Senior Naval Architect – Offshore Structures & Hydrodynamics

Kent Plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Plc seeks a Senior/Principal Naval Architect to join its offshore engineering and consultancy team in London. You will work across offshore wind and oil & gas, designing, analyzing and assessing floating and fixed offshore structures, vessels and marine operations.

You will contribute across the asset lifecycle from feasibility through FEED, detailed design, installation support, operation, life extension and decommissioning. You will lead studies and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Naval Architecture, Ship Science, Marine Engineering or related discipline.
• Relevant industry experience.
• Good understanding of offshore structures, vessel hydrodynamics and marine engineering principles.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards chartership.
• Experience working in offshore wind, oil & gas, marine consultancy or related sectors.

Responsibilities

• Perform naval architectural and marine engineering analyses for offshore energy and marine projects.
• Undertake design and assessment of floating and fixed offshore structures
• Carry out hydrodynamic, stability, seakeeping, mooring, transportation and installation analyses.
• Develop engineering calculations, reports, specifications and design documentation.
• Apply relevant industry standards, recommended practices and classification society requirements.
• Support marine operations planning, transportation studies and installation engineering activities.
• Interface with multidisciplinary engineering teams including structural, geotechnical, electrical and project engineering disciplines.
• Lead and/or deliver engineering studies and consultancy assignments safely, efficiently and to high quality standards.
• Support project planning, resource forecasting and technical risk management.
• Engage directly with clients to understand requirements and develop practical engineering solutions.
• Support technical assurance for engineering deliverables.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills

Naval architecture

Marine engineering

Offshore analysis

Hydrodynamics

Stability analysis

Seakeeping

Mooring analysis

Client interaction

Installation planning

Education

Naval Architecture/Marine Eng

Tools

OrcaFlex

ANSYS AQWA

DNV SESAM / SIMA

Abaqus

Bladed

MATLAB

Python

Excel/VBA

Job description

Kent Plc seeks a Senior/Principal Naval Architect to join its offshore engineering and consultancy team in London. You will work across offshore wind and oil & gas, designing, analyzing and assessing floating and fixed offshore structures, vessels and marine operations.

You will contribute across the asset lifecycle from feasibility through FEED, detailed design, installation support, operation, life extension and decommissioning. You will lead studies and mentor junior engineers.