RINA is currently recruiting for an Italy Yachting Surveyor to join its office in Viareggio or La Spezia, Italy within the Mediterranean and Africa Marine Division.
Mission
A surveyor in a classification society plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and quality of ships and marine assets. The main responsibilities are aimed at verifying that vessels meet international and classification society standards.
Key Accountabilities
* Regulatory Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to classification society rules, international regulations, and statutory requirements during surveys and inspections. Apply new regulations as they arise.
* Technical Expertise: Provide expert technical advice to clients, shipowners, and manufacturers on matters related to classification, design, construction, and maintenance; stay abreast of the latest industry technologies, innovations, and advancements to ensure the application of cutting‑edge knowledge in surveys.
* Problem‑Solving: Act as a troubleshooter, addressing technical issues and challenges that may arise during surveys or client interactions.
* Quality Assurance: Implement quality assurance measures in survey processes to uphold the highest standards of accuracy and reliability in inspection reports.
* Client Education: Educate clients on classification society processes, rules, and the importance of compliance for safety and operational efficiency.
* Documentation and Reporting: Use standardized templates for inspection reports, ensuring consistency, clarity and timeliness; integrate digital tools for efficient documentation management and reporting.
* Collaboration and Teamwork: Collaborate with colleagues, both within the classification society and externally, to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices; actively participate in team meetings and contribute to a collaborative work environment.
* Continuous Professional Development: Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current with evolving industry standards, technologies, and best practices.
* 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 Junior Surveyor or minimum 5 years in the engineering or survey fields within the marine industry or other applicable industry to their specialization.
* Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services, and 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 possess basic knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.
* Ability to perform:
o New building surveys: assess suitability of certified materials and products; assess compliance of hull, machinery and equipment; issue certificates, reports, records and status in compliance with rules and regulations.
o Ship in service surveys: assess compliance of hull, machinery and equipment; identify deficiencies and assess need for repair; follow up on repair work; assess link to potential failures of the Ship Management System; endorse certificates, issue reports and status.
o Marine Management Systems audits.
o Testing activities and service suppliers/manufacturers certification: assess suitability of certified materials and products; issue certificates and prepare reports and status in compliance with procedures.
* Knowledge of ships' 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.
Competencies
* 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.
* MANAGE EMOTIONS: Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions.
* 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.
* PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Promote commitment by keeping promises as a role model.
* THINK FORWARD: Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future.
* PIONEER CHANGE: Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances.
* BUILD NETWORK: Forge trust relationships across departments and outside the organization.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At RINA, we endeavour 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 with the Italian Law n. 68/99.
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