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Job Description

Faststream Recruitment are working with a national ship repair and fabrication business based near Greenock. We are currently looking for a Project Lead with a background in the maritime sector or similar to join their dry dock and fabrication facility.

The successful candidate must possess experience in pricing and estimating small to medium-sized work tasks and fabrication projects. Reporting directly to the Operations Director and the Site Operations Manager.

As part of this role you will:
  • Read complex engineering drawings.
  • Build and nurture strong relationships with existing clients, identifying opportunities for selling services.
  • Planning and overseeing projects both onsite and in Port, this may necessitate the requirement to travel.
  • Agree contract/project objectives and scopes of work with clients.
  • Supervise large squads of multiple trades in the completion of complex scopes of repair works, including steelwork, piping & general engineering. While also organising, various sub-contractors carrying out on site works.
  • Understand other trades within the ship repair environment, such as outfitting, painting, engines, hydraulics and electrical as these can often form minor parts of the project scopes.
  • Ensure project time and budget requirements are met.
  • Produce completed project reports in different formats.

Candidates are likely to come from a Oil & Gas, Ship repair or steel fabrication background. Knowledge of steelwork, and marine engineering systems would be an asset particularly within a maintenance arena.
Candidates should be IT literate and be happy and able to work in a busy shipyard environment. Whilst the role is based in Greenock, there will be times you are required to work in other yards around Scotland within the busines
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