Specialist III, Technical Authority Full Time

Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) requires an engineer/technologist in the Technical Authority Department for ship design/build projects. The candidate will be an experienced professional with a relevant marine related background and 5+ years of experience in delivering complex ship designs from concept through to delivery.

The role provides technical and general support to a programs Chief Engineer by undertaking tasks as directed. This role requires an individual with a broad understanding of class and regulatory requirements and is to be well versed in the end-to-end design and build process. An overall understanding and appreciation of whole ship design and integration challenges and trade-offs is essential.

The role is both externally and internally facing, with regular communications expected with the customer, regulators, subcontractors and the wider VSY team, and as such the role requires an effective communicator.

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

What you’ll do

• Support the Chief Engineer in conducting design maturity reviews.
• Support the Chief Engineer in identifying and managing to closure the technical risks for each project.
• Support the Chief Engineer in managing class appraisal of design products.
• Support the Chief Engineer in achieving timely requirement’s development, validation and verification.
• Develop processes and conduct design/model reviews at the discretion of the Chief Engineer and Technical Authority.
• To represent the Technical Authority and Chief Engineer, and to complete tasks as assigned.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma of Technology in a relevant Engineering or Naval Architecture discipline.
• Professional Engineer or Technologist with a recognized, accredited institution.
• 5+ years of post-secondary progressively senior experience in engineering, with knowledge of ship/maritime systems, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with a diversely integrated project team is considered an asset.
• Must hold or be eligible to attain Reliability Security Clearance or a higher level of Security Clearance as required.

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).
• Free on-site gym.
• Parking is included and to assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.

The estimated salary for this position is $94,500 – $115,500. 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.
This position is eligible for Canadians of all ages