Sr Port Engineer - Honolulu

Location:

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Address: 1331 N. Nimitz Highway Pier 39/40, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, United States

The Young Brothers Port Engineer directs and oversees the operational readiness, technical maintenance, and regulatory compliance of the tug fleet across all of the company's inter‑island operations with full accountability for vessel maintenance and repair budgets for the 8‑vessel tug fleet valued at more than $100M. Related to the fleet, the engineer will manage the performance of all marine personnel assigned to the vessels serving in an engineering capacity.

In addition, this individual sets and enforces the safety culture for all personnel working aboard company vessels and serves as the lead technical authority for equipment inspections, vessel surveys, repairs, dry‑dockings, and yard periods. The Port Engineer is regularly called upon to support vessels and their crews. Finally, the port engineer will manage a team of mechanics and engineers within the YB organization.

Capital expenditure planning (approximately $10 million over an average 5 year period) as well as budget management and oversight are important components of the port engineer's job with annual regulatory and maintenance expenditures totally $2.5-3M and.

• Develops and reviews planned maintenance program for
• Independently evaluates and authorizes corrective action on emergency/casualty repairs for
• Ability to analyze problems via communication while a vessel is at sea or in a remote
• Monitors all engineering work-in-progress for planned and unplanned maintenance and repairs for
• Interfaces with appropriate operations personnel, advising of action to be taken such as shutting down a vessel, continuing or discontinuing its
• Exercises final authority over repair methods, scheduling and cost approval
• Trains engineers with regard to vessel systems, repairs, and regulatory
• Evaluates and initiates proper corrective action to eliminate additional expenses to maintenance and repair budget.
• Serves as the company's primary liaison and accountable party for USCG and ABS inspections, load line annual surveys, special, intermediate surveys and other regulatory Responsible for the remedy and repair of all deficiencies, operational and administrative.
• Must be able to understand and effectively operate SAP

• Holds direct accountability for fleet‑wide safety compliance with the engineering team; decisions in this role directly affect regulatory standing and safety of life at sea.
• Conducts safety meeting, generally one‑on‑one, with vessel
• Performs safety checks on all vessels, initiates any necessary
• Oversees safety policies, procedures and precautions for receiving and transferring of fuel on PNW
• Promotes safe work practices with all company employees and vendors working on company

• Directly supervises a minimum of 12 engineers and 8 shoreside engineers/mechanics with indirect oversight for all assistant engineers.
• Responsible for all matters of employment including recruiting, training, development, promotion, discipline and termination.
• Provides direction and leadership to achieve company Core Values, Mission and Safety Vision as well as specific goals and objectives relevant to both marine operations and the company at large.
• Processes employee evaluations in a timely
• Directs, motivates and develops employees for maximum
• Maintains personal proficiency in related engineering field through formal training and reviews related technical publications on an ongoing
• Miscellaneous duties, as required, such as annual maintenance/repair and capital budget preparation for vessels.
• Personnel functions such as hiring, training,…