmental, safety, and building requirements

  Financial & Program Controls

• Own capital and facilities budgets, including forecasting, tracking, and variance management

• Ensure appropriate classification and governance of maintenance, OPEX projects, and CAPEX investments

• Review estimates, commitments, and EACs to prevent cost overruns

• Drive value by balancing repair vs replacement decisions using lifecycle cost analysis

• Ensure timely closeout of projects and accurate capitalization of assets

  Cross-Functional Integration

• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, EHS, and Quality to ensure infrastructure supports safe, efficient execution

• Align asset reliability priorities with throughput, schedule, and vessel delivery commitments

• Serve as escalation point when infrastructure risk threatens production continuity

  Team Leadership

• Lead facilities, maintenance, reliability, and capital project teams

• Set clear expectations for execution discipline, technical rigor, and accountability

• Develop internal capability in maintenance planning, reliability engineering, and project management

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or related technical discipline

• 10+ years experience in heavy industrial, shipyard, manufacturing, or infrastructure-intensive environments

• 5+ years…