Senior Specialist New Construction Portfolio

Senior Specialist - New Construction Portfolio Specialist (Global Technical Support Office) at Lloyd’s Register

What we’re looking for

• Contribute day-to-day specialist knowledge within your discipline and/or lead projects providing commercially focused support and/or service delivery to internal and/or external clients.
• Determine solutions for problems within your discipline where parameters are not well defined and where previous experience does not provide precedent.
• Manage TSO aspects of Marine New Construction projects and coordinate TSO resources to offer technical support to external and internal clients.

What we offer you

• The opportunity to work for an organization with a strong sense of purpose, value-driven culture, and professional and personal development through a range of people development programmes.
• A full-time permanent role.

The role

• Act as design lead for Marine New Construction Projects in line with responsibilities assigned by LR policies.
• Effectively manage cost, time, and quality of assigned New Construction Projects, in line with contractual requirements (e.g. schedule & milestones, hours actuals vs budget, project manpower, management of variations from baseline and work scope).
• Lead and support the TSO Project Team during the overall project duration.
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with external clients.
• Liaise with Site Team and Site Project Manager to work as one project team to achieve LR KPIs for customer experience, maintain project objectives, and clearance for class.
• Work with the Technical Discipline team to ensure consistent New Construction TSO service delivery across each Technical Discipline.
• Interface with CCO organization to coordinate technical sales support, bids/quotations for complex or novel solutions or for key strategically important clients for New Construction Portfolios.
• Monitor developments in the industry and Lloyd’s Register’s competitive positioning with respect to New Construction Service Portfolio and escalate important market intelligence to senior management.
• Assess/recommend the time/value of work to be undertaken for an internal/external client within an agreed fee/cost structure.
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, accreditation schemes, legislation, and industry standards.
• Pursue Continuous Professional Development and maintain a high degree of discipline, knowledge, and awareness.
• Mentor/coach other employees, as appropriate, to achieve effective knowledge transfer and application.
• Make recommendations based on internal/external client feedback to assist in service delivery improvement and help build the business.
• Provide specialist support/advice within a discipline to internal/external clients.
• Produce deliverables within agreed broad parameters in an appropriate format and take responsibility to review other employees’ work as appropriate.
• Discuss/present deliverables with internal/external clients up to senior level and suggest alternative solutions where appropriate.
• Undertake administration as required in line with current processes and procedures.

What you bring

• A bachelor’s degree or higher from a recognized institution within a relevant field such as Naval Architecture, Ship Science, Marine Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Technical/practical experience in the field (minimum 5 years).
• Ability to use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology.
• Ability to apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct, commission, operate, and maintain engineering products, processes, systems, and services.
• Good team player with the ability to take own initiative to meet business and personal objectives.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate effectively internally and externally. Any other language capability (e.g. Dutch) would be an advantage.

You are someone who:

• Is keen to take accountability and ownership for delivering customer needs.
• Can self-manage and prioritize tasks towards achieving goals.
• Is effective at solving problems, troubleshooting, and making timely decisions.
• Is flexible and eager to take initiatives.
• Communicates in a structured way and can present technical ideas in user-friendly language.
• Displays a team spirit, particularly in a multicultural environment.
• Responds positively to learning opportunities and is comfortable stepping out of their comfort zone.

If you share our vision for safety and sustainability, we want to hear from you.