Naval Engineer
Porto, PT, 4100-136
Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.
About Us:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.
RESPONSIBILITIES & MAIN TASKS
• To ensure that the Company Marine Unit’s hulls (and hull appendixes), pump/engine rooms structures and outboard openings are prepared and maintained in a good and reliable condition by the most economical combination of investment and maintenance throughout the projected lifetime, taking into account specific site and contract conditions;
• Ensures that a hull maintenance database is set up and up to date and coordinate structural input as required;
• Maintain up-to-date hull maintenance databases for all units and work with the classification society to improve functionality. Highlight corrosion trends, re-occurring damages, etc.;
• Prepares a 5-year inspection plan and follow up the actual status;
• Develops and maintains record of Hull compartments preservation method(s). Analyze efficiency of methods used;
• Elaborates inspection specifications and liaises with Class to obtain approval;
• Prepares repair specifications and follow-up repairs. Maintain register of typical repair procedures, including those qualifying as ‘temporary’;
• Liaises with vendors and Class to ensure alignment and optimization of the inspection and repair specifications;
• Coordinate the inspection of the hull compartments with the vendor, including mobilization and review of progress, reporting and technical queries;
• Assist in preparation of responses to offshore queries relevant to the discipline;
• Assist in technical decisions regards to Hull structure;
• Travels to the offshore units as required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Specific skills / expertise / product:
• Degree in Naval Engineering/Architecture;
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in inspection of hull and specification of repairs;
• Familiar with statutory requirements such as Marpol, Solas as well as Classification Society requirements for FPSO’s. Familiarity with oil tankers construction is beneficial;
• Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and others);
• Fluent English mandatory, Portuguese proficiency desired;
• Willingness to obtain BOSIET certification and travel to offshore FPSOs, what will be a mandatory factor in the probation period.
Behaviours & inter-personal skills – Key points:
• Customer focus;
• Decision quality;
• Resourcefulness;
• Drive results;
• Proactive and organized;
• Be resilient.
GENERAL INFORMATION
SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.
SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.