Senior (Lead) Naval Architect

For our (offshore / Oil&Gas) client in the Amsterdam area, we are looking to recruit a Senior (Lead) Naval Architect (secondment to staff).

The job
As a Senior (Lead) Naval Architect you are responsible for delivery of the naval engineering work scope of a project within time & budget. You may work as part of a team but typically will lead a team of Naval Architects and Designers yourself. You will design and perform hydrostatic, hydrodynamic and structural analyses on FPSOs. You report to the Project Engineer on progress, set backs and concerns and signal technical risks and anomalies in projects to your Section Head. You reply to queries from Site, Client, Certifying Authority and Subcontractors on time. If necessary, you perform activities abroad or on Site (shipyard).

Requirements:
- You are an engineer with leadership experience or ambitions, strong social skills, has ownership, a creative mind-set and enjoys solving problems.
- You have a Bachelor’s or Masters’ degree in Naval Architecture or Offshore Engineering
- 8+ years of experience in the offshore industry
- You have experience with hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, finite element and fatigue analysis. Yard and marine operations experience is a plus.
- Knowledge of relevant international design codes and Class regulations
- Good understanding of the English language, verbally as well as in writing.
- You are already eligible to live and work in The Netherlands


We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or any other criteria protected by governing law.