South Africa Marine Senior Surveyor

RINA is currently recruiting for a South Africa Marine Senior Surveyor to join its office in Cape Town within the Marine South East Europe & MEA Region Division.

Mission

The Senior Surveyor serves as a seasoned and highly knowledgeable professional within the organization, applying expertise in maritime Rules, Regulations, and industry principles. The Senior Surveyor plays a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement of surveying processes.

Key Accountabilities

1. Professional Specialist :
   • Acts as a professional specialist, applying in-depth knowledge of Rules, Regulations, and industry concepts.
   • Keeps abreast of new developments and recommends changes to surveying processes and safety programs.
2. Inspection and Reporting :
   • Conducts routine surveys on classed ships, platforms, or marine structures to ensure compliance with classification and statutory requirements.
   • Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys.
3. File Maintenance :
   • Maintains survey files in an organized and up-to-date manner within the designated area of responsibility.
4. Leadership and Coordination :
   • Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work.
   • Monitors the quality of service, providing leadership and guidance to lower-level and less experienced surveyors.
5. Client Interaction :
   • Engages with clients to solve problems within the area of expertise.
   • Ensures client satisfaction through effective communication and resolution of issues.
6. Training and Development :
   • Provides leadership, guidance, and training to lower-level and less experienced surveyors.
   • Contributes to the development and improvement of the skills and knowledge of the surveying team.
7. Quality Assurance :
   • Monitors work and projects performed by subordinate surveyors, ensuring the maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
8. Problem Resolution and Innovation :
   • Recommends new approaches to problems encountered and initiates changes in working methods and procedures as necessary.
   • Actively contributes to the development and enhancement of surveying practices.
9. Ethical Conduct :
   • Uphold the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Education

Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience working as a Surveyor.
• Understanding of RINA strategic technical positioning in the sector of the marine industry or minimum 7 years’ experience in the engineering or inspection/survey fields with an IACS member Classification Society.
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services and, before assignment, with their future work.
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of RINA Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related instructions, as well as the RINA Employee Safety Policy.
• Ability to understand engineering plans and have a knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.
• Ability to perform new building surveys:
• to assess the suitability of certified materials and products supplied for the new building,
• to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been built in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory inspections, tests and trials,
• to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary or a recommendation may be issued with an appropriate due date,
• to issue Certificates, Reports, Records and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
• Ability to perform ship in service surveys:
• to assess and follow-up the repair works to hull, machinery and equipment to assign a new period of Class and a new period of validity to statutory Certificates in compliance with rules and regulations by means of overall and close-up inspections, verification upon dismantling, tests and trials (including surveys for Admission to Class of ships in service),
• to attend major conversion works according with rules and regulations,
• to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary or a recommendation may be issued with an appropriate due date,
• to follow-up as required by rules and regulations any repair work or due to previous outstanding recommendations,
• to assess whether the deficiencies identified (if any) may be linked with potential failure of the Ship Management System,
• to issue Certificates, issue Reports and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of ship engineering systems and machinery.
• Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities.
• Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work.
• PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
• MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
• PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
• BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
• MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraints
• ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
• THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
• CLIENT INTIMACY - Embrace internal and external client needs, expectations, and requirements to ensure maximum satisfaction
• EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity

With over 5,600 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68 / 99.