Marine Manager Job, Caribbean

Marine Manager

About the Role

We are recruiting for an experienced Marine Manager to lead the operations of a luxury marina. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and knowledgeable Marine Manager with a passion for boating, customer service, and marina operations.

The successful Marine Manager will take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day running of the marina, ensuring exceptional service standards for yacht owners, captains, residents, and visitors. This is a hands-on position requiring a visible presence throughout the marina, working closely with staff, customers, and contractors while maintaining operational excellence.

Working Hours:
Monday to Saturday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (6 days per week)

Key Responsibilities

As the Marine Manager, you will:

• Oversee all marina operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and professional service delivery.
• Manage and support marina staff, dock attendants, and external contractors.
• Provide outstanding customer service to boat owners, yacht captains, and visiting vessels.
• Coordinate vessel arrivals, departures, berth allocations, and occupancy levels.
• Build strong relationships with yacht owners, brokers, captains, and marine service providers.
• Ensure compliance with all safety regulations, marina policies, and environmental standards.
• Conduct regular inspections of docks, marina facilities, equipment, and utilities.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules and infrastructure improvement works.
• Manage fuel dock operations and marina inventory where applicable.
• Prepare and manage operating budgets and financial reports.
• Monitor marina revenues and expenditure while identifying opportunities to improve profitability.
• Assist with invoicing, collections, and financial reconciliations alongside the accounting team.
• Maximise berth utilisation and occupancy throughout the year.
• Support marketing initiatives aimed at attracting both transient and long-term vessels.
• Liaise with homeowners, guests, local authorities, and contractors.
• Respond effectively to operational issues, emergencies, and severe weather events.
• Deliver agreed business objectives and performance targets.

Experience & Qualifications

The ideal Marine Manager will possess:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience managing or supervising marina operations.
• Extensive knowledge of yachts, recreational boating, and marina facilities.
• Strong understanding of Caribbean cruising routes and seasonal yacht movements.
• Proven financial and budgeting experience.
• Excellent leadership and team management skills.
• Strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience using marina management software would be advantageous.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Marine certifications or boating licences would be considered beneficial.

Personal Attributes

We are looking for a Marine Manager who is:

• Hands-on and proactive.
• Customer-focused and service-driven.
• Professional and confident in their communication.
• Calm and effective under pressure.
• Commercially minded with excellent attention to detail.
• Honest, reliable, and accountable.
• Flexible and willing to work weekends and public holidays when operationally required.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Marine Manager to take ownership of a busy marina operation and play a key role in delivering an exceptional customer experience.

The Next Steps?

Interested? Simply click apply with your CV/Resume and the New Recruits team will call you for a confidential pre-screening discussion should you match this or other confidential requirements. We will explore your current situation, skillset and career aspirations along with discussing suitable roles and employers in more detail to ensure the perfect match. Interviews will be held via MS Teams.

About New Recruits International Ltd.

Founded in 2020, specializing in construction, engineering, hospitality, and corporate support recruitment across the Americas with focus on the Caribbean, we place local and ex-pat talent in prestigious projects, guided by integrity, collaboration, passion, quality, and discretion. Our highly experienced recruiters, attuned to island life, also conduct regular client visits to ensure we can provide tailored, first-hand guidance.