Intern, Project Engineering (4 Months)

Seaspan ULC; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shuttle service

Learning & training opportunities

Job summary

Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver seeks an Intern, Project Engineering to support a multidisciplinary team through design, planning, and production activities for the NSS Polar Icebreaker program. You will contribute to engineering scope from design to acceptance, coordinating with stakeholders to meet cost and schedule targets.

The role emphasizes on-site work at 2 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, with exposure to heavy industrial settings and hands-on learning in a major national program.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Integrated Engineering, Naval Architecture, or Systems Engineering degree program.
• Interest in shipbuilding and applying engineering concepts in production.
• Comfort working in a heavy industrial setting.
• Strong communications and time-management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret technical specifications and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Apply a project management approach to complete pre‑production and production support activities with subcontractors.
• Support the Project Engineering Team for shipbuilding milestones by developing tools and processes.
• Identify inefficiencies and work with supervisors on solutions.
• Drive timely closure of technical issues ensuring deliverables meet commitments.
• Support engineering maturity management aligned with project objectives.
• Ensure maturity targets are agreed with key stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Self-starter

Communication skills

Analytical tools

Explorer mindset

Education

Marine Engineering degree program

Mechanical Engineering

Integrated Engineering

Naval Architecture

Systems Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long‑term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians.

Job Description

Through the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), the Government of Canada has embarked on one of the largest procurement projects since the Second World War. The NSS is a nation-building effort to create a sustainable Canadian shipbuilding industry, secure long‑term job opportunities and build the next generation of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS–related work, Seaspan Shipyards is owning the redevelopment of our domestic shipbuilding industry on the West Coast and delivering on the promise of ships built in Canada, by Canadians. The Intern, Project Engineering is responsible for supporting a multi‑disciplinary engineering team to drive the delivery of the engineering work from design, functional design, detail design, planning, construction and ultimately to achieve acceptance, ensuring that all engineering scope of work for the project is completed, to meet cost and schedule requirements. The role provides a comprehensive project view to support engineering teams meet their commitments, and address issues, mitigate risks and improve opportunities. The position reports to the Director, Project Engineering.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.

What You’ll Do

• Applies a project management approach to complete pre‑production and production support activities, including work performed by major subcontractors, and ensure the efficient delivery of engineering outputs.
• Supports the Project Engineering Team for the Multipurpose Polar Icebreaker by developing tools & processes to solve sophisticated technical problems to support ship building milestones.
• Identifies inefficiencies and areas that could be improved in the process and works with supervisor to determine potential solutions.
• Drives timely closure of technical issues to ensure that all engineering deliverables and inputs to other stakeholders are achieved and meet (or exceed) commitments.
• Responsible for application of an appropriate engineering maturity management culture and appropriate engineering lifecycle management, aligned with project objectives.
• Ensures maturity targets are agreed with key stakeholders.

What You’ll Bring

• Enrollment in a Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Integrated Engineering, Naval Architecture, Systems Engineering degree program.
• Interested students should have a passion for shipbuilding and be interested in implementing engineering concepts within a production environment.
• Students must be comfortable working in a heavy industrial setting.
• Self‑starter with motivated curiosity and excellent communications skills
• An ability to apply engineering skills using analytical tools and methods
• Thrive on doing things that have not been done before (explorer mindset)
• Strong technical skills including the ability to read and interpret technical specifications and drawings.
• Excellent digital literacy including Excel/Word/ PowerPoint.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and manage their time effectively with good organizational skills

Why you’ll love working here

• A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands‑on experience and training.
• Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like‑minded students.
• To assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

Due to the nature of this position, and requirements of the Government of Canada, this position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Canada Controlled Goods Program approval, Reliability Status (or higher depending on position) security clearance issued by the Government of Canada. All required approvals and clearances must be obtained prior to commencement of employment in any position.

Start Date of Internship: Monday, January 4, 2027.

End Date of Internship: Friday, April 30, 2027 (4-Months).

Application Closing Date: Monday, November 2, 2026, at 11:59pm PDT.

Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

About Us

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life‑cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise‑ships and deep‑sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.

To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail] for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.