Hybrid Senior Naval Architect

at Apollo

• Job title: Senior Naval Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apollo
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Naval Architect delivering naval architecture consultancy services for offshore energy projects. Engaging in dynamic analysis and vessel engineering while collaborating with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Working always with due regard to safety;
• Applying naval architecture and engineering methods as directed by line or project management;
• Analysing engineering systems, resolving problems and developing designs in a fast-paced and dynamic multi-tasking environment;
• Executing duties in compliance with applicable legislation, codes, standards, and Apollo’s quality control and administration procedures;
• Acting as project delivery manager/ engineer where directed, managing the work of project teams and self to deliver work on time, on budget and to a suitable quality standard.
• Reporting to and meeting clients and other interested parties as required;
• Supporting the business development teams in sales presentations, meetings, events, proposals and tendering.
• Providing mentoring and continual professional development to support less experienced engineers.
• Any other delegated content as reasonably instructed by the line manager

Requirements

• Naval architecture, marine technology or a relevant engineering degree to honours level.
• Engineering design and analysis experience applied to hull and marine systems in use in the offshore wind, marine energy and marine construction sectors.
• OrcaFlex user experience.
• Experienced with numerical engineering analysis tools e.g. Finite Element Analysis Software, Stability Software, Hydrodynamics and Flexibles.
• Experience in the practical application of engineering to offshore vessels and systems.
• Vessel deck engineering, seafastening, and structural design experience.
• Chartered engineer (or comparable status) with RINA, IMarEST or equivalent.
• Understanding of the integrity management methods applied to marine systems.
• Knowledge of other marine sectors including floating production.
• Knowledge of Classification and Marine Warranty processes.
• Electrical engineering skills and experience

Benefits

• Communication skills: report writing, clear expression of engineering ideas and findings, presentation skills, verbal communications generally.
• Problem solving aptitudes: able to apply naval architecture methods to new situations and to think from first principles.
• Project management: organises the work of self and teams, to effective, on time delivery.
• Showing initiative: takes appropriate steps to resolve obstacles to progress.
• Team working: contributes constructively in a team environment while being respectful to others.