Senior Surveyor

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Surveyor position at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) in Singapore focuses on examining and reporting on vessels and marine structures during and after construction to ensure compliance with ABS Rules, SOLAS, Loadline, Tonnage, and Pollution Prevention standards. The role also involves administering office procedures and monitoring port performance as needed.

Key duties include conducting surveys, producing precise reports, engaging clients to resolve issues, mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Engineering/physical science degree or marine/nautical background with relevant seagoing experience.
• Proficiency in English commensurate with statutory certification and ABS services.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine surveys on vessels, platforms, or marine structures for compliance with ABS Rules and statutory requirements.
• Prepare accurate, timely survey reports and maintain organized survey files.
• Engage with clients to resolve problems and promote ABS services.
• Provide leadership and training to junior surveyors as needed.
• Plan and coordinate surveying work to ensure quality and service delivery.

Skills

ABS Rules knowledge

Report writing

Client communication

English proficiency

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

Engineering or physical science degree (2-year program)

Marine/nautical qualification with seagoing experience

8+ years in engineering/survey with IACS member

Job description

The Senior Surveyor is considered an intermediate to advanced level Surveyor position. The primary function is to examine and report on vessels and other marine structures during and after construction relative to compliance with the applicable requirements for maintaining the vessel in Classification with ABS and meeting associated statutory and special service requirements related to the Safety of Life at Sea, Loadline, Tonnage, Cargo Gear, and Pollution Prevention Certification. When necessary, responsible for the administration of office procedures and monitoring of business performance at an assigned port.

What You Will Do:

• Acts as a professional specialist for the organization in the application of related rules, regulations, requirements, concepts, principles, and processes.
• Performs routine surveys on classed vessels, platforms, or other marine structures and at manufacturers for classification and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys performed.
• Engages in contact with clients to resolve problems within areas of expertise.
• Maintains survey files in an orderly and up-to-date manner in the area of responsibility.
• Maintains an active awareness of new methods and developments affecting the technical scope of assigned responsibilities and makes recommendations for changes in the surveying processes and safety programs as warranted by such developments. Recommends new approaches to problems encountered and makes changes in methods, procedures, or design where necessary.
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work and monitoring the quality of service on work performed.
• Monitors work and projects performed by subordinate surveyors to ensure maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and training to lower-level and/or less experienced surveyors.
• Promotes the services and capabilities of ABS to present and potential customers.

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Qualifications from a tertiary institution within a relevant field of engineering or physical science (minimum two (2) years program); or
• Qualifications from a marine or nautical institution and relevant seagoing experience as a certificated ship officer, and
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of statutory certification and services and, before assignment, with their future work.
• Minimum requirements & knowledge listed for Senior Surveyor I.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience working as a Senior Surveyor I.
• Understanding of ABS strategic technical positioning in their respective sector of the marine industry or
• Minimum eight (8) years of experience in an Engineering or Survey Capacity with an IACS member Classification Society.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to develop a working knowledge of ABS Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the ABS Employee Safety Policy.
• Ability to read engineering plans and have a basic understanding of shipbuilding practices and vessel operations.
• Ability to perform surveys in the prescribed format.
• Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities.
• Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work.
• Knowledge of ships' engineering systems and machinery.
• Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, pertinent information relative to assigned area of technical expertise.
• Ability to analyze problems and propose solutions.
• Responsiveness to customers and the ability to work well with others.