Head - Marine Projects & Operations

Job Description:

The General Manager ( Marine Operations) is the engine room of the company. You will translate the COO’s vision into actionable plans :-

• Ensuring continued flow of Marine Engineering projects
• ensuring skilled manpower team availability for projects and
• ensuring time-bound execution.

Core Responsibilities

1. Build a pipeline of projects :

Identify potential clients, pitch and win Marine Engineering projects to ensure uninterrupted pipeline of projects for Marine Engineering Business and represent company for Non-Marine engineering businesses.

2. Resource Management

• Operational Planning: Develop detailed work schedules and resource allocation maps for the COO’s approval.
• Identify and tap into skilled manpower for the project, ensuring availability for deployment well in time for projects at hand.
• Utilisation Optimisation: Monitor manpower deployment to ensure maximum billable hours and efficient resource rotation
• Inventory Control: Oversee the procurement and management of spare parts, specialised tools, and consumables.
• Regulatory & Government Liaison: Represent the company before maritime authorities, port officials, Public and private sector marine companies and government bodies to ensure full compliance with local and international maritime laws.

3. Tactical Execution & Project Management

• Be the final point of contact for Clients: Manage the end-to-end execution of engineering projects, from initial mobilisation to final delivery and ensure efficient communication with the clients.
• Resource Coordination: Harmonise the technical team’s efforts across various projects with logistical support to ensure personnel and equipment are best utilised.
• Work closely with the Project Heads to implement Projects as per agreed timelines and cost parameters.
• The Accountability: Assume ultimate accountability for all operational outcomes, including project timelines and service reliability.
• Direction: Lead and mentor the Operations team, Project team, and the Technical Team, ensuring synergy between commercial goals and technical capabilities.

4. Team Leadership & Personnel

• Manpower Management: Oversee the recruitment, training, and deployment of marine engineers, technicians, and crew needed for the project.
• Visit project sites on a need basis, at the time of commissioning and during execution of projects.
• Performance Tracking: Conduct regular performance reviews for the operations team, identifying training gaps and promoting high-performers.
• Safety Enforcement: Ensure that on-ground teams strictly adhere to the QHSE protocols set by the COO.

5. Reporting & Financial Oversight :

• COO Liaison: Act as the primary bridge to the COO, providing daily or weekly operational reports, highlighting potential risks.
• Budget Control: Manage the operational expenditure (OPEX) for projects, ensuring they stay within the margins defined in the corporate budget.
• Data Analysis: Use operational data to identify bottlenecks and suggest process improvements to the leadership
• Problem-Solving: A "fixer" mindset—the ability to resolve complex logistical or technical hurdles in real-time.
• Vendor Management: Negotiating and managing contracts with third-party service providers and subcontractors.
• Compliance Monitoring: Ensuring all paperwork (certificates, logs, and permits) applicable to the project are up-to-date and audit-ready.
• Operational Readiness: Maintaining a state of readiness for emergency call-outs or rapid-response engineering

6. Leadership Style:

A "command and control" presence balanced with the ability to mentor the technical team.