Jobs at Hornblower Group

Leads vessel and facility engineering and maintenance operations for the Northern California fleet. Responsibilities include repairing and upgrading marine machinery, troubleshooting engines and electrical systems, managing preventive maintenance records, supervising engineering teams, developing drydock and capital project plans, controlling budgets, ensuring Coast Guard compliance, and coordinating equipment procurement and facility renovations.

Maintains and repairs Transport Canada-inspected passenger vessels and related equipment. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, inspecting machinery and safety equipment, maintaining engineering logs, participating in emergency drills, reporting non-conformities, supporting vessel operations, and ensuring compliance with safety procedures and regulations. The role requires marine engineering experience, a Fourth Class or higher Motor Certificate of Competency, marine first aid, a current Transport Canada medical, and knowledge of diesel, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

Develop and maintain scalable ticketing web applications using Node.js and React.js. Design APIs, microservices, and distributed systems; make architecture decisions focused on performance, security, reliability, and scalability. Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams, mentor junior engineers, document technical systems, resolve bottlenecks, fix bugs, and improve code quality. The role also supports transportation integrations, cloud messaging, continuous integration, and occasional urgent production issues.

Supports safe and efficient operation of engineering systems aboard training support vessels. Performs preventive maintenance, repairs, inspections, troubleshooting, and monitoring of propulsion, auxiliary, and power-generation equipment. Stands engine room watches, responds as Duty Engineer, maintains engineering records, follows safety and regulatory procedures, and assists with training junior personnel. Requires marine engineering credentials, shipboard physical capability, rotating watch availability, and U.S. work authorization.

Maintains and operates the vessel’s engineering plant, including preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, system monitoring, spare-parts inventory, sewage and oily-water processing, and engineering logs. Supervises, trains, and evaluates engineering personnel; conducts drills; supports regulatory compliance and safe vessel operations; and assists with shore technicians. The position lives and works aboard a vessel on a rotational schedule of approximately 56 days on and 56 days off.

Leads engineering maintenance operations for passenger ferry vessels, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, inspections, preventive maintenance, repairs, training, and crew performance. Manages contractors, vendors, work orders, machinery records, overhaul planning, budgets, and corrective actions. Collaborates with clients, regulators, vessel leadership, and project managers while supporting engineering systems, drills, trend analysis, and continuous improvement.

Maintains passenger vessel mechanical and electrical systems, performs preventive maintenance and minor repairs, troubleshoots malfunctions, documents work in Wheelhouse Technology and vessel logs, supports inspections and dry docks, maintains safety and pollution-prevention compliance, and assists with emergency drills and onboard operations.

Performs and monitors preventive maintenance and repairs on passenger vessels under the Port Engineer’s direction. Responsibilities include servicing diesel engines and generators, overhauling water jets, repairing piping, plumbing, hydraulics, electrical systems, drivetrains, shafts, and propellers, and supporting drydock work. Documents maintenance in Wheelhouse, identifies repair needs, and coordinates with maintenance teams. The role requires hands-on mechanical expertise, maritime or machinery trade training, and availability for nights, weekends, and holidays.

Maintains and repairs a fleet of passenger vessels under the Port Engineer’s direction. Responsibilities include monitoring preventative maintenance, servicing diesel engines and generators, overhauling water jets, repairing piping, plumbing, hydraulics, electrical systems, and vessel drive trains, supporting drydock work, rigging machinery, documenting maintenance in Wheelhouse, and responding to vessel repair needs. The role requires hands-on mechanical expertise, maritime or trade-school training, and availability for nights, weekends, and holidays.

Maintains and repairs Transport Canada-inspected passenger vessels, engines, machinery, hulls, and mechanical and electrical systems. Oversees engine-room watchkeeping, safety compliance, emergency procedures, maintenance records, inventory, budgets, and purchasing. Leads, schedules, delegates, and coaches the maintenance team while troubleshooting equipment issues and implementing solutions. Coordinates engineering operations with vessel leadership and supports other departments with maintenance and operational projects.

Leads vessel and facility engineering and maintenance operations for the Northern California fleet. Responsibilities include repairing and upgrading machinery, troubleshooting engines and ship systems, managing preventive maintenance, supervising engineering teams, preparing drydock and capital project plans, controlling budgets, maintaining records, and ensuring Coast Guard and other regulatory compliance. Requires a licensed USCG Chief Engineer, extensive marine experience, crew-management expertise, and relevant maritime certifications.

Oversees city-level administrative operations across accounting, cash management, billing, payroll, HR coordination, onboarding, office management, purchasing, IT support, and vendor relationships. Maintains financial records and month-end reporting, supports employee administration, coordinates equipment and technology needs, and ensures responsive administrative services onboard a passenger vessel. The role requires flexibility to work across vessel operations, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and changing marine conditions.