Mobile and Equipment Coordinator

The Mobile Equipment Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the scheduling, utilization, and operational readiness of mobile equipment at Vancouver Shipyard. This role is critical to ensuring all mobile equipment is deployed efficiently, maintained in safe working condition and aligned with production priorities to support schedule. Co-located within Operations, the Mobile Equipment Coordinator is the key internal liaison between production, facilities and supply chain, as well as the key external liaison with strategic suppliers, maintaining strong communication and working relationships throughout. 

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver. 
 

What you’ll do

• Accountable for the scheduling and allocation of mobile equipment (e.g. cranes, forklifts, vehicles) to support shipyard production activities.
• Responsible for monitoring equipment availability and utilization to minimize downtime and ensure efficient deployment across all works areas within the shipyard.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for mobile equipment suppliers, operations, facilities, and supply chain teams regarding mobile equipment needs and issues as they arise.
• Accountable for associated budgets and financial forecasting across all mobile equipment demand within the shipyard, based on specific program schedules, work packages and milestones.
• Estimate and track cost impacts relating to equipment usage, rentals and downtime to support program budgets and cost control efforts (EAC budget management).
• Analyze equipment utilization trends to support capacity planning, rent versus buy decisions and long-range equipment needs.
• Ensure all mobile equipment is inspected, certified and compliant with safety regulations in accordance with shipyard policies and procedures.
• Responsible for equipment status, location, and readiness using appropriate logs, systems and vendor-managed applications.
• In close collaboration with operations, identify equipment conflicts or shortages across programs and proactively adjust inventory levels to avoid disruption to production priorities.
• Responsible for ensuring all preventative maintenance is carried out satisfactorily by the mobile equipment suppliers and that all equipment remains in a safe, reliable working condition.
• Communicate daily equipment plans, constraints and updates to operations supervisors and shipyard leadership as needed.
• Attend shipyard production meetings on a daily and weekly basis as needed.
• May be required to approve invoices for payment or to support resolution of issues/discrepancies between invoice and order to facilitate payment.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience coordinating or supervising heavy equipment operations in a shipyard, industrial, construction or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience scheduling and managing equipment to support production or project work.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain close-knit relationships with multiple stakeholders across a complex, fast paced business.
• Working knowledge of mobile equipment such as cranes, forklifts, aerial lifts or similar industrial machinery.
• Familiarity with equipment utilization tracking, forecasting demand, and supporting budget planning activities.
• A diploma or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics or related field is desirable.

Why you'll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come. 
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you with a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.  
• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy, speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, free on-site gym, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP). 
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver. 

The estimated salary for this position is $99,000 - $121,000. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skills and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.
 

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.  

To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com  

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.