26/11/2022

Naval Architect

Job Responsibilities

  • Participation in and contribution to a variety of services delivered from the section including, but not limited to strength and fatigue assessment of the floating structures, stability, hydrodynamics, floatover operations, moorings, and riser systems.
  • Responsible for the delivery of single work packages but also for managing smaller projects independently. You will have direct communication with internal and external clients worldwide.
  • The engineer is expected to prepare accurate technical reports and will support senior engineers with tenders and proposals. Aside from technical work, attendance at meetings and preparation and delivery of presentations will be required.
  • Interpretation of data from various sources and develop the most appropriate analysis approach required for the task at hand. This may require the preparation of detailed finite element models but also frequently conceptual first-principles models to understand the phenomena being studied.
  • Manage all aspects of the naval architecture area of expertise on behalf of our customers.
  • The engineer will develop to be client-facing and will progress to actively managing their own projects.
  • Regular travel within the customer base and countries of responsibility
Skills

The position is open for graduates and/or engineers with working experience.

An enthusiastic and cooperative approach to working with other members of the team is vital. Over time the engineer will develop a strong understanding of the interplay between their area of specialism and the various engineering disciplines that contribute to an overall project.

Position Qualifications
 

  • Master’s degree in naval architecture or comparable engineering disciplines with course specialization on naval architecture, and offshore structures from an accredited college or university
  • Good basic engineering skills/understanding
  • Strong technical skills with broad qualifications incl. commercial
  • Mooring engineering experience is a plus
  • First experience in leadership in projects
  • Experience in the offshore industry would be a plus
  • Experience in designing house, yard etc for engineering design work would be a plus
  • Language: Italian and English fluency is required and other languages beneficiary
  • Track record of successful delivery of work experience an advantage
     

Personal Skills and Quality:
 

  • Appreciate client requirements while maintaining project objectives, scope, and limitations
  • Experience working within large and multidisciplinary teams
  • Team player with a positive attitude and ability to work effectively with different teams
  • Service-orientated with a proactive attitude
  • Adaptable and reactive approach with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to maintain high performance without compromising on quality, when under pressure
  • Proactive identifier of issues or obstacles and innovative in proposing and implementing solutions
  • Competent communicator to both specialist and non-specialist stakeholders
  • Safety-focused attitude with an awareness of the implications and consequences of our analysis and work for the safety of offshore operations and personnel
  • Takes a proactive approach to personal development to learn and continuously update skillset
  • Good international background
  • Show initiative in contributing to business and technical development within our team
  • Flexibility for regular travel within the customer base and countries of responsibility
     

 

Job location

Vimercate, Lombardy, Italy