The Opportunity
A growing independent naval architecture and engineering practice is seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to join our Southampton team. This position is focused on delivering meaningful engineering solutions for an international portfolio of superyacht clients.
You will take ownership of structural design deliverables, maintaining strict technical standards across all phases of project execution. Leadership is a key element of this position. You will supervise project teams of engineers and designers while maintaining your own primary design workload. The ideal candidate challenges conventional thinking to develop new ideas, supported by the company’s continuous investment in engineering research.
Key Responsibilities
- Structural Calculations: Perform and check engineering design calculations for bespoke structures.
- Regulatory Compliance: Verify that all structural designs meet flag state, national authority, and classification society rules.
- Quality Assurance: Oversee the technical quality, detailing, and formal checking of team outputs before external release.
- Technical Communication: Coordinate directly with clients, classification societies, and yards to resolve technical queries efficiently.
- Project Management: Manage personal and team workloads across multiple active projects to meet strict deadlines.
- Risk Management: Review project work systematically to identify, track, and mitigate technical risks.
Requirements
- Typically a minimum of 8 years of dedicated structural engineering experience in the marine industry.
- Exceptional capability to process complex technical issues and implement robust engineering solutions.
- Proficiency in generating high-quality structural drawings, computational models, and technical reports.
- Sharp commercial acumen with a track record of tracking progress against contracted deliverables and budgets.
- Self-motivated approach with the capability to mentor junior engineers and plan resource allocations.
This role provides a competitive salary and a modern working environment focused on collaborative professional growth:
- Private medical insurance including family cover.
- Enhanced pension contributions.
- 26 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
- Funding for relevant professional subscriptions.
- Hybrid working model with flexible core hours based in Southampton
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