Yacht Services Manager

Company Description Flagship Group is a specialized staffing firm dedicated to serving the marine industry, partnering with brokerages, service yards, marinas, and marine businesses across a wide range of roles. The organization delivers vetted professionals for positions spanning executive leadership, project management, skilled technicians, and administrative support. With deep industry insight and a hands-on approach, Flagship Group offers flexible hiring models, including direct placement, contract staffing, and temp-to-perm options. The firm focuses on strengthening teams, streamlining operations, and supporting long-term growth for its clients, emphasizing reliability, performance, and industry-specific expertise.

Run the yard, not a desk.

A 40-year Fort Lauderdale yacht and refit company is hiring a hands-on Yacht Service Manager. You’ll estimate, run and close out 2 to 15 jobs at once across Lauderdale Marine Center and nearby yards, on boats from 20 to nearly 200 feet.

This is the owner’s right hand. The plan is for you to take over most day-to-day operations in your first year, then build out the department under you.

$120,000–$140,000 base + profit-based bonus after year one

What you’ll do

• Walk the yard several times a day and keep every boat moving
• Inspect boats with captains, owners, surveyors and insurers, and write detailed estimates: labor, materials, subs, yard costs, contingency
• Run level work across all trades: fiberglass and composites, paint, running gear, mechanical, electrical, carpentry
• Manage your own technicians plus subcontractors, and track hours against budget
• Price and approve added work before it’s done; handle insurance casualty jobs and supplements
• Review time, invoice as the job progresses, and help with collections

You’re a fit if you

• Have 10+ years in yacht repair, refit or shipyard service, running several boats at once
• Have personally written estimates and know how they came in against actual cost
• Are calm and professional, and easy for captains and crews to work with, but you hold people accountable
• Are comfortable with QuickBooks, Monday.com, Bluefolder or similar
• Currently hold a title like Service Manager, Yard PM, Refit Manager or Service Director

Not a fit: new-build PMs used to one big project, or desk managers who don’t walk the boats.

Finalists will complete a short estimating exercise. All inquiries are confidential.

Represented by Flagship Group, marine industry recruiters.