Base Technical Manager

The company:

Sail your dreams with the world’s leading charter company with +50 destinations and +1,000 yachts in our fleet - this is what we offer to our clients and yacht owners. Dream Yacht Charter became the world leader in its sector within 20 years. To continue our growth, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our fast-growing team.

Job brief:

Location: Praslin, Seychelles

Oversees the dock operations in assigning the tasks for the technical team and run the daily operations on the dock with the help of task management systems. Manages the dockhands in their related duties such as securing boats to docks, connecting and monitoring utility services, and boarding and deboarding charter guests. Assists the Parts manager in his duties and supervises the workshop area.

You will report to the Base Manager and will have to deal with many internal services such as, but not limited to, operational, finance & administrative, and commercial teams.

As Base Technical Manager, your main duties will include, but not limited to, for the Company and its subsidiaries:

Main duties:

Supervise the daily operations of the dockhand team, assignment of boats to be pre-boarded, boarded, and deboarded with the clients that includes briefings and debriefings.

Focus on the charter planning system to ensure all boats are charter ready and maintain all necessary equipment required for each charter.

Implement and manage quality assurance on the work performed by the dockhands.

Plan slip assignment, departure, and arrival of the fleet.

Enforce all SOPs and policies defined by the company.

Maintain a clean and organized dock and workshop.

Perform inspections of all vessels in the fleet, report all work/tasks in the company application for each boat.

Management of the technical maintenance of the boats and assist base manager with the low season yacht maintenance planning.

Control of the stock and ordering of necessary spare parts approved by the base manager.

Assist with the recruitment, training, and management of dock team.

Working closely with the base manager to ensure the yacht maintenance budget is respected.

Prepare the docks and fleet for hurricane season.

You may be assigned to other duties directly or indirectly related to the Company.

An attractive package is offered, job is available immediately. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of the development of a quickly growing international company.

Skills and experiences required:

Proactive, autonomous, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

Forward-thinking with excellent organizational skills, able to plan and execute.

Maintain good relations with every individual, directly or indirectly in line with our business.

Technical knowledge of charter boats.

Minimum 3 years in a similar position.

How to apply:

If you feel that would be you, please send an email with resume and cover letter to at Natalie Du Buisson at

About Dream Yacht Charter:

Dream Yacht Charter is the world’s leading yacht charter company with a portfolio of innovative brands. It was founded by Loic Bonnet in 2000, who has been in the sailing industry for years before taking the helm of his own charter company. The company sells yacht charters, by the cabin and crewed charters, as well as yacht ownership programs.

About Dream Yacht Worldwide:

Dream Yacht Worldwide is the world’s largest charter company. It was founded by Loic Bonnet in 2000, who has been in the sailing industry for years before taking the helm of his own charter company. We started off small, offering six yachts from the Seychelles and now our fleet has grown to + 1200 yachts in +60 destinations worldwide, including North America, Caribbean and the Bahamas. Our customers can book bareboat, crewed or by the cabin charters in some of the world’s most beautiful cruising grounds, such as the Mediterranean, Caribbean, Croatia, Ionian islands, as well as Tahiti and the Maldives.

Full-Time