Senior Marine Surveyor

RINA is currently recruiting for a United States Senior Marine Surveyor to join its office in San Diego within the North America Marine Division.

The Senior Surveyor serves as an experienced and knowledgeable professional within the organization, applying expertise in maritime Rules, Regulations, and industry principles. The Senior Surveyor plays a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement of surveying processes.

• Professional Specialist:
  • Acts as a professional specialist, applying in-depth knowledge of Rules, Regulations, and industry concepts.
  • Keeps abreast of new developments and recommends changes to surveying processes and safety programs.
• Inspection and Reporting:
  • Conducts routine surveys on classed ships, offshore installations, or marine assets to ensure compliance with classification and statutory requirements.
  • Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys.
• Leadership and Coordination:
  • Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work.
  • Monitors the quality of service, providing guidance to less experienced surveyors.
• Client Interaction:
  • Engages with clients to solve problems within the area of expertise.
  • Ensures client satisfaction through effective communication and resolution of issues.
• Training and Development:
  • Provides guidance, and training to less experienced surveyors.
  • Contributes to the development and improvement of the skills and knowledge of the surveying team.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Ensures the maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
• Ethical Conduct:
  • Upholds the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working as a Surveyor or minimum 6 years’ experience in the engineering or inspection/survey fields with an IACS member Classification Society.
• Understanding of RINA strategic technical positioning in the sector of the marine industry.
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services.
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of RINA Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the RINA Employee Safety Policy.
• Ability to understand engineering plans and have knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.
• Ability, in general, to perform either
• New building surveys: assess suitability of certified materials and products supplied for the new building; assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been built in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory inspections, tests and trials; issue Certificates, Reports, Records and Status.
• Ship in service surveys: assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been maintained in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory overall inspections, tests and trials; assess and follow-up repair works; assign new period of class and validity to statutory Certificates; attend major conversion works; identify deficiencies; etc.
• Marine Management Systems audits.
• Testing activities and service suppliers/manufacturers certification: assess suitability of certified materials and products in compliance with applicable rules; issue Certificates and prepare Reports and Status.
• Knowledge of ship engineering systems and machinery.
• Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities.
• Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work.

• WORKPLACE DYNAMICS - Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
• FORESIGHT & INSIGHT - Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.
• PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT - Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.
• INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE - Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
• DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN - Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.

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