Fleet Manager

**Vacancy No**
- VN11707

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Location Country**
- Brazil

**Location City**

**Who are V.Group?**
- As a global leader in ship management and marine services, we add value to a vessel’s operations. Operating around the clock and around the world, V.Group gives every client the quality and efficiency they need in every sector. Covering crew management and recruitment, quality ship management and technical services, together with supporting management and commercial services, V.Group has an unrivalled industry knowledge with performance assured. Our values, We Care, We Collaborate, We Challenge, We are Consistent, We Commit and Deliver, are at the heart of everything we do and they support our strategy of Investing in Talent. We are always interested in making contact with talented individuals - people who will demonstrate our values and deliver great service, for internal and external stakeholders.

**Overall Purpose of The Job**
- To lead all members of the Ship Management Fleet Cell (HSEQ and Fleet Sis) to ensure that assigned vessels are managed and operated to the highest standards, are in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and in accordance with V.Ships Safety & Quality Management System (VMS) standards and policies, ensuring client satisfaction.
Overall the FM is responsible for the execution of the Customer Success Plan and is the first point of contact in this relationship.

**Key Responsibilities and Tasks**
- Compliance
- Ensure that all relevant management processes, procedures and systems are in place and executed according to the relevant standards and expectations. Specifically this relates to procedures in VMS with respect to planned maintenance systems, dry-docking (in conjunction with V.Docks team), major repairs procedure, investigation of incidents and/or accidents.
Maintaining ‘vessel visitation plans’ in compliance with the ship visits KPIs throughout the year. Ensure HSEQ and Fleet Superintendents deliver the clients requirement portfolio including client reports to the standard required and in the time frame detailed.
Responsible for reporting any issues that affect, or may affect, the safety, environmental or operational performance of assigned vessels to the Operations Director/GM.
Business Acumen
- Responsible for approving the Fleet Cell’s annual Vessel Operating Budgets prior to submission to the client in accordance with their budget timetable and where Client’s vessels are managed by more than one Fleet Cell and /or V. Group Office that these are consistent.
Responsible for overseeing the Fleet Cell’s control of vessel expenditure throughout the year ensuring that variances to budget are explained to the client in a professional and timely manner, that unbudgeted costs are approved by the client and taking the appropriate action to ensure that expenditure is maintained within the agreed budget by the end of the clients’ financial year.
Client Relationship Management
- Responsible for ensuring an effective working relationship between the Fleet Cell and its clients, encouraging day-to-day dialogue between the Fleet Superintendents and their counterparts in Client’s office and, in exceptional circumstances, providing a higher level communication conduit with the Client’s senior management.
Through a pro-active approach ensure open and transparent communications and provide a high level of client satisfaction. Responsible, in conjunction with GM and Operations Directors, for building strong relationships with key prospects and existing customers.
Pro-actively identify and share continuous improvement opportunities in client portfolio and to support business development and cross-selling opportunities.
Keep up to date on all V. Group Services and products.
Guide and advise all team members on the latest V. Group products and services relevant to specific clients, as well as establish and maintain effective formal and informal relationships with internal suppliers and service providers.
Project Management
- Responsible for the fleet cell’s performance in relation to the planning, management and control of shipboard maintenance and repair programmes, dry-dockings, deficiencies, class and flag surveys, and ensure these are completed within the required time scales.
Responsible for overseeing PMS implementation, completed by the fleet superintendent, and ensuring harmonisation of PMS amongst the vessels within the fleet and that the job description and maintenance intervals assigned to all machineries, is as per-makers manual.
Supervising the monitoring of vessels performance in accordance with charter party requirement, by the fleet superintendents.
Operational Management
- Responsible for the activities of the Fleet Cell to ensure it operates safely, effectively and efficiently in the provision of management services required under the Management Agreement and VMS.
Responsible that assigned vessels are operated to the