Naval Architecture Lead Engineer

Purpose

As Naval Architecture Lead Engineer, you are responsible for delivering safe, reliable, and cost effective naval architectural engineering solutions for FPSO projects across pre FEED, FEED, and EPC phases. You ensure technical integrity, regulatory compliance and constructability, with strong engagement during shipyard execution to support successful project delivery and long term asset sustainability.

Responsibilities

You lead and deliver naval architecture engineering solutions for FPSO projects, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements, company standards, class rules, and international regulations across all project phases.

You take full ownership on the naval architecture scope during the EPC phase, ensuring that designs are constructible, execution-ready and aligned with shipyard practices and schedules.

You are accountable for proactively planning and completing discipline activities and deliverables within the agreed timeframe and budget.

You are responsible for defining and managing the discipline resource needs for your project.

You are responsible for capturing lessons learnt from EPC and shipyard execution, understanding the change impact within and across project system boundaries.

You are responsible for managing discipline interfaces, including third-parties where applicable (clients, subcontractors, vendors, classification societies, regulatory bodies, and shipyards).

You are responsible for supporting the shipyard activities by addressing technical queries, reviewing yard proposals, supporting inspections and resolving construction issues.

You may act as Principal engineer for an assigned scope of work and/or may be designated as Technical Expert (TE) and/or Engineering Method Authority.

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Naval Architectural or equivalent with formal coursework in Naval Architectural engineering.

Experience

10 to 15 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry (FPSO or offshore floating units) or in the shipbuilding industry.

Strong expertise in hull form development, hydrostatics and intact and damage stability analysis for FPSOs and offshore floating units.

In depth understanding of EPC execution requirements, constructability, and shipyard workflows.

Strong knowledge of classification society rules, IMO (International Maritime Organization) requirements and offshore regulatory frameworks.

Experience with FPSO layouts including accommodation / living quarters, helideck, survival craft, ship layout, and vessel operability.

Working knowledge of AutoCAD and/or E3D is an advantage.

Proven technical leadership in complex, multidisciplinary EPC project environments.

Functional Competencies

Engineering design and calculation tools

Detailed design

Systems Engineering

Sub-contracting

Site engineering

Analysis

Naval Architecture

Planning