Senior Yachting Operations Surveyor

Mission

Ensuring the highest standards of safety, compliance, and seaworthiness in all yacht inspections, delivering expert assessments and trusted guidance to owners, operators, and maritime stakeholders.

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Key Accountabilities

1.    Professional Specialist:
•    Acts as a professional specialist, applying in-depth knowledge of Rules, Regulations, and industry concepts.
•    Keeps abreast of new developments and recommends changes to surveying processes and safety programs.
2.    Inspection and Reporting :
•    Conducts routine surveys on classed yachts and ships, to ensure compliance with classification and statutory requirements.
•    Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys.
3.    Leadership and Coordination:
•    Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work.
•    Monitors the quality of service, providing technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced surveyors.
•    Report key activities and progresses to North Europe Head of Operations. Discuss strategies for continuous improvement.
4.    Client Interaction:
•    Engages with clients to solve problems within the area of expertise.
•    Ensures client satisfaction through effective communication and resolution of issues.
•    Promote and contribute to the further developments of RINA MAXIMA branding.
5.    Training and Development:
•    Provides training to less experienced surveyors.
•    Contributes to the development and improvement of the skills and knowledge of the wider surveying North Europe team.
6.    Quality Assurance:
•    Ensures the maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
7.    Ethical Conduct:
•    Uphold the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Education

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications
•    In general, minimum 5 years’ experience working  as a surveyor or minimum 6 years’ experience in the engineering or inspection/survey fields with an IACS member Classification Society. 
•    Understanding of RINA strategic technical positioning in the sector of the marine industry 
•    Native level for Dutch language, both in writing and speaking. Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services and, before assignment, with their 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 have knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship operations.
•    Ability, in general, to perform either:
1.    New building surveys :
o    to assess the suitability of certified materials and products supplied for the new building,
o    to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been built in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory inspections, tests and trials,
o    to issue Certificates, Reports, Records and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
And/or:
2.    Ship in service surveys:
o    to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been maintained in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory overall inspections, tests and trials, 
o    to assess and follow-up the repair works to hull, machinery and equipment to assign a new period of class and a new period of validity to statutory Certificates in compliance with rules and regulations by means of overall and close-up inspections, verification upon dismantling, tests and trials (including surveys for Admission to Class of ships in service), 
o    to attend major conversion / refit works according with rules and regulations, 
o    to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary, or a condition may be issued with an appropriate due date.
o    to follow-up as required by rules and regulations any repair work or due to previous outstanding conditions, 
o    to assess whether the deficiencies identified (if any) may be linked with potential failure of the Ship Management System, 
o    to endorse Certificates, issue Reports and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.
And/or:
3.    Marine Management Systems audits 

And/or:

4.    Testing activities and service suppliers/manufacturers certification:
o    to assess the suitability of certified materials and products in compliance with applicable rules.
o    to issue Certificates and prepare Reports and Status in compliance with procedures.
o    Knowledge of ship engineering systems and machinery.
o    Knowledge of computer programs or software packages related to job responsibilities.
o    Knowledge of related technical interfaces required for group project work.