Position: Yacht Manager

Location: Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Drettmann Yachts is a family-owned boutique yacht house with offices in Bremen, Palma de Mallorca and Dubai. Alongside brokerage, we run a yacht management service for owners of motor and sailing yachts between 30 and 60 m, including operational management, refit and maintenance work management, recruitment support, finance and accounting.

We are looking for an experienced Yacht Manager to lead this department, based in Palma. You will be the owner’s main point of contact and the captain’s direct support ashore, from day-to-day operations through to refit planning and compliance.

Please only apply if the job really fits your profile and requirements!

Your responsibilities

- Lead the yacht management department and its portfolio of client yachts
- Act as the main point of contact for owners, their representatives, captains and crew
- Prepare annual and monthly budgets and monitor spending with captains and accounts
- Oversee the work of yacht administrators and provide guidance when needed
- Negotiate on behalf of owners and crew with shipyards, suppliers and service vendors
- Plan and oversee maintenance, yard periods, dry docks and refits, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget
- Monitor certification and ensure vessels remain compliant with flag, class, ISM/ISPS and MLC requirements
- Arrange statutory surveys and coordinate yard periods and refits with the technical team, including funding requests to owners
- Visit and inspect the yachts regularly and report to owners in a clear, structured way
- Support crew recruitment and crew management




- Work with our brokerage team on handovers, new management clients and the yachts we sell
- Develop relationships with preferred vendors and contractors

Your profile

- Several years of experience in yacht management and/or as a Captain, Chief Officer or Chief Engineer on yachts of 30 m+
- Passionate about the industry and willing to take initiative in developing this management department
- Sound knowledge of flag and class regulations and ISM/ISPS; auditor or DPA experience is an advantage
- Ability to work with Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Zoom and AI tools
- Based in Mallorca or willing to move here at short notice
- Experience with yacht management, accounting and payment tools for yachting
- Project and budget management experience with refits, new builds or yard periods
- Confident when dealing with owners and captains: discreet, reliable and solution-oriented
- Fluent in English; German and/or Spanish are an advantage
- Willing to travel to yachts and shipyards, sometimes at short notice
- Right to work in the EU

What we offer

- A leading role with real responsibility and room to develop the management service
- A small, young but experienced team with short decision-making paths and direct access to the managing partners
- A dynamic and collaborative work environment, with room for you to develop and grow
- Close collaboration with our brokerage team across Bremen, Palma and Dubai
- Competitive salary based on experience

Interested? Please send your CV and a short cover note to Justus Papenkordt at [email protected]. All applications are treated confidentially.

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