Greece Environmental Plan Approval Engineer

Posting Date: 8 May 2025

City: Piraeus

Location:

Piraeus, GR, 18545

Contract Type: Permanent

Division: South Europe Marine

Level of experience: Junior

RINA is currently recruiting for a Greece Environmental Plan Approval Engineer to join its office in XXXX within the South Europe Marine Division.

Mission

This role focuses on supporting the elaboration of detailed plan and design reviews, resolving issues related to conflicting design requirements, ensuring client requirements and applicable standards are met

Projects could include the approval of new building, conversion, and existing vessels and yachts.

Key Accountabilities

Carry out the approval of plans and certification for marine pollution prevention equipment and statutory plan, in compliance with Class Rules and Statutory Regulations, for new buildings, ships in service, and ship’s conversions.Assist clients during the design and construction phase, providing guidance and support related to environmental aspect.Provide support for the elaboration of detailed marine engineering plan review, in compliance with applicable RINA rules, international conventions and contractual requirements.
Provide support for the resolution of issues related to conflicting design requirements and material standards.
Provide direct day-to-day support and oversight of project elements, visit sites to take measurements.
Provide direct or indirect support to engineers or engineering teams by gathering data, submitting documentation to officials and other day-to-day duties.
Prepare the project deliverables (technical reports, project performance documentations and engineering drawings, etc.) .
Take ownership and responsibility over the financial progress of assigned tasks.
Understand and apply project management concepts providing feedback to project manager, serve as reference for the escalation of issues.
Manage simple projects assigned applying project management concepts and techniques.
Assess minor structural problems for internal/external clients to determine solutions with minimal supervision.
Answer contractor questions on behalf of the supervising engineer, and serve as liaisons between engineering and construction personnel.

Education

Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering

Qualifications

- 1 year of experience in environmental compliance, ideally in the maritime industry or environmental consulting.
- Solid knowledge of international environmental regulations (e.g., MARPOL, SOLAS, national laws) and environmental impact assessments.
- Experience in approving and reviewing environmental plans and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.
- Familiarity with environmental management systems (EMS), including document management, audits, and assessments.
- Ability to conduct technical analyses and environmental audits on marine operations and vessels.
- Proficient in the use of environmental monitoring tools and technologies to evaluate the impact of marine activities.
- Strong report writing and documentation skills to compile detailed reports on environmental plan approval.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to ensure environmental compliance.
- Knowledge of sustainable maritime practices and commitment to promoting environmental responsibility within the maritime industry.

Competencies

ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
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
MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
MANAGE EMOTIONS - Recognise one's and other's emotions and express and regulate one's reactions
PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
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

With over 5,800 employees and 200 offices in 70 countries worldwide, RINA is a multinational player which provides certification, marine classification, product testing, site supervision and vendor inspection, training and engineering consultancy services across a wide range of sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion. The aim is to guarantee a project’s technical, environmental and safety - and sometimes also economic and financial - sustainability.

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