Naval Architect

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We have a great opportunity for an early career Naval Architect to join our team in Perth. The role would suit a logical thinker with a good understanding of hull structures, great communication and client facing skills and the desire to make an impact both externally delivering cost and risk reductions for our clients, and internally contributing to shaping the future of our team and business.

We offer flexible and remote working practices, 5 weeks paid annual leave and a generous stakeholder profit share scheme.

ABOUT FSC

Floating Solutions Consulting are a leading hull structures integrity management specialist. We provide independent technical, strategic and commercial advice and support to clients across the Energy, Commercial and Defence sectors to optimise the in-service performance and sustainment of hull structures. We bring the ‘engineering smarts’ which are traditionally mainly applied during design, into the sustainment phase. Given this typically makes up around 70% of the total lifecycle costs of an asset our work can deliver major benefits.

Founded in 2017, we have grown to a team of 20 based on a strong track record of being a trusted and reliable partner providing clients with significant and demonstrable cost and risk reductions in this space.

Our people are more than just employees, they are ‘stakeholders’ in our organisation. We promote team empowerment and trust, cultural diversity, integrity and transparency. We don’t micro-manage our team, we ‘manage stuff’ but we lead and train people as decision makers.

ROLE DETAILS

Role title: Naval Architect / Project Engineer

Qualification: Degree qualified Naval Architect preferably with shipbuilding, hull inspection and/or repair experience

Experience level: 3-8 years relevant experience

Location: Perth, Western Australia

Start date: ASAP subject to notice periods etc.

Visa requirements: Australian citizenship, residency, or valid working visa

Working hours: Full time (avg 37.5h/wk) with flexible working pattern

Work location: Flexible between FSC office / client office / working from home / co-working space

Contract type: Permanent employee with 5 weeks annual leave

Salary: $110 – $140k per year negotiable depending on experience, and will include a generous stakeholder profit share scheme after 6 months

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The following are some of the key tasks and responsibilities you may be involved with in this role:

1.  Develop / assess / review / approve (as required):

• Tailored asset specific inspection scopes of work (SoW) and specifications
• Periodical, Continuous and Risk Based Inspection plans to Classification Society and Naval codes
• Risk assessments and Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
• Engineering assessment using first principles, Class Rules, calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Defect monitoring plans
• Hotwork (welded) and cold work (e.g. composite) repairs
• Offshore and shipyard repair / refurbishment / life extension scopes
• Repair details and drawing workpacks

2.  Work in collaboration with client teams to provide:

• Hull integrity Project Management and Project Engineering (e.g. inspection planning, anomaly and repair status tracking, inspection and repair Contractor management etc.)
• Class Society liaison, management of Class survey scope and project implications
• Civilian and naval regulatory compliance support and advice (AMSA, NOPSEMA, etc.)
• Onsite support to optimise inspection and repair scope execution
• Support to clients for selection and implementation of digital integrity management tools (e.g. digital twins)
• Efficient deployment of remote inspection technologies and hull condition / structural health monitoring systems
• Cost and schedule estimates and reviews
• General Naval Architecture support (e.g. hydrodynamics, stability, motions, loading, mooring, powering and propulsion...)

3.  Work in line with our ISO 9001 procedures and practices and be involved in peer review activities as required

4.  Actively identify, pursue and allocate regular time (min. 2h per week average) towards personal development and training, as well as supporting peers with their personal development and training

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you do not need to have experience in all of the tasks listed above. Above all you need to be a motivated learner, logical thinker and problem solver who can collaborate effectively to clearly identify and define problems, then implement the most appropriate solution through a mix of your own and your peer’s expertise.

Essential skills / experience / attributes

Technical:

1. Good understanding of hull structural design, degradation and failure modes
2. Knowledge and understanding of Ship Classification rules including hull structural design calculations
3. Finite Element Analysis – ability to understand and critically interpret modelling inputs, methodology and results 
4. High level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel
5. Practical experience in shipbuilding, hull inspection and/or repair
6. Good understanding of other aspects of Naval Architecture such as hydrodynamics, stability and motions
7. Experience in project management elements such as cost and schedule tracking, scope of work development, contractor management

Personal:

1. High level of spoken and written English with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and via presentations, technical memos and reports
2. The ability to self-manage, take proactive ownership of work, ensuring tasks are fully understood, and recognise when to seek support or additional information
3. Chartered Engineer status or working towards it (guidance and mentorship will be provided)

FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT FLOATING SOLUTIONS CONSULTING

Who we are now

“Our mission for FSC 1.0 is to provide our Clients with demonstrable cost savings, together with environmental and safety risk reductions for their floating structures projects and operating assets.”

Where we are going

“Our vision for FSC 2.0 is a successful business that has grown from FSC 1.0 and has significant impact on sustainability and leaving the world a better place for future generations.”

Our values

We strive to make a difference

• We take initiative and have a proactive attitude.
• We make a point of understanding our client needs and issues.
• We are curious and ask questions.
• We are willing to go above and beyond to drive positive change, be inquisitive, ask questions, and seek new knowledge and insights.

We work together to continually grow our expertise

• We challenge the status quo, always ask ‘why’, and thrive on delivering improvement, innovation and initiative to our client’s projects and the wider industry.
• We know we are not experts in all things - so we don't hesitate to ask our team members for mentoring so we can achieve our common goal for FSC to succeed.
• When we have an issue - we raise with others in the Team to get support - both direct & indirectly we help others grow.

We are kind

• We respect ourselves and each other, our differences, and our circumstances.
• We have each other’s back.
• We have a sustainable workload for a balanced approach.
• We can laugh at ourselves and openly learn from our mistakes.
• We look for opportunities and contribute solutions.

We are trustworthy

• Trust and psychological safety are fundamental to building a high-performance team.
• Being authentic, transparent, and open guides how we behave with each other and our clients.

We are flexible and nimble

• We listen and adapt to client challenges and changing priorities.
• Our dynamic workstyle and team allow us to pick up other people’s workload when they are away & vice versa.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Please apply via this platform, including a covering letter and CV or, send your CV and a covering letter to careers@floatingsolutions.consulting