Maintenance & Engineering Superintendent

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Maintenance & Engineering Superintendent Jobs in Delta, Canada at Seaspan ULC

Title: Maintenance & Engineering Superintendent

Company: Seaspan ULC

Location: Delta, Canada

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Job Description

The Maintenance & Engineering Superintendent is responsible for the day‑day management of vessel maintenance and engineering requirements for the Seaspan Ferries fleet. The role supports safe, reliable, and cost‑effective ferry operations by ensuring vessel maintenance, repairs, technical support, drydock planning, and engineering resources are effectively planned and executed. The Superintendent works closely with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Purchasing, shipboard personnel, contractors, class, flag, and other stakeholders to ensure vessels remain available to meet operating schedules and customer commitments.

The role is responsible for maintaining strong technical oversight of vessel hull, machinery, equipment, and systems, while supporting continuous improvement in maintenance practices, reliability, cost control, and regulatory compliance.

Note :
Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on‑site based at 7700 Hopcott Road, Delta.

What You’ll Do

• Ensuring the vessel maintenance program is managed in accordance with company policy, the Safety Management System, statutory requirements, class requirements, and regulations.
• Managing and supporting the shore‑based maintenance and engineering team.
• Responding to and coordinating unscheduled maintenances, breakdowns, defects, and operational technical issues across the fleet.
• Coordinating maintenance, preventative maintenance, inspections, overhauls, and repairs.
• Preparing, managing, and controlling maintenance, engineering, and drydock budgets.
• Working with Operations and leadership to support budget planning and cost forecasting.
• Managing capital projects, alterations, and vessel improvement projects for the existing fleet.
• Managing drydock planning, specification development, shipyard coordination, and execution.
• Supporting planning and coordination of engineering crewing requirements with Operations.
• Supporting fleet reliability, operational readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develops and implements class approved maintenance program as well as policy and procedure manual for all new vessels brought into the fleet. Manages docking planning, repair and maintenance planning for vessels and engine room departments.
• Manages port engineering team and ensures that vessel maintenance program is running in accordance to company policy. Coordinates responses to unscheduled vessel maintenance activities and scheduled maintenance activities for assigned vessels.
• Liaises with the Operations Manager and Commercial Managers to ensure that all crews and stakeholders have sufficient training.
• Provides leadership to the team, with emphasis on safe operation with lost time injuries kept to the minimum. This involves providing guidance and training to the team in order to maintain appropriate standards, implementing succession plans and taking disciplinary action, and ensuring that union agreement, WCB regulations, and health and safety procedures are always followed.
• Ensures that all machinery and equipment failures are investigated to determine the cause of failure. Makes recommendations to prevent similar occurrences in the future. Consults with internal and external specialists to determine the cause of and remedy for unusual events involving vessel hull, machinery and equipment.
• Assists in composing and monitoring of the annual budget for maintenance and repair of vessel hull, machinery and equipment as well as capital spending related to the new vessels during the integration and operating phases.
• Keeps up to date with new construction and building techniques, propulsion technology and legislative changes that may have an impact on the operations.
• Represents Seaspan Ferries at maritime related conferences.
• When approved, to attend shipyard and manufacturer’s facilities during FAT testing as well as Commissioning and trials.
• Provide technical assistance for Seaspan Ferries Corporation (SFC) projects as needed, through planning, workforce requirements, material quantities, equipment needs, and work schedule. Provides contract negotiation support for collective agreements covering shipboard personnel.
• Ensures…