About This Role
This role involves overseeing and coordinating all operations aboard luxury yachts, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with maritime regulations. The Boat Captain will manage the construction, outfitting, launch, and testing of new vessels, working closely with various functional process managers.
Responsibilities
- Receive the vessel construction plan (GANTT: outfitting, launch, testing, and delivery) regarding necessary times, documentation, materials, resources, and infrastructural support (safety, logistics, cleaning, maintenance)
- Supervise the outfitting, launch, and testing process of new vessels, in collaboration with functional process managers for resin, carpentry and exterior outfitting, plant and mechanics, and interior furnishing, in compliance with safety regulations and worker health and safety protection
- Manage and resolve exceptions related to method, timing, technical documentation, materials, resources, infrastructural support, and quality; report significant or unresolved critical issues
- Coordinate onboard personnel and manage relationships with external companies; report significant or unresolved critical issues; pay particular attention to coordinating incompatible work activities
- Manage monthly progress and non-conformities with external companies; report significant or unresolved critical issues, alone or in conjunction with the Production Manager
- Identify and manage changes, variations, and extras required during construction
- Monitor compliance with safety and conduct rules by external companies
- Manage assigned shipyard machinery and equipment
- Interface with the Purchasing/Warehouse Department for goods arrival
- Control indirect personnel's consumables to limit waste and misuse
- Analyze and evaluate workflows in the vessel construction process, with a view to optimizing it and resolving repetitive problems, and in coordination with the technical office
- Support the warranty/service process for vessels under warranty/refit, in collaboration with functional process managers for resin, carpentry and exterior outfitting, plant and mechanics, and interior outfitting: troubleshooting and corrective actions
- Manage and, if necessary, carry out movements
- Sign required safety documentation (e.g., DUVRI)
- Manage surveyor lists from companies; create and control outfitting and recovery micro-programs
- Control received materials, in collaboration with functional process managers, identifying any non-compliant ones
- Ensure minimum assistance during sea trials
Requirements
- Practical experience in the naval sector, preferably in similar roles
- Leadership and team management skills, with strong communication and negotiation abilities
