Engineer the Impossible - Senior Project Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Heavy Transportation team in our Oslo office.

Having a fleet of six semi-submersible vessels, Seaway7 are also one of the most experienced heavy transport vessel (HTV) operators in the world, providing highly engineered transport solutions for the most demanding cargoes – safely and on-time. 

• Translating project planning and engineering into detailed studies, working methods and manuals, so that the project can be realized efficiently and effectively in accordance with the contractual agreements (safety, quality, planning and budget).

• Ensure that the operations are planned in a way that maintains the safety of personnel as well as minimizes environmental impact.

• Ensure adequate quality and efficiency in own work.

• Liaise with all involved departments (project- and tender-support, operations, HSSEQ, fleet-management, procurement, controlling etc.) to ensure that the correct methods have been selected, and that manpower and equipment are available when needed.

• Act as the key interface towards clients for all non-commercial topics whilst also taking care of progress reports to the customer.

• Willingness to travel, as and when required

• We encourage all applications from those with a relevant Bachelor and/or Master degree (for example Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Offshore Engineering) and will also consider those with equivalent technical qualifications or experience

• Minimum of 8 years relevant work experience.

• Understanding of engineering principles including hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, marine operations, technical design and vessel strength evaluation.

• Experience with float-on/float-off or roll-on/roll-off operations is beneficial.

• Understanding/Experience of the following Standards and Engineering Software is beneficial but not essential:

  • DNV rules or other class rules related to marine operations

  • Autoship/Autoload or similar stability calculation software.

  • ABB Octopus or similar motion calculation software.

  • Autodesk AutoCAD & Inventor

  • Visual Basic for Microsoft Office

  • Other programming languages, like Python or C++

• Can work well independently or in a team

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development and a desire to develop and mentor junior engineers

• Good command of written and spoken English.