Naval Architect

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🔍Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Job Title:

Naval Architect

Job Purpose

To provide naval architecture support to various interfaces such as vessels, projects and operational personnel

Reporting lines and interactions

Hierarchically reports to:

Lead Naval Architect

Operationally reports to:

Lead Naval Architect

Directly supervises:

3 rd party Vendors, graduate engineers, TMOS draughtsmen and placement students

Key interactions (internally, externally):

Internal: Fleet project teams, vessel superintendents, vessel crew, asset managers, operations engineers, various disciplines within Asset Operations such as crane and electrical/PLC, Marine New Build teams, UKBU project teams
External: Classification society/flag state, 3 rd party engineering companies

Job Scope (budget, management, specific criteria):
·  Stability – Oversee and maintain the intact and damage stability assessment of all Technip vessels, undertake stability tests – lightship surveys, draft surveys and inclining experiments, supervise stability computer installations, monitor corrections to the lightship weight of Technip vessels, provide discipline support to Technip vessel crews and verify project loadouts against intact and damage stability criteria
·  Structural Inspection, Maintenance and Repair – provide guidance on NDT inspection, weld repair procedure specifications and structural strengthening.Undertake engineering design calcs and prepare structural drawings for the above
·  Vessel Docking – Assist in the verification of vessel docking facilities, provide docking plans, undertake dock block/hull structural strength calculations, review docking procedures and check/inspect doc blocks and hull prior to and post docking
·  FFA and LSA – Provide discipline support of the maintenance, selection and replacement of fire fighting appliances and life saving appliances onboard Technip vessels
·  Water Tight – Provide discipline support of loadline compliance and the safe management of watertight enclosures
·  Bilge and Ballast Systems – Provide advice on ballast and bilge; valve, pipe and pump selection, maintenance and replacement
·  New equipment/Machinery installations – Review and approve structural design calculations and proposals for permanent and temporary equipment installations.Undertake structural design calculations to class and flag authority requirements in support of vessel upgrades and modifications
·  Provide technical support throughout Technip on Ship propulsion and resistance, vessel seakeeping, motion response and manoeuvring
·  To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with company quality control procedures and the company business management system
·  Instruction and supervision of Graduate Entry Trainees during their period of training within Asset Operations department
·  Incident/Failure analysis post structural failures
·  Steel weight calculations, fabrication estimation, tender preparation/support
·  Vessel condition surveys including, damage/repair assessment etc
·  Production of detailed design, class approval and fabrication drawings
·  Vessel surveys for 3 rd Party vessel suitability including pre-charter survey if required
·  Guidance on applicable rules, regulations and standards
·  Normally part of a team and work harmoniously with other team members, whether of same or different disciplines
·  Occasional (irregular) requirement to travel on business – to visit Technip and 3 rd party vessels, vendors, fabrication sites, clients and offshore installations

Typical background and experience required:

Must have:

·  Good degree in naval architecture and/or marine engineering with small craft design, ocean engineering, marine engineering/naval architecture or offshore engineering
·  > 2 years experience covering the following areas:
·  Vessel and general structure design
·  Vessel construction and steelwork fabrication
·  Stability and hull integrity
·  Condition surveys
·  Vessel motions, hydrodynamics and model testing
·  Classification society and statutory/flag state knowledge
·  AutoCAD design draughting

Nice to have:

·  Member, Associate Member or Graduate Member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Institute of Marine Engineers, Scientists and Technologists (IMarEST) and/or the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
·  Have or be actively working towards Chartered or Incorporated Engineer Status

Main accountabilities:

·  Provide Naval Architectural support to on and off-site project teams, vessel operators and vessel crew
·  Act as marine technical authority on all matters relating to; stability/longitudinal strength, structural inspection, structural repair, vessel docking, fire fighting and life saving appliances, watertight integrity, bilge and ballasting systems, new equipment/machinery installations, lifting operations, ship propulsion and resistance, vessel seakeeping, motion response and manoeuvring.
·  Provide direct support to the Coatings and Crane/Hydraulic groups within the Asset Technical Department
·  Ensure appropriate quality of engineering and safety is maintained in all aspects of the support/solution provided to Technip worldwide

Additional information:

Technical/General competencies
·  Ability to multi task
·  Ability to deal with confrontation and maintain a professional outlook and attitude in resolving difficult issues

Personal qualities
·  Ability to deal with several tasks at once
·  Good communication skills and willingness to listen to and take onboard advice and guidance
·  Follow a course of career professional development

QHSE competencies
·  Maintain responsibility and accountability through personal commitment and behaviour
·  Maintain behavior in compliance with HSES requirements
·  Report any unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to their immediate Supervisor such that remedial action can be taken to manage the risk
·  Reinforce and strengthen the HSES culture at every opportunity in operations and projects
·  Promote correct HSES behaviors through personal example
·  Take action upon any health, safety, security and environmental matter brought to their notice, and report to their Manager on any matter which they are unable to rectify