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Director, Fleet Asset Management
Lindblad ExpeditionsExpedition Cruising company
Seattle, United StatesDirector
BlackRock
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
Fifth Third Bancorp
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Leads fleet-wide asset management for Lindblad Expeditions’ maritime systems and vessels.
- •The Director, Fleet Asset Management provides strategic leadership for the lifecycle, performance, and optimization of Lindblad Expeditions’ global fleet vessels and maritime technical systems.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead fleet-wide asset management strategy for maritime systems and vessel equipment, aligned with safety, regulatory, reliability, and performance goals.
- •Team with the Director Technical Operations to jointly drive fleet reliability, maintenance excellence, and long-term asset performance across shipboard and shore-side teams.
- •Provide governance oversight and set requirements for core maritime systems (PMS, inventory, procurement, fuel management, and dock planning), ensuring strong data standards and usability.
- •Define and maintain vessel equipment criticality frameworks to drive risk-based maintenance, inventory, and investment decisions.
- •Establish preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, including required skills, maintenance actions/intents, spares provisioning, and inventory optimization.
- •Requirements Bachelor’s degree in marine engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred. 7–10+ years of progressive experience in maritime technical operations, fleet or asset management, or systems leadership.
- •Experience in passenger ship operations and shipboard experience is preferred.
- •Strong knowledge of maritime systems, maintenance methodologies, and regulatory/class requirements.
- •Experience with planned maintenance system (PMS) platforms, inventory and procurement systems, fuel management solutions, and drydock planning software preferred.
Required skills
Strategic PlanningEngineering Management
Domain expertise
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