Consultant / Senior Associate - Shipyard

Vedam Design & Technical Consultancy; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Vedam Design & Technical Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. is India’s leading ship design house, delivering engineering design and technical consultancy to global maritime clients.

The role focuses on structured research, data gathering, and supporting DPR/feasibility studies under the Technical Director. You will coordinate with partner consultants and internal teams to build cohesive reports. Ideal candidates bring MBA with naval architecture/marine engineering background, 2–5 years post-MBA experience in

Qualifications

• Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering graduate with MBA and port/shipyard exposure.
• Engineering graduate with MBA and 1–2 years in marine/shipyard sector.
• Graduate with MBA and DPR/feasibility study experience in EPC/infrastructure consulting.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured online/desk research on shipyard and maritime infrastructure topics, including benchmarks, regulatory frameworks, and capacity data.
• Support Technical Director and design PMs with data for site layout and facility optimisation (CAD is handled by dedicated teams).
• Coordinate with partner firms for financial, coastal engineering, market studies and other scopes; track deliverables and timelines.
• Prepare client-ready reports and presentation decks, consolidating multi-consultant inputs into a coherent narrative.
• Develop knowledge in shipyard/port infrastructure planning and DPR/feasibility study structures; learn AI-assisted research tools.

Skills

Research

Documentation

Coordination

Communication

Education

MBA + Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering

MBA + Engineering + 1-2 years marine experience

MBA + DPR/feasibility experience in EPC/infrastructure

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Vedam Design & Technical Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. is Indias largest ship design house, with ~250 professionals delivering engineering design and technical consultancy to global maritime clients. Alongside our core ship design business, Vedam operates a specialised Shipyard & Maritime Infrastructure Consulting vertical led by a Technical Director with 30+ years of marine engineering experience.

This vertical undertakes feasibility studies and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for greenfield and brownfield shipyards, ship-repair yards, marinas, and ship-recycling facilities, and supports evaluation studies for shipyard/repair-yard acquisitions. Vedam leads the technical scope directly - site layout, material flow, area optimisation, and facilities planning - while partnering with specialist external consultants for scopes outside Vedams own expertise (financial modelling, coastal engineering, market studies, jetty structural design, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Research & Technical Support

• Conduct structured online/desk research on shipyard and maritime infrastructure topics - global benchmarks, regulatory/statutory frameworks, port and yard capacity data, industry practices, and precedent projects.
• Compile and organise technical and market reference material to support feasibility studies and DPR development.
• Support the Technical Director and design project managers with background data for site layout, material flow, and facility/area-optimisation studies (drafting/CAD work is handled by dedicated design teams; this role does not require CAD proficiency).

Coordination

• Liaise with partner consulting firms engaged for financial, coastal engineering, market study, jetty structural design, and other specialist scopes - tracking deliverables, timelines, and information exchange.
• Coordinate with Vedams internal design project managers supporting the vertical to consolidate inputs across workstreams.
• Track action items, follow-ups, and documentation across concurrent assignments to maintain execution discipline.

Report Preparation & Documentation

• Prepare formal, client-ready reports - feasibility studies, DPR chapters, evaluation reports - in structured, professional Word/PPT format under the Technical Directors guidance.
• Consolidate multi-consultant inputs (technical, financial, coastal, market) into a single coherent report narrative.
• Prepare presentation decks, summary notes, and internal review documents as required.
• Maintain version control and a structured document/knowledge repository for ongoing and completed assignments.

Process & Continuous Learning

• Progressively build working knowledge of shipyard/port infrastructure planning, DPR/feasibility study structures, and maritime industry fundamentals.
• Learn and apply AI-assisted research and document-drafting tools as introduced by the organisation to improve turnaround and quality.

Educational Background (in order of preference)

• Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering graduate + MBA, with some work experience in a port or shipyard environment; OR
• Engineering graduate (any discipline) + MBA, with 1-2 years of experience in the marine/shipyard sector; OR
• Graduate (any discipline) + MBA, with relevant experience in DPR preparation / feasibility studies within an EPC or infrastructure consulting environment.

Experience

• 2-5 years of total post-MBA experience.
• Exposure to report-heavy, deadline-driven environments (consulting, EPC, infrastructure planning) is valued; direct maritime experience is preferred but not mandatory.

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