Technical Project Manager

Fleet Management Limited

Our 30-year journey rides on the passion of over 27,000 seafarers and 1,000 onshore professionals. Today, we are one of the largest independent third-party ship management companies managing over 650+ diverse types of vessels.

Headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China, we operate on a global scale having 27 offices in 12 countries. Our client base spans over 100 world-class ship owners, including Fortune 500 companies from China, Greece, India, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and the USA, among others.

In a shore career at Fleet, you will be working with a team of a highly passionate, self-driven and committed group of people. We aim to be a place where you can achieve your full potential, regardless of your background. 

We are looking for individuals who are ambitious about making a strong contribution to Fleet's short and long-term sustainable growth – whether you are dealing directly with clients or working in a role supporting the business, such as technology, legal or communications.

Key Roles and Responsibilities  

 
Describe primary roles and responsibilities of the job. 

A typical working day will likely include the following activities:

Project Planning & Execution

Lead and manage multiple IT projects – some in direct ownership, others in collaboration with Development, Operations and Analytics teams

Shape and refine project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders

Coordinate across project teams, ensuring effective communication, task assignment, and progress tracking

Proactive monitoring and management of project risks, issues, and dependencies implementing mitigation strategies as necessary

Follow defined project governance frameworks to ensure projects keep affected teams updated

Conduct thorough reviews of project deliverables to ensure compliance with technical specifications and quality standards

Technical/Cloud Expertise

Apply your strong understanding of IT foundations covering areas such as Infrastructure, Software Development Lifecycle and Product Management 

Collaborate with engineering teams to design and implementation of solutions to agreed time and quality

Provide technical guidance and support to team members addressing challenges and facilitating problem-solving to remove blockers that may arise

Teamwork & Vendor Management

Work across the Digital/IT team on complex use-cases translating technical concepts and communicating in a way others find easy to understand

Maintain relationships with key stakeholders including Directors and Senior Managers

Coach other team members across IT in reviewing their plans and providing best-practice guidance

Work in partnership with vendors to deliver outcomes that help drive cost-effective digital capability for Fleet

Relationship (mostly Internal and or External) and Nature of Communication   List the internal and external points of interactions that are required of this job.

INTERNAL:

Stakeholders (based predominantly in HK, Singapore and India)

Internal IT Team (across HK/India in particular)

EXTERNAL:

IT Vendors

Job Experience, Functional Knowledge and Qualifications  

Indicate the minimum and preferred education and experience for this job and any licenses and certifications needed.

ESSENTIAL – You must have these skills/experience 

7+ years proven experience of IT project management capability delivering tangible, transformative business results

Experience of directly handling multiple projects in parallel – including managing plans/budgets

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities - with a focus on finding practical and efficient solutions

Solid understanding of IT infrastructure, systems development life cycle (SDLC), and software engineering fundamentals

Hands-on experience of managing multiple IT vendors and demonstrating how to develop strong partnerships

Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly, manage changing priorities, and maintain composure under pressure

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

DESIRABLE – It would be great if you also have these 

Working experience of Agile methodologies and techniques (e.g. SCRUM, XP, Lean)

Experience delivering technology solutions in maritime, logistics, transportation, or other safety-critical regulated industries

Foundation-level Project Management certifications such as PMP or PRINCE2

Cloud platform familiarity (AWS, Azure, GoogleCloud) or associated technical certifications 

Competencies   

Indicate the observable behaviours that show the knowledge, skills and abilities that the employee should have at a particular level.

Analysis and Problem Solving (Level 3): 

Uses a systematic approach to root cause analysis on complex problems to identify underlying trends and put forward well-thought-out solutions to address the causes and reduce risk

Listening and Communicating (Level 3): 

Is effective in communicating their vision with a wider audience. A good communicator knows when to use which channel, and which tone of voice in order to drive maximum impact

Collaboration, inclusion, and teamwork (Level 3):

A great team player is proactively going out there to encourage, support and recognise work performed by others. The person is always trying to find common ground to share their ideas and experience.

Customer focus (Level 3): 

Proactive in maintaining relationships and managing customer expectations effectively. Takes a partnership approach to solve problems and improve service standards using data to define continuous improvement

Planning and Organising (Level 3): 

Uses technology and tools to drive effective project planning with projects having clear success criteria and milestones. Escalates in a timely manner and seeks feedback with all colleagues throughout the execution phase mitigating risks as they arise

Initiative (Level 3): 

Always looks for opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness in their own and other people's work backed by clear rationale and benefits to the business. Role models desired behaviour and uses external best practice as reference

Accountability (Level 3): 

Sets high work and ethical standards for self and others including budget management, work quality, timelines. Ensures that tasks and projects within responsibility areas meet promises made. Acknowledges mistakes openly identifying learnings to be applied

Resilience & Managing Wellbeing (Level 3): 

Maintains continuing high-performance standards when under additional pressure, higher workload or changing circumstances. Recovers quickly from setbacks or feedback, applying lessons learnt. Maintains composure in stressful situations

Adaptability (Level 3): 

Takes a leadership role in supporting colleagues through business change initiatives. Identifies improvements in line with changing business strategies. Puts themselves in place of the people being impacted when implementing change.

Fleet Management Limited is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by local laws.