Senior (Lead) Naval Architect

Bluewater is a leading provider of innovative Single Point Mooring systems (SPM) and operator of Floating Production Storage and Offloading units (FPSO). For the Engineering department in Hoofddorp we are looking for a Senior Naval Architect to strengthen the Naval & Marine section.

Bluewater provides a challenging environment; state of the art analysis and innovative designs, interfaces with other disciplines and implement the requirements from class and clients. Within these constraints a cost efficient and safe solution needs to be found. Engineering support is required during all phases of the FPSO design; concept design, basic and detailed design and yard support, resulting in a versatile work environment.

As a Senior 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 or lead a team of Naval Architects and Designers. You will be responsible for the design and the hydrostatic, hydrodynamic and structural analyses on FPSOs. You report to the Project Engineer on progress, setbacks 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).

An engineer with leadership and social skills, has ownership, is organised and enjoys solving problems.

Furthermore:

• You have a Bachelor’s or Masters’ degree in Naval Architecture or Offshore Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience, preferably in the offshore industry.
• Experience with organising scope and leading a team.
• You have experience with hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, finite element and fatigue analysis.
• Knowledge of relevant international design codes and Class regulations.
• Good understanding of the English language, verbally as well as in writing.

What we offer:

• a fulltime/40 hours per week position within an international environment
• besides a competitive salary, you will receive a 13th month, holiday allowance and travel allowance
• 29 days of paid holiday annually and the opportunity to purchase 10 additional holidays annually
• a good pension scheme of which we pay the complete pension contribution
• the opportunity to take part in our collective health insurance scheme
• onboarding program; we warmly welcome our new colleagues, so they feel home as soon as possible
• different activities which are very divers and always voluntary, for example playing sports, CPC run, friday drinks, quiz night, Sail day and our annual Christmas party

For more information please contact Ambroos Quellhorst, +31 (23) 711 6553.

If you would like to apply for this position, please click on the ‘apply’ button below. This will lead you further through the application process. We kindly ask you to upload your motivation and cv and within 2 weeks, we will inform you on the status of your application. Please note that this is a permanent staff position. Interim candidates should not apply. We can only accept applications from candidates who are currently eligible to live and work in the Netherlands. An (online) assessment could be part of the selection procedure. Acquisition by agencies is not appreciated and will not be responded to.