New Orleans, LA: Flexicrew Technical Services (FTS) is seeking a Lead Marine Superintendent / Dock Manager for a direct hire opportunity with a confidential client. This person would oversee dockside operations, berth scheduling, vessel repair coordination, and production flow across multiple departments in a marine repair and shipyard environment. This leadership role serves as the operational hub of the facility, ensuring vessels are efficiently berthed, properly scoped for repairs, staffed with the appropriate craft labor, and safely returned to service. The ideal candidate will provide leadership to supervisory staff while coordinating multi-discipline teams and maintaining strong customer communication, production schedules, and margin control across multiple concurrent projects.
Essential Duties:
• Manage dock and berth operations including vessel scheduling, berth availability, and coordination of incoming vessel requests
• Oversee Dock Superintendent and ensure efficient day-to-day dock execution and vessel staging
• Ensure safe mooring, operational readiness, and proper use of dock infrastructure
• Serve as the primary operational liaison for customers requesting dock space and repair services
• Participate in scoping, estimating, and quoting vessel repair work
• Develop accurate job specifications prior to vessel arrival
• Manage scope changes and change orders during active repair projects
• Monitor job costs and protect project margins while maintaining strong customer relationships
• Lead and coordinate multi-discipline craft teams including boilermakers, machinists, welders, pipefitters, electricians, and general labor personnel
• Supervise foremen and supervisory staff while ensuring labor allocation aligns with project schedules
• Maintain schedule discipline and workforce accountability across multiple active projects
• Scope, quote, and manage offsite marine repair and field service projects
• Coordinate field crews, subcontractors, and vendors for remote repair work
• Ensure field service work meets company quality and safety standards
• Coordinate workflow between dock operations, machine shop, fabrication shop, purchasing, QA/QC, and safety departments
• Ensure materials, parts, and vendor services are staged in advance to support production schedules
• Identify and eliminate production bottlenecks to maintain operational efficiency
• Ensure all dock and vessel work complies with applicable safety and regulatory standards
• Promote a strong culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence
Requirements/Skills:
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in marine repair, shipyard operations, or a heavy industrial environment
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multi-discipline craft teams and supervisory personnel
• Proven experience overseeing dockside vessel repair projects
• Experience scoping, estimating, and quoting marine repair work
• Strong production scheduling and operational planning capabilities
• Ability to read and interpret marine drawings and technical specifications
• Strong understanding of job costing, margins, and change order management
• Proven ability to lead leaders and manage multiple concurrent projects
• Experience coordinating with internal departments and external vendors
• Knowledge of marine safety standards and regulatory requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience managing floating drydock or barge repair operations
• Previous experience as a senior craft superintendent (boilermaker, machinist, pipefitter, or similar discipline)
• Experience working with commercial and government marine customers
• Experience coordinating third-party vendors and class surveyors
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to work in a shipyard or marine industrial environment
• Ability to walk long distances across docks, vessels, and shop areas
• Ability to climb ladders, gangways, and vessel access points when required
• Ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions
• Ability to wear required PPE including hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and steel-toe boots
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Flexicrew Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with FTS is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications. Employment or consideration will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital