Naval Architect

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects.  

Within a vibrant company culture, you will be working as part of a diverse, international team of experts. We offer you the opportunity to realize your full personal potential and expand your professional career by creating new horizons. Together!

SMIT Salvage's track record is extensive and has no parallel in the industry.  Many leading insurers, ship owners and government agencies are customers. SMIT Salvage has specialized equipment and expert personnel and is able to respond to incidents worldwide 24/7. This is done from four locations strategically located to the major international shipping routes: Rotterdam, Houston, Cape Town and Singapore. The offices provide a 24-hour link to customers, ships, Boskalis Group offices and agents around the world. The system guarantees an immediate response and fast service. In addition, SMIT Salvage can rely on an extensive worldwide network of cooperation agreements with partners and suppliers.

Job Description

As a Naval Architect at SMIT Salvage you fulfill a pivotal role between the office and projects. The world is your working area. You never know where and when a ship will be in distress and that gives your work as a Naval Architect extra excitement and adventure. This sounds cliché, yet it is our reality. The successful candidate will undertake an exhilarating profession as a naval architect. When a ship is in distress, you typically travel with a professional team of colleagues lead by a Salvage Master to the marine casualty.

Your expertise and profession is critical to salvage and rescue a ship quickly and successfully preserving value and safe guarding the environment.  As a Naval Architect you provide preparatory and executive support in the realization of both salvage operations and wreck removal projects. Please search You Tube or Google for examples of Smit Salvage  wreck removal projects such as the Baltic Ace or emergency response project Modern Express. Depending on the job, you work from our office in Houston or at the project site that can be anywhere in the world. In order to properly fulfill the role of Naval Architect, it is important that you have a hands-on attitude and desire for adventure. Based on the salvage plan that is initiated on location with naval architecture input, you perform technical calculations regarding the feasibility and realization of a ship's salvage. You also devise and design technical solutions for specific project-related problems, such as repairing damage, towing connections, lifting and pulling plans.

Your responsibilities as a Naval Architect

• Ground reaction, stability and strength calculations
• Use of Hecsalv and / or GHS for modeling and salvage assessment.
• Supervising and assessing the construction work of subcontractors.
• Developing and improving calculation methods for salvage and wreck removal projects.
• Contribute to the further development of new salvage equipment or the improvement of existing salvage equipment.

As you would expect from a leading international maritime service provider, you work with us with state-of-the-art equipment, craft and professionals. You are responsible for planning your own work, so that the desired results, such as calculations and / or a design, are available in time. You report to the Manager of Engineering and Projects.

Your qualities
You can make your mark as Naval Architect if you have: 

• A bachelor degree or higher in engineering (naval architecture concentration).
• Demonstrable experience in naval architecture / constructional field.
• Experience with various software programs, such as GHS, AutoCAD, Rhino and Hecsalv.
• A practical and flexible attitude.
• Working together in multi-cultural teams should present no problem for you and you have an excellent command of the English language.
• Additional Language proficiency is beneficial.

You have no problem with irregular working hours and you do not find it a problem to work abroad for a longer period of time.

Qualifications

What you can expect 

• Money and more: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive holiday allowance, holiday days off and benefits consistent with Smit Salvage Americas policies
• Career opportunities: We challenge you every day to get better. Together we realize your full personal and professional career by creating development opportunities.  
• Warm welcome: We warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel at home as soon as possible. During your online onboarding program, we give you all the ins and outs of Smit Salvage and Boskalis!

Extra information 

• Your team: As a naval architect you will work for SMIT Salvage Houston. You will work for one of the largest salvage companies in the world. You will work with various other colleagues who are part of the Salvage team in Houston or other colleagues around the world.
• Fulltime/ part- time job: The position of Naval Architect is a fulltime (minimum of 40 hours a week) job.  
• Procedure: All you need to do to apply for a job is to complete the online application form and send it to us along with your CV and cover letter. As soon as you have sent your application, you will receive a confirmation email. Depending on the job, we will invite you for two or more interviews via Microsoft Teams. If both sides are happy to proceed after interviews, we will make you an offer to join Smit Salvage. After successfully completing all the steps in the procedure, we warmly welcome you to our organization.

Additional Information

Interested?
Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site. 

Disclaimer for recruitment and selection agencies
We don’t accept any unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment and selection agencies. In general, we don’t appreciate acquisition and this also applies to Boskalis colleagues or associated Boskalis companies.

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