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STX Canada Marine presents a dynamic and challenging work
environment that encourages growth and development for all employees.
STX is constantly looking for skilled marine professionals with
experience that compliments our current base. During our present period
of growth, we welcome resumes from all applicants with significant
marine design training and experience for consideration.
Specifically, STX Canada Marine currently has the following opening
available
immediately:
PROJECT NAVAL ARCHITECT
- A bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture or better from an industry recognized institution. A Master’s degree is preferred.
- Be enrolled in a recognized association of Naval Architects.
- An excellent ability in English
- Cognizant of all aspects of the management of projects, including, but not limited to, the following: establishing realistic working budgets, deliverable deadlines, budget tracking & analysis, prioritize and coordinate project schedules
- Excellent time management ability
- Experience working with, or preferably for, a classification society
- 3 years of shipyard experience, split between a shipbuilder building vessels of at least 5000 Tonnes, and a ship repair yard. This experience is to include working with a large range of vessel types. These vessels types should include as a minimum the following:
- military vessels
- oil industry vessels
- merchant vessels
- cruise ships
- ferries
- patrol vessels.
- Work experience is to include the following:
- lightship surveys
- inclining experiments
- docking and undocking calculations
- weight assessment
- stability analysis
- production engineering, control, and fabrication support
- dimensional checking
- lifting calculations
- 3 years experience working in a naval architecture design consultancy office
a) Project Management
- Perform all aspects of project management for projects with a budget of up to $1 million, to ISO 9001 standards
- Perform the role of second in command to the project manager for projects with a budget in excess of $1 million
- Preparation of project schedules (budget, work plans, etc.)
- Project budget performance & technical quality
- Preparation of project specs and engineering documents
- Monitor individual project status (budget, work plans, etc.) and provide regular updates to the senior project manager.
- Assign individual project tasks to project staff members.
- Supervision of staff working on a project
- Selection of project consultants
- Manage project consultants
- Perform individual project communications (regular project staff meetings)
- Resolve project related issues
- Coordinate / process project change orders
- Initiate project invoicing (markup of Project List report for accounting)
- Obtain Client Technical Approval of invoices
- Be fully aware of ISO office standards, e.g. ISO 9001, & their purpose
- Ensure project QA / QC is performed
- Supports the marketing efforts of the President as needed
b) Proposal preparation
- Prepare proposals for projects including identification of discrete task across all disciplines, assessment of manpower requirements for each task, requesting quotes from subcontractors, preparing the overall budget and RFP response document
- Support the Proposal Manager in the preparation of individual Proposals
c) Technical Abilities & Tasks
- Perform stability calculations, hull form development, sea keeping and power prediction calculations to support proposal and project efforts
- Perform structural calculations using empirical formulae and specialized software, from Classification Regulations as well as from first principles
- Prepare vessel arrangements for marketing and proposal efforts displaying knowledge of SOLAS and regulatory body requirements, together with knowledge of requirements for main and auxiliary systems.
- Prepare structural drawing packages for submission to Classification Societies with limited input from PM or other structural resources within the office
- Prepare production engineering drawings, cutting tapes and information packages
- Prepare weight estimates to either class or production engineering level of detail
- Develop models for FE analysis and have the ability to carry out basic analysis
- Develop models for CFD analysis and have the ability to carry out basic analysis
The above position is for our Vancouver
office. Please e-mail your resume to
Mark Cook
Or by mail to:
STX Canada Marine Inc.
Attn: Mark
Cook 1818 Cornwall Avenue Vancouver, BC V6J
1C7 Canada
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