Canada Marine Inspections Services Surveyor

RINA is currently recruiting for a Canada Marine Inspections Services Surveyor to join its office in Halifax within the North America Marine Division.

Mission

A Surveyor plays a crucial role in safeguarding the safety, compliance, and overall quality of ships and marine assets. The mission includes performing inspections for classed vessels to verify compliance with international regulations and classification society standards, as well as conducting independent surveys for two or more parties—such as shipowners, insurers, and charterers—covering vessel condition, cargo, and damage assessments. #LI-MM4

Key Accountabilities

1. Regulatory Compliance:
Ensure strict adherence to classification society rules, international regulations, and statutory requirements during surveys and inspections. Apply new regulations as they arise.
2. Technical Expertise:
Provide expert technical advice to clients, shipowners, and manufacturers on matters related to classification, design, construction, and maintenance.
Stay abreast of the latest industry technologies, innovations, and advancements to ensure the
application of cutting-edge knowledge in surveys.
3. Problem-Solving:
Act as a troubleshooter, addressing technical issues and challenges that may arise during surveys or during client interactions.
4. Quality Assurance:
Implement quality assurance measures in survey processes to uphold the highest standards of accuracy and reliability in inspection reports.
5. Client

Education:

Educate clients on classification society processes, rules, and the importance of compliance for safety and operational efficiency.
6. Documentation and Reporting:
Use standardized templates for inspection reports, ensuring consistency, clarity and timeliness in reporting.
Integrate digital tools for efficient documentation management and reporting.
7. Collaboration and Teamwork:
Collaborate with colleagues, both within the classification society and externally, to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices.
Actively participate in team meetings and contribute to a collaborative work environment.
8. Continuous Professional Development:
Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with evolving industry standards,technologies, and best practices.
Pursue relevant certifications or qualifications to enhance expertise.
9. Ethical Conduct:
Uphold the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Qualifications

• In general, minimum 3 years’ experience working as a Junior Surveyor or minimum 5 years’ experience in the engineering or survey fields within the marine industry or other applicable industry to their specialization.

• Alternatively, candidates holding a Marine Engineering degree with certification as Chief Engineer, and a minimum of 2–3 years of experience in the role, including proven expertise in conducting surveys related to ship and cargo damage.

• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of inspection related services and, before assignment, with their future work.

• 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 basic knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.

• Knowledge of ships' 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. #LI-MM4

Education

Competencies