Senior Naval Architect - Stability and Statutory

Be the energy behind change. Join ABL Group. Since 2006, Longitude Engineering, part of the ABL Group, has delivered independent design and engineering services in the marine, offshore renewables, oil & gas, defence, and offshore infrastructure markets. Our independence, expertise, and experience make us a natural choice for a wide range of design solutions across the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We specialize in vessel and marine asset design and conversion, marine operations engineering, and energy transition engineering solutions.

We are currently seeking to hire a Senior Naval Architect (Stability & Statutory), with a focus on Stability and Statutory compliance and vessel concept and basic design to join our team of experts in a dynamic and growing company that is driving the energy transition. This is a highly technical role in the organization in which the candidate will work across market sectors and departments as required.

What you will be doing:

• Undertaking intact and damaged (deterministic and probabilistic) stability analysis and simulations of marine operations as required.
• Supporting our Ship Design team with vessel design at concept and basic design levels.
• Undertaking technical consultancy work as required.
• Developing existing and new technical competencies in alignment with the business needs.
• Performing day-to-day client management activities with existing clients through established relationships.
• Supporting and undertaking tendering activities.
• Partaking in activities to promote the business and develop new clients.
• Managing assigned projects in terms of safety, quality, schedule, and resources.
• Communicating resources need the office manager/director to deliver assigned projects to quality, cost, and schedule.
• Communicating directly with the customer.
• Undertaking project planning, invoicing, and cash collection activities.
• Identifying personal and team’s training requirements to develop technical competence in accordance with the Company’s needs.
• Supporting the training and development of engineers within the team.
• Representing the interests of all Group companies to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in all business activities.
• Complying with current revisions of all internal policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Following the requirements of the HSEQ management systems.

The role is based in any of the UK locations (London, Southampton, Exeter, Newcastle, Dundee). The incumbent will have the right to work and reside in the United Kingdom.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a driven and solution-oriented professional with sound technical skills and good decision-making capabilities. The successful candidate will have good communication and interpersonal skills, strong leadership ability, and be able to deal effectively with multiple issues and assignments simultaneously.

In addition, you will:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline relevant to the role.
• Have min 5+ years’ experience in the marine and/or energy industry.
• Possess a high level of expertise in vessel stability analysis.
• Have experience in vessel design, including at concept and basic design levels.
• Be familiar with Class and Flag rules.
• Be able to select and apply the latest standards, guidelines, methods, and techniques to analytical methods.
• Present excellent computer literacy skills.
• Have good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Possess attention to detail and a high level of numerical accuracy.

Desirable:

• Hold a master’s degree or equivalent in a technical subject relevant to the role.
• Had work experience in a company that operates in a similar market to ABL.

What is in it for you?

Join our dynamic and ambitious Longitude team, where collaboration knows no boundaries, extending across ABL Group offices worldwide. This exciting role offers you the opportunity to unlock your full potential, accelerate your professional growth, and explore new horizons in a truly global environment. Be part of our journey and make an impact on a worldwide scale.

You can learn more about our team and what we do here: Join us and grow with us.

We will be conducting interviews continuously and reserve the right to take down the advert when we have found the right candidate. For your application to be taken into consideration, please be advised, that you must submit your application via the link provided on this page. We look forward to receiving your application. NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES.