Deputy Fleet Manager

Pragmatike

Deputy Fleet Manager working with a major shipping group overseeing fleet maintenance and operations. Responsible for technical management and ensuring vessel reliability across major hubs.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeGermany 2 • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the worldwide coordination of the fleet, contributing to vessel availability and operational continuity
Oversee the maintenance and operational condition of vessels, ensuring compliance with technical and class requirements
Act as owner's representative, including onboard, safeguarding the owner's interests in technical and operational matters
Contribute to bringing fleet steering and oversight back in-house, reducing reliance on external providers where appropriate
Apply and enforce shipping process and business tools across the fleet
Provide superintendent-level technical support and follow-up to vessels across the main hubs (Marseille, Le Havre, Hamburg, Singapore)
Coordinate with external service providers while progressively strengthening internal pilotage and control
Contribute to operational best practices and the continuous improvement of fleet management within a maritime-focused organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in the shipping industry, in technical or operational fleet roles
Seagoing/onboard experience is indispensable
Solid understanding of fleet operations and the owner model
Strong command of shipping business processes and operational tools
High operational autonomy and the ability to make sound decisions independently
Demonstrated ability to represent the owner in technical and operational matters
Comfortable operating in a fully international environment
Fluent English is mandatory

Benefits

Comp & perks

Take ownership of the operational performance of a globally coordinated commercial fleet
Play a direct role in keeping vessels reliable, compliant, and ready for service
Contribute to a strategic shift toward stronger in-house fleet steering and oversight
Work across an international network of major maritime hubs
Influence operational best practices within a maritime-focused organization at scale

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Hard Skills & Tools

fleet operationsshipping business processestechnical supportoperational continuitycompliance with technical requirementsvessel maintenanceowner modeloperational best practicescontinuous improvementpilotage

Soft Skills

operational autonomydecision makingrepresentationcommunicationcoordinationinterpersonal skillsleadershipproblem solvingadaptabilitycollaboration