Lead Engineer - Alcatraz Cruises

Alcatraz Cruises CA, Pier 33, Alcatraz Landing, San Francisco, California, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Monday, December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM

Hornblower Groupis a global leader in experiences and  a 100-year history, Hornblower Group’s portfolio of international offerings includes water-based experiences (dining and sightseeing cruises), land-based experiences (walking and food tours) and ferry and transportation services. City Experiences, Hornblower Group’s premier experience division, offers land- and water-based experiencesas well asferry and transportation services.

Hornblower Group’s subsidiaries include Hornblower Marine, which provides vessel outhaul and maintenance services at Bridgeport Boatworks in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Seaward Services, Inc., a marine services company specializing in the operation, maintenance and repair of government and privately owned vessels.

Additionally, Anchor Operating System, LLC, a Hornblower Group subsidiary and independent entity,provides reservation, ticketing and website integration services for clients in the transportation, tourism and entertainment industries. Today, Hornblower Group’s global portfolio covers over 10 countries, over 50 U.S. cities and serves more than 20 million guests annually. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hornblower Group’s additional corporate offices reside in San Francisco, California;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
London, United Kingdom;
New York, New York;
Dublin, Ireland; and across Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit

Position Summary:

The Lead Engineer is responsible for the routine maintenance and janitorial of both the vessels and facilities. They maintain and follow up on jobs and projects. The Lead Engineer communicates, provides directions, and supports Engineers & Mechanics with their daily job assignments and duties; assists the Port Engineer with coordinating various projects and jobs and reports back status of work assignments of engineering department;

and records jobs status in appropriate programs and maintains records with accuracy. Salary range: $125K -- $140K annually, 5% bonus potential, $5000 sign-on bonus after 90 days, relocation package available. Full company-paid benefits package with $0 employee-paid premiums.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strong hands-on experience of vessel engineering and maintenance.

• Ensures that all vessels exceed the minimum standards for the USCG and all Federal, State, and local safety standards.

• Designs and oversees testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.

• Conducts analytical, environmental, operational or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.

• Prepares, or directs the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.

• Evaluates operation of marine equipment.

• Analyzes data to determine feasibility of product proposals.

• Confers with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems, and to develop or modify designs.

• Investigates and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.

• Conducts environmental, operational or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.

• Determines conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.

• Maintains and coordinates repair of marine machinery and equipment for installation on vessels.

• Inspects marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.

• Reviews work requests, and compare them with previous work completed on Vessels in order to ensure that costs are economically sound.

• Prepares technical reports for use by engineering, marine operations, and upper management.

• Maintains contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.

• Coordinates activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost, consistent with safety.

• Procures materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery

• Acts as liaisons between vessels' captains and Landing crews to ensure that…