Special Technical Projects Manager - NYC Ferry

Special Technical Projects Manager - NYC Ferry

NYC Ferry, 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM

The Hornblower Group is a global leader in experiences and transportation. Spanning a 100-year history, Hornblower Group’s portfolio of international offerings includes water-based experiences (dining and sightseeing cruises), land-based experiences (walking and food tours) and ferry and transportation services. City Experiences, Hornblower Group’s premier experience division, offers land- and water-based experiences as well as ferry and transportation services. Hornblower Group’s subsidiaries include Hornblower Marine, which provides vessel outhaul and maintenance services at Bridgeport Boatworks in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Seaward Services, Inc.,

a marine services company specializing in the operation, maintenance and repair of government and privately owned vessels. Additionally, Anchor Operating System, LLC, a Hornblower Group subsidiary and independent entity, provides reservation, ticketing and website integration services for clients in the transportation, tourism and entertainment industries. Today, Hornblower Group’s global portfolio covers over 10 countries, over 50 U.S. cities and serves more than 20 million guests annually.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hornblower Group’s additional corporate offices reside in San Francisco, California;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Chicago, Illinois;
London, United Kingdom;
New York, New York;
Dublin, Ireland; and across Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit

The Senior Technical Project Manager will serve as the primary technical authority and owner's representative for the NYC Ferry Tier IV vessel conversion project, which involves upgrading five (5) K-Class Tier 3 passenger vessels to meet EPA Tier IV emissions standards. This role requires a unique combination of marine engineering expertise, design review proficiency, and construction management experience. The position holder will act as the critical bridge between design consultants, shipyard contractors, regulatory authorities, and operational stakeholders, with a primary mandate to prevent costly change orders through rigorous technical review and to ensure successful project delivery on schedule and within budget.

This individual will wear multiple hats throughout the project lifecycle, serving as both a technical design reviewer who validates engineering deliverables and identifies potential constructability issues, and as an on-site construction manager who ensures quality execution and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will possess the technical depth to catch design errors before they reach the shipyard, the practical experience to foresee construction challenges, and the project management skills to coordinate multiple concurrent vessel conversions while maintaining NYC Ferry operational requirements.

• Lead comprehensive technical reviews of all vessel design packages, including general arrangements, construction plans, structural modifications, propulsion systems, exhaust systems, SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems, electrical systems, cooling systems, and piping systems to identify gaps, conflicts, errors, and omissions before construction begins
• Review and validate vessel design deliverables from Incat Crowther (naval architect), E4 Power (exhaust system designer), and other technical consultants to ensure completeness, accuracy, constructability, and compliance with specifications
• Conduct detailed constructability reviews to identify design elements that may be difficult, impossible, or excessively costly to build, flagging these issues for resolution during the design phase rather than during construction
• Coordinate technical reviews between multiple engineering disciplines to ensure proper integration of the Tier IV propulsion system, cooling system modifications (keel cooler vs. raw water cooling analysis), exhaust and SCR systems, urea storage and delivery systems, and electrical…