Senior Naval Architect

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Job Responsibilities

• Lead a multidiscipline engineering team for basic or detail design scope for marine and offshore projects.
• Take leadership in developing detailed technical specifications based on brief client specifications by liaising with multidiscipline engineers.
• Participate in design reviews and take necessary follow-up actions.
• Liaise with Classification Societies.
• Define project objectives by reviewing project contractual documents and plans, execution sequence of each engineering activity.
• Manage engineering/procurement interface by incorporating vendor data in the design.
• Incorporate safety in design and participate in HAZID/HAZOP reviews.
• Assist in submission of engineering status reports for weekly and monthly progress meetings.
• Ensure that engineering deliverables are issued according to Project Plan and within allocated man-hours budget.
• Ensure the timely receipt of client engineering details to avoid hampering the smooth progress of engineering deliverables and highlight the requirement of critical documents in advance.
• Liaise with the client to assure that all technical/engineering requirements are met.
• Ensure that the Safety, Quality & Environment requirements of the yard are strictly followed.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the section head.
• Liaise with Classification Societies and obtain class approvals required.
• Ensure that engineering work undertaken is in accordance with Departmental Work Instructions, Procedures, and Standards.

Required Skills

• Fully trained and knowledgeable with relevant Safety and Occupational Health & Safety standards.
• Broad knowledge of both hull and vessel operational systems in a shipyard.
• Strong background with resolution of technical issues during projects planning and execution phases.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and successfully execute tasks in accordance with departmental/project objectives.
• Project management skill is an added advantage.

Experience

• 12 - 15 years relevant experience in shipyard, offshore/Oil & Gas industry in design office.
• Minimum 10 years of experience as Lead Engineer/design lead in an Engineering Company/shipyard with New Building and Conversion facilities.
• Working experience in a major shipyard.
• Experience in FPSO FEED and basic design.
• Degree in Naval Architecture or Master's Degree in a relevant field.