Surveyor I Senior

The Senior Surveyor I is considered an intermediate to advanced level Surveyor position. The primary function is to examine and report on vessels and other marine structures during and after construction relative to compliance with the applicable requirements for maintaining the vessel in Classification with ABS and meeting associated statutory and special service requirements related to the Safety of Life at Sea, Loadline, Tonnage, Cargo Gear, and Pollution Prevention Certification. When necessary, responsible for administering office procedures and monitoring business performance at an assigned port.

What You Will Do

• Acts as a professional specialist for the organization in the application of related rules, regulations, requirements, concepts, principles, and processes.
• Performs routine surveys on classed vessels, platforms, or other marine structures and at manufacturers for classification and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys performed.
• Engages in contact with clients to resolve problems within areas of expertise.
• Maintains survey files in an orderly and up-to-date manner in the area of responsibility.
• Maintains an active awareness of new methods and developments affecting the technical scope of assigned responsibilities and recommends changes in the surveying processes and safety programs as warranted by such developments. Recommends new approaches to problems encountered and makes changes in methods, procedures, or design where necessary.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work and monitoring the quality of service on work performed.
• Monitors work and projects performed by subordinate surveyors to ensure maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and training to lower-level and/or less experienced surveyors.
• Promotes the services and capabilities of ABS to present and potential customers.
  
  

What You Will Need

Education & Experience

• Qualifications from a tertiary institution within a relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum two (2) years program); or
• Qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant seagoing experience as a certificated ship officer, and
• Minimum requirements & knowledge listed for Surveyor II.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working as a Surveyor II.
• Understanding of ABS strategic technical positioning in their respective sector of the marine industry or
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in an Engineering or Survey Capacity with an IACS member Classification Society