Principal Engineer, Structural

Job Description

The Principal Engineer applies expertise to act as the organizational authority for a particular discipline on executing engineering designs using the appropriate methods, tools, processes and software. The Principal Engineer uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding and training others. The Principal Engineer ensures integration of the systems into the ship and performance of the systems through to ship delivery. The Principal Engineer is a key point of contact for the discipline within the project and controls cost, schedule, technical completion and integration of defined scope within disciplines grouping of systems or deliverables.

Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 2 Pemberton, North Vancouver.

What You'll Do

• Oversee allocated systems design in compliance with schedule and budget specifications.
• Ensure full and functional integration of the systems into the ship and validate the systems’ spatial integration into the model with all system data current and accurate.
• Ensure functional performance of the system from installation through to the test, sell-off, and delivery of the ship.
• Conduct material definition of assigned system and configuration of the material baseline through functional and production baseline.
• Coordinate with suppliers and supply chain to receive, approve and integrate technical and commercial information to support detail design and supply chain and adhere to the overall schedule.
• Support Detail Design, Planning, Supply Chain, and Production to ensure the designed system is complete and functional on schedule to support ship delivery.
• Support production planning and production with risk mitigation oversight and enabling products to support installation and build schedules.
• Ensure quality of design products and compliance to specifications.
• Key point of contact for discipline within the project.
• Progress and cost monitoring and reporting to the Project Engineering Manager and Discipline Line Manager.
• Develop and enforce discipline-specific standards.
  
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Engineering or Naval Architecture discipline. Master’s degree desirable.
• Professional Engineer or Incorporated Engineer designation with a recognized, accredited institution.
• 15+ years of post-secondary progressively senior experience in Engineering, preferably with knowledge of ship/maritime systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in supervising and developing people.
• Experience working with a diversely integrated project team is considered an asset.
• Analytical skills to gather and analyze/synthesize data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy as a key part of the collective analysis/synthesis process.
• Technical writing skills including the ability to produce and present clear, detailed written technical specifications, procedures, and reports.
• Knowledge of MRP, purchasing and management systems is preferred.
• Understanding of CADMATIC, ShipConstructor and AutoCAD software, document control systems and databases.
• Ability to work effectively across a multi-disciplined team.
• Ability to guide and mentor team members.
• Critical thinker with the ability to analyze change requests, projects, and designs to anticipate schedule or budget risk.
• Ability to work without supervision and provide technical guidance on testing, evaluating and improving engineering outcomes.
• Organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Committed to a high standard of safety and able to follow all safety laws and all the employer's safety policies and rules.
• Proficient computer skills. Working knowledge of basic Microsoft Office software suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
  
  
  

Why you'll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come.
• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience.
• We also provide a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including such things as full health care (e.g. unlimited physiotherapy), dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, childcare benefit partnership, wellness/fitness reimbursement for memberships or registration fees, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
  
  
  

The estimated salary for this position is $129,200 - $155,000 . In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

About Us

Seaspan Shipyards is one of North America’s most modern shipyards and unique in its ability to provide a complete range of services including new construction, conversion, refit, repair and life-cycle maintenance work for Canada’s Coast Guard and Navy as well as commercial vessels including cruise-ships and deep-sea vessels. Seaspan Shipyards operations include Vancouver Shipyards, Vancouver Drydock and Victoria Shipyards.

To learn more, visit our website: www.seaspan.com

This position may involve defense articles and/or technical data regulated by the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. In compliance with ITAR, the successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance through the Canadian Controlled Goods Program as regulated by the Controlled Goods Regulations and Defense Production Act. The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security clearance throughout their employment in this position.

Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. Furthermore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will work with you to support your request.