Senior Metallurgical Specialist

Lloyds Register; Southampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time role

Job summary

Lloyd’s Register in Southampton seeks a Senior Metallurgical Specialist to assess complex metallurgical issues, certify material suppliers, and advise on new materials and design applications. You will manage projects, provide technical training, and contribute to LR Rules and standards, ensuring compliance for marine and offshore industries.

The role requires a degree in Metallurgy or Engineering, membership of a professional body, Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, and strong English

Qualifications

• Degree in Metallurgy or Engineering.
• Membership of a recognized professional body.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or actively working towards it.
• Proficiency in English sufficient for technical communication.
• Experience with materials manufacturing/engineering in marine or related sectors.
• Demonstrated cross-role professional growth with multiple positions.
• Ability to compile detailed technical reports and audits.
• For UK candidates, eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments of global material manufacturers and provide certification as appropriate.
• Update and maintain LR Rules and regulations for materials and assess/validate new materials or technologies.
• Monitor developments in materials manufacturing and advise on new design applications.
• Undertake project management with budget and contractual oversight.
• Conduct on-site verification and report findings.
• Provide formal technical training to LR personnel and external clients.
• Participate in internal and joint industry research projects.
• Deliver technical training for surveyors, clients, shipyards, manufacturers and owners.

Skills

Metallurgy knowledge

Technical report writing

English proficiency

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy or Engineering

Job description

Senior Metallurgical Specialist

Lloyd’s Register

Location: Southampton, UK

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Job ID: 42101
Location: Southampton : Hampshire House
Position Category: Materials/Welding & NDE
Position Type: Employee Regular

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who can assess complex metallurgical issues for internal and external clients, and to determine solutions where previous experience does not provide any precedent.

To assess complex metallurgical issues for internal / external clients where the parameters are not well defined and to develop real-world solutions. The role also includes managing projects, providing technical support, consultancy and verification services to manufacturers, shipyards and suppliers to ensure continued compliance with Classification Rules, procedures and industry codes or standards.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization that has a solid sense of purpose, is values driven and helps colleagues to develop professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes
• A Full-time role

The role

• To perform assessments of global material manufacturers and provide certification as appropriate.
• To help update and maintain the Lloyd’s Register Rules and regulations for materials, and to ensure that emerging materials and/or technologies are assessed / validated for acceptance.
• Monitor developments in materials manufacturing technology and materials for new design applications. Provide technical knowledge and guidance to internal and external clients on the adoption of new technologies.
• To undertake project management when required, including monitoring project progress and spend against budgetary and contractual requirements.
• To undertake on-site verification work, as required, for internal/external clients and provide reports on the findings.
• To provide formal technical training, both internally to LR personnel and to external clients.
• Participate in internal and joint industry research projects.
• To provide technical training for surveyors and clients, shipyards, manufacturers and owners.

What you bring

• A degree, or equivalent, in Metallurgy or Engineering.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institution.
• Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status, or working towards this.
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the work.
• Experience of material manufacturing and/or materials engineering in marine or other industries relating to materials selection and/or materials inspection.
• Demonstrated experience across multiple roles with clear professional growth.
• Computer literate and capable of compiling detailed technical reports of investigations, validations, site audits.
• For UK based candidates, the right, or ability to obtain the right, to work in the UK.

Must hold or be able to achieve UK SC security clearance due to work we undertake in the Naval sector.

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Is able to manage tasks and prioritize them toward meeting goals
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
• Is motivated and willing to take initiatives
• Communicates in a structured way and has ability to present technical ideas in user-friendly language
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of own comfort zone

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About us

We are a leading international technical professional service provider and a leader in classification, compliance, and consultancy services to the marine and offshore industry, a trusted advisor to our customers helping to design, construct and operate their assets to the highest levels of safety and performance. We are shaping the industry’s future through the development of novel and innovative technology for the next generation of assets, while continuing to deliver solutions for our customers every day.

Be a part of

Lloyd’s Register is wholly owned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that aims to engineer a safer world through promoting safety and education. For a thriving ocean economy, Lloyd’s Register colleagues and Lloyd’s Register Foundation work together to fund research, foster industry collaboration and develop action-oriented solutions to make the world a safer place.

We care, we share, we do the right thing.

Here at Lloyd’s Register, we care, we share and we do the right thing in every situation. It’s ingrained in our culture and everything we do. We are committed, and continually strive, to lead with our values that empower and enable an inclusive environment conducive to your growth, development and engagement. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you have experienced, how you identify, how old you are, where you are from, what your beliefs are or how your brain or body works – the diversity of our colleagues is fundamental to our futures and the changes we can make together. Our inclusive culture allows us to connect together authentically and to be courageous and bold. We don’t just talk about our differences, we celebrate them!

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

If you don't tick every box in these ads, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our goal of working together for a safer, sustainable, thriving ocean economy.

Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's Register:

Together we are one Lloyd’s Register, committed to developing an inclusive and safe workplace that embraces and celebrates diversity. We strive to ensure that all applicants to LR experience equality of opportunity and fair treatment, because we believe it is the right thing to do. We hope you do too.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• communicating and promoting vacanciesoffering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteriafor the job.
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-termhealth condition, enabling them to stay in work.
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people.

The Lloyd's Register Group comprises charities and non-charitable companies, with the latter supporting the charities in their main goal of enhancing the safety of life and property, at sea, on land and in the air - for the benefit of the public and the environment. ( Group entities ).