About This Role
This entry or junior-level position is for new graduates or candidates with less than five years of experience in an applicable industry. The Surveyor I performs work involving conventional surveying practices under direct supervision, focusing on developing the ability to effectively examine and report on vessels and other marine structures for compliance with ABS Classification and statutory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Act as a professional specialist for the organization in the application of related rules, regulations, requirements, concepts, principles, and processes
- Perform routine surveys on classed vessels, platforms, or other marine structures and at manufacturers for classification and compliance with statutory requirements
- Prepare technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys performed
- Engage in contact with clients to resolve problems within areas of expertise
- Maintain survey files in an orderly and up-to-date manner in the area of responsibility
- Develop the skills necessary for the administration of office procedures and monitoring of business performance at an assigned port
- Develop a thorough understanding of field operations, policies, methods, and procedures through broader and more technically challenging work assignments
Requirements
- Qualifications from a tertiary institution within a relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum two years program); or qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant seagoing experience as a certificated ship officer
- Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of statutory certification and services and, before assignment, with their future work
- Appropriate certification and/or licenses in areas of specialization may be required
- Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the ABS Employee Safety Policy
- Ability to read engineering plans and have a basic understanding of shipbuilding practices and vessel operations
- Ability to perform surveys in the prescribed format
- Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities
- Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work
- Knowledge of ships' engineering systems and machinery
- Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, pertinent information relative to assigned area of technical expertise
- Ability to analyze problems and propose solutions
- Responsiveness to customers and the ability to work well with others
- Ability to become familiar with the ABS Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental Management Systems
