Silverstream Technologies has successfully developed and deployed a market-leading clean marine technology solution over the last ten years - The Silverstream® System. Our Air Lubrication System (ALS) fundamentally changes the interaction between water and a vessel's hull, creating a carpet of microbubbles that coats the flat bottom of a vessel. As a result, frictional resistance is reduced - dramatically improving a vessel's fuel consumption and associated emissions.
The role:
This key role is to provide Marine Project Engineering expertise to the Silverstream Technologies business. You will be acting as the main customer interface and managing a number of our projects to install our ALS systems on newbuild and retrofit ships around the world.
The responsibilities:
- Technical project management of a number of projects supplying our systems to all vessel types
- Taking responsibility for health and safety on your assigned projects
- Ensure projects meet expectations for time, cost, quality & cash
- Project engineering activities to adapt our systems and standard products to meet individual project design requirements
- Act as main point of contact with customers and develop lasting relationships and ensure customer satisfaction
- Develop and present technical and commercial arguments effectively and influence others accordingly
- Coordinate internal, supply chain and sitework activities throughout project lifecycle
- Prepare Statements of Work and Requests for Quotation
- Create and maintain project schedules and trackers
- Project cost control and forecasting. Conduct project reviews and prepare/present management reporting
- Balance conflicting priorities and manage workload accordingly
- Project risk management – anticipating, managing and mitigating risks
- Change control and configuration management
- Managing project deliverables and document register
- Prepare tenders/quotations including technical, commercial and pricing. Coordinate inputs from other departments and suppliers to meet bid dates
- Assist with negotiating associated contracts
- Attend and lead vessel surveys
- Perform duties as requested by senior management from time to time
- Attendance at supplier, partner and customer sites for meetings, testing etc.
- Attendance at shipyards including coordinating sitework activities
- Higher Degree in Engineering or a relevant subject
- Strong project management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to operated at al levels of the organisation
- Experience on Cruise retrofit projects
- Leadership skills including an ability to drive a team’s performance
- Experience with Marine outfitting and system integration projects
- Track record of leading projects with mechanical, electrical and automation elements
- Knowledge of marine classification society rules (DNV, ABS, LR, etc.)
- Experience of working on the global stage with situational and cultural sensitivity
- Adept at use of Microsoft tools including Microsoft Project
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD