Vice President, Marine Operations

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:NFE) is one of the world’s leading downstream natural gas-to-power companies with a $10 billion market cap.  We are a publicly traded, global energy infrastructure company, and a recognized leader in accelerating the world's transition to clean energy.

We develop, finance, and operate natural gas facilities, power plants and logistics solutions to rapidly deliver fully integrated, turnkey energy solutions to our customers.  Our energy solutions spur economic growth, enhance environmental stewardship, and transform local industries and communities.

Our world-class team has expertise across power, infrastructure, transportation, logistics and LNG, and we have developed a proven track record building and operating liquefaction facilities, onshore and offshore regasification terminals, pipelines, power plants, and innovative LNG delivery solutions.

As part of our efforts to accelerate the transition to clean energy, we have also launched a cutting-edge initiative – which we call Zero – to replace natural gas with green hydrogen so that our energy solutions produce no carbon emissions within the next 10 years.

We believe that everyone should have access to affordable, cleaner energy.  However, billions of people around the planet still lack this critical element for quality of life and economic growth.  We are driven by our vision of a world in which electricity is no longer a luxury good, and we are looking for talented, driven individuals to help us light the world with cleaner, more affordable energy solutions.

The Role: 

The VP Marine Operations will drive the technical and operational aspects of the LNGC and FSRU shipping business for New Fortress Energy. From an internal perspective, this includes operational oversight of the NFE LNG Carrier and FSRU fleet.  Externally the person will interface with fleet managers for technical management of vessels and lead negotiations with shipyards and other vendors involved in drydocking, conversions, and reactivations.

What you will do:

• Responsible for Marine Operations and fleet management for NFE assets
• Lead and develop budgets and manage projects for maintenance, drydocks, reactivations, and conversions in conjunction with ship managers
• Lead the Technical Marine team in preparation of specifications for projects, refurbishments and drydocks
• Responsible for quality, safety and security; of environmentally sound fleet operations
• Technical evaluation of charter opportunities, acquisition targets, and internal fleet expansion prospects.
• Responsible for quality, safety and security; ensuring policies and procedures are in place and being utilized for safe and environmentally sound fleet operations
• Establish KPI’s and reporting on technical performance of fleet, maintenance schedules and operational impacts on the commercial shipping fleet
• Collaborate with Technology team to develop displays and real-time reporting
• Work in partnership with Commercial Shipping and LNG team to optimize existing terminals and assets to maximize utilization and earnings
• Should be fully proficient in marine technical and operations

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Nautical or related degree
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a leadership role in marine operations with previous offshore experience preferred
• Direct experience with technical aspects of LNG Carriers and FSRUs
• Experience working with shipyards
• Direct experience developing budgets and managing projects
• History of asset management responsibility
• Finance exposure preferred

What we offer:

As an NFE employee, you’ll enjoy unique benefits including a generous vacation policy; medical, dental, and vision coverage; a healthcare concierge; free short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance; a 401K plan; commuter benefits; team events; healthy snacks…

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

New Fortress Energy is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. NFE considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or sexual orientation or any other status protected by applicable law.