Fleet Director
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WTS Energy is hiring a Fleet Director to lead marine and technical operations for its fleet in Nigeria. The role requires hands-on experience with DP systems and managing vessel types such as AHTS, MPSV, and SCVs. The Fleet Director will own the planned maintenance strategy, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide strategic leadership to the Marine and Technical Superintendents.
- Senior leadership role overseeing fleet-wide operational readiness
- Requires hands-on experience with DP Systems
- Experience managing AHTS, MPSV, and SCVs vessels
- Accountable for reducing annual maintenance budget
- Strategic oversight of marine and technical operations
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Fleet Director at WTS Energy
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Sep 25, 2026, 11:07 AM
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WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Fleet Director
Location: Nigeria
Job Summary
Hands on experience with DP Systems
Supervise and provide leadership to both the Technical Superintendent & Marine Superintendent
Experience Managing the different types of vessels which are AHTS, MPSV, SCVs
The role is accountable for fleet-wide operational readiness, continuous reduction of the annual maintenance budget, and the overall commercial and technical performance of the fleet, while acting as the senior point of escalation for clients, regulators, host communities and executive management on all fleet-related matters.
Experience Managing a large size of fleet of vessels
Leadership & Strategy for End-to-End Fleet Management
The Fleet Director provides strategic leadership and unified oversight of the company’s Marine and Technical Operations functions, ensuring that every vessel in the fleet remains safe, seaworthy, and fully compliant with Client, Class, Flag State and Statutory requirements.
Directing and developing the Marine Superintendent and Technical Superintendent, the Fleet Director brings navigational safety, vessel security, technical maintenance, dry-docking, budget management and regulatory compliance together under one integrated fleet strategy.
Planning & leading the Strategy
Key Accountabilities
- Own the Planned Maintenance System (PMS) strategy, ensuring maintenance jobs are properly logged, tracked and closed out across the fleet.
- Ensure deployment requests and payments to relevant naval authorities are processed in a timely manner to guarantee 100% security personnel availability.
- Align navigational safety, marine operations, technical maintenance and dry-dock strategies into a single, integrated fleet management plan.
- Provide strategic direction, leadership, coaching and performance management to the Marine Superintendent, Technical Superintendent and their respective teams.
- Ensure the fleet meets Class, Flag State, Marine, Charterer’s and other statutory requirements at all times, and oversee planning of Class surveys and inspections.
- Approve comprehensive dry-dock scopes and schedules, source and endorse qualified dry-dock vendors, and ensure critical spares and parts are available prior to commencement.
- Lead the development, approval and monitoring of the annual fleet maintenance budget, driving a continuous, sustainable reduction in maintenance spend.
- Act as the senior escalation point for client enquiries during port calls and other operational matters, ensuring vessels return to work within agreed timelines.
- Ensure fleet-wide compliance with client operational directives (speed, patrol pattern, fuel consumption, navigational and equipment usage) using available monitoring tools (AIS, eFMS, etc.).
- Ensure timely distribution and execution of the fleet Port Call calendar and associated activity plans across all stakeholders.
Requirements
- Required:
- Strong knowledge of vessel maintenance systems, planned maintenance strategy and dry-docking processes.
- Strong people-leadership skills, with the ability to lead, develop and hold accountable superintendents, technical managers and vessel crews.
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience in the marine/offshore shipping industry, including significant experience in both marine and technical superintendency, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or fleet management role.
- Ability to understand and execute complex oral and written instructions, and to develop and implement appropriate procedures and controls.
- Must be physically fit enough to board vessels, barges and tugs at sea and in port.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills across clients, regulators, naval authorities, host communities and executive management.
- Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering, Nautical Science, Maritime Studies or a related field.
- Demonstrated track record of successfully directing both marine operations and technical/maintenance functions across a multi-vessel fleet.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of all sensitive communications.
- Proven strategic and budgetary management skills, with the ability to deliver continuous cost efficiency without compromising safety or compliance.
- Prior experience managing dry-docking programmes, maintenance budgets and regulatory/Class compliance at a fleet-wide level.
- Extensive knowledge of the marine, tugboat, oil transportation and shipping industry, including Class, Flag State and statutory requirements.
- Willingness to travel extensively, including to out ports and offshore locations.
- Ability to make sound decisions and give clear direction under pressure to facilitate prompt service delivery.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree or MBA is an advantage.
- CoC Master Unlimited and/or Chief Engineer Unlimited (or equivalent marine/technical qualification) strongly preferred.
- What We Offer
- Flexible working arrangements where applicable
- Opportunity to lead and shape a critical fleet operations function
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Health and wellbeing programs
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- How to Apply
- Interested and qualified candidates should:
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