Auriga Group is a safe, focused, customer centric, and dedicated team of Marine and Aviation professionals located across Australia.

Auriga

Group is made up of three operating divisions, including Auriga Maritime (Auriga Pilots , Auriga Marine, Auriga Fuels) and Auriga Aviation , providing operational services across 20 locations nationally. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on delivering reliable, high-quality services through a culture that values professionalism, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Not all asset leadership roles are created equal.

At Auriga Maritime, you'll lead the strategy, engineering and lifecycle performance of a fleet supporting Australia's energy, resources, and maritime sectors.

We're looking for a commercially minded engineering leader who can move effortlessly between boardroom discussions, capital investment decisions, and operational problem-solving.

If you're passionate about reliability, innovation, future fleet development and building high-performing teams, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Think strategically. Lead decisively. Deliver operationally.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop and implement the engineering and asset management strategy to support business objectives and long-term fleet sustainability.
- Lead and develop a team of engineering and technical professionals, fostering a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Oversee fleet maintenance programs, vessel reliability initiatives and engineering performance across the fleet.
- Manage planned and corrective maintenance programs through effective use of maintenance management systems and asset management processes.
- Lead major dry-docking programs, vessel upgrades, refits and asset replacement projects.




- Oversee new-build vessel programs, including technical specifications, construction oversight, commissioning and integration into operations.
- Develop and manage operational and capital expenditure budgets, ensuring effective cost control and commercial outcomes.
- Prepare business cases, capital investment proposals and asset lifecycle plans to support strategic decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with AMSA, classification societies and all relevant statutory requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency, reliability and asset performance.

About You You are a commercially minded engineering leader who combines strategic thinking with strong operational execution. You have significant experience leading technical teams within complex, asset-intensive environments and a proven ability to balance safety, reliability, commercial performance and long-term asset value.

You enjoy solving complex problems, influencing stakeholders at all levels and creating high-performing teams that consistently deliver results.

You will bring:

- Extensive experience in marine engineering, fleet management, asset management or technical operations leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading engineering teams within marine, shipping, offshore, transport, defence or heavy industrial environments.
- Strong understanding of asset management principles,



planned maintenance systems (PMS) and computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS).
- Experience managing vessel maintenance programs, fleet dry dockings, major asset projects and new-build vessel programs.
- Proven commercial acumen, including budget development, financial management and capital planning.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and leadership capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities in a complex operational environment.
- Strong analytical, planning and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

- Engineering degree or trade-equivalent qualification.
- Project Management qualification.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Desirable:

- Qualifications in Engineering, Marine Operations, Asset Management, Business Administration, Logistics or a related discipline.
- Experience working with fuel bunker barges or similar marine operations.

Why Join Auriga? At Auriga Maritime, you'll have the opportunity to influence the future of a critical maritime fleet while working with a highly experienced leadership team.

We offer

- A strategic leadership role with genuine impact across the business
- Exposure to major capital projects, fleet expansion and modernisation initiatives
- The opportunity to shape engineering standards and asset management capability
- A team-oriented, values-driven culture with a strong focus on safety and operational excellence
- Ongoing professional development and leadership opportunities

If you're ready to lead engineering and asset management across a growing maritime business and play a pivotal role in shaping its future, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and join Auriga Maritime.

📌 GM Engineering & Asset Management (Brisbane)
🏢 Auriga Group
📍 Brisbane