Surveyor (Naval)

Lloyd's Register Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time position

Job summary

Lloyd’s Register Group is seeking an experienced surveyor to assess design, production, and in-service assets, ensuring compliance with standards and budgets. The role may include project management and client-facing deliverables.

The candidate will apply engineering knowledge, professional ethics, and a proactive approach to drive quality, cost efficiency, and service delivery improvements across complex projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or physical science, minimum two years; LR-recognized.
• Membership in a professional institution and working toward Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status.
• Proficiency in English suitable for technical work.

Responsibilities

• Assess design, production and in-service aspects of assets within budgets and contractual obligations.
• Produce deliverables in defined formats, meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Present deliverables to clients and provide suitable solutions when needed.
• Follow procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation and standards.
• Pursue CPD to maintain high level of discipline and knowledge.
• Guide colleagues and transfer knowledge as needed.
• Contribute to service delivery improvements through client feedback.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Project management

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent

Maritime qualification/sea-going experience

Job description

We are looking for an experienced surveyor or senior surveyor who will assess the design, production, and in-service aspects of engineering assets, using procedures, experience and knowledge appropriate for complex / demanding situations. The role may also include managing projects.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization with a clear sense of purpose, is values-driven and helps colleagues grow professionally and personally through our range of people development programmes.
• Full-time positions.

The role

• Carry out related tasks and offer informed guidance for service delivery within your area of experience, ensuring work stays within budget and meets contractual obligations.
• Produce deliverables within agreed parameters, adhering to defined formats, and meeting deadlines, budget, and quality standards.
• Discuss and present deliverables with internal and external clients, offering suitable solutions when necessary.
• Perform activities in accordance with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation, and industry standards.
• Pursue Continuous Professional Development to maintain a high level of discipline, knowledge, and awareness.
• Assess and recommend appropriate time and value for work undertaken for external clients, assisting in determining the most suitable fee and cost structure.
• Provide guidance to other employees as needed, facilitating effective knowledge transfer and application.
• Contribute to service delivery improvement by communicating internal and external client feedback as relevant.
• Undertake routine administration tasks as required, following current processes and procedures.

What you bring

• A degree or equivalent from a tertiary organization recognized by Lloyd’s Register in the relevant field of engineering or physical science. The degree program should have been a minimum of two years in duration. Alternatively, qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant sea-going experience as a certificated ship's officer will also be considered.
• Membership in an appropriate professional institution.
• Working toward Chartered or Incorporated Engineer status.
• Adherence to professional codes of conduct and the LR Code of Ethics in IMS01.
• The ability to utilize a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology.
• Capability to apply suitable theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate, and maintain engineering products, processes, systems, and services.
• Proficiency in technical and commercial management, such as project management and process management.
• Proficiency in the English language that is suitable for the nature of the work.

Nice to have

• Classification Society experience.
• Membership in an appropriate professional institution

You are someone who

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs
• Can manage their own workload and set priorities to reach targets
• Is effective at solving problems, trouble-shooting and making timely decisions
• Responds well to shifting priorities and willingly initiates improvements
• 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

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.

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.

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

If you have further questions about this role, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will respond to you as soon as possible.

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 ).

If you share our vision for safety and sustainability, we want to hear from you.