Port Engineer

Reports to: The Port Engineer is responsible and accountable to the General Manager. 

Supervises: Tug Engineers. 

Location: New Haven, CT

Salary: $90k

Description of Duties: 

The Port Engineer is a skilled Engineer who is responsible for estimating, planning, and

performing short and long-term maintenance, repairs, and modifications on vessels for a 

specific region. 

• Ensures all vessel engineers are properly trained, qualified, and comply with a regulatory training and/or certification requirements. 

• Assists in the development and adherence of the maintenance and repair budget. 

• Supervises the timely and cost-effective maintenance, repair, modifications, and refurbishment projects of existing fleet. 

• Develops dry-docking specifications, vendor bid packages, and evaluation projects. 

• Monitors the contractor and/or shipyard during maintenance and repair projects. 

• Conducts on-site surveys of vessels and equipment to determine maintenance and repair needs. 

• Makes repair recommendations to General Manager.

• Analyzes problems and interfaces with appropriate operations personnel. 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Requirements:   

• Two years as an engineer on tugboats and mechanical experience working on 

• Detroit Diesel 71 Series, EMD, Fairbanks Morse, and Caterpillar engines.  Electrical system experience also required. 

• High School Degree or equivalent is required.   

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.  Maritime Academy graduate is preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• USCG Merchant Mariner Credential and Transportation Worker Identification Card. 

• USCG license preferred. 

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills 

Physical Requirements:   

• The ability to operate a computer terminal. 

• The ability to operate a telephone and standard office equipment. 

Training Requirements:   

• New Hire Familiarization Checklist (MCA-001) 

• Vessel Security Qualification Checklist-Crew (MCA-389)   

FLSA Status: Professional Exemption   

*This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.