Lead/principal Naval Architect

**Description**:
**Be the energy behind change. Join ABL Group.**

Since 2006, Longitude Engineering, part of the ABL Group, has delivered independent design and engineering services in the marine, offshore renewables, oil & gas, defence, and offshore infrastructure markets. Our independence, expertise, and experience make us a natural choice for a wide range of design solutions across the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. We specialize in vessel and marine asset design and conversion, marine operations engineering, and energy transition engineering solutions.

In this role, you will lead a team of engineers, designers, and technical personnel, ensuring their efforts align with project goals and quality standards while liaising with clients to guarantee successful project completion and customer satisfaction. You will also provide mentorship and coaching to foster the professional growth and development of your team.

**What you will be doing.**:
As a **Lead or Principal Naval Architect**, you will play a key role in delivering exceptional naval architecture engineering services across our organization and sister companies. Your responsibilities will include project management, proposal preparation, and actively engaging in business development efforts to expand our client base. You will lead the conceptual, basic, and detailed design analysis of ships and various fixed and floating structures within the marine, offshore, and energy sectors. In addition, you will assist with a broad range of activities, that include:
**Technical Role**
- Serve at the Naval Technical Authority within Longitude Asia Pacific, providing technical leadership to engineers in the team and liaising with other lead/principal naval architects across the Group as appropriate.
- Perform conceptual, basis and detailed naval architectural design/analysis activities.
- Participate in design reviews, audits, and Naval Architecture-related reviews. Evaluate and prepare concept selection reports and basis for design
- Undertake technical consultancy work as required.
- Develop existing and new technical competencies in alignment with the business needs.
- Marketing & Sales
- Perform day-to-day client management activities with existing clients through established relationships.
- Support and undertake tendering activities.
- Partake in activities to promote the business and develop new clients.

**Management**
- Manage assigned projects in terms of safety, quality, schedule and resources.
- Maintain responsibility for Naval Architectural engineering integrity, prepare working forecasts, identifying change management plans, and corrective action as well as real time schedules.
- Communicate resource needs to Operations Director to deliver assigned projects to quality, cost and schedule.
- Communicate directly with clients, as appropriate.
- Undertake project planning, invoicing and cash collection activities.
- Training
- Identify team’s training requirements to develop technical competence in accordance with the Company’s needs.
- Develop company training material to develop technical competence by the Company’s needs.
- Identify your own training requirements to maintain continued professional development.
- Support the training and development of engineers within the team.

**General**
- To represent the interests of all Group companies to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity in all business activities.
- To comply with current revisions of all internal policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Follow the requirements of the HSEQ management systems.

**What we are looking for.**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering.
- 12+ years of naval architecture experience, focusing on transportation, installation, maritime compliance, and ship design/conversion. Experience in Oil & Gas, Maritime, and Renewables preferred.
- Proficient in MOSES, OrcaFlex, and GHS engineering software.
- Technical authority in naval architecture with strong computer skills and ability to work independently.
- Proven track record of leading teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
- Capable of contextualizing technical issues within business and regulatory frameworks.
- Strong project and people management skills, building solid client relationships.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a proactive approach to teamwork.
- Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, in English.
- Detail-oriented with high numerical accuracy and prioritization skills.
- Well-organized, self-directed, and focused on client satisfaction.
- Skilled in conflict management and negotiation.
- Willing to take ownership of team and client challenges.
- Inquisitive mindset for interdisciplinary problem-solving.
- Interest in creating tools to enhance operational efficiency (e.g., spreadsheets, macros, scripts).

**Desirable**:

- Master’s Degree or PhD in Naval Architecture or Ocean Engineering.
- Strong experience i