HULL STRUCTURE DESIGNER (CS)

About the Role

Duncan & Ross is seeking an experienced Hull Structure Designer (Construction Support – CS) to join our team in Ras Tannurah. This full-time role involves providing essential technical and design support to shipyard production teams, focusing on hull structure activities within marine and shipbuilding projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for resolving design issues, updating structural documentation, and ensuring compliance with project specifications and marine standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide construction and production support for hull structure activities in marine and shipbuilding projects.
• Review, update, and revise hull structure design deliverables, including structural arrangement, construction, shell plating, deck, bulkhead, longitudinal, and transverse framing drawings.
• Develop stiffener, bracket, structural connection details, foundations, reinforcements, and supporting arrangements.
• Prepare block assembly, fabrication, and erection drawings, along with 2D structural drawings and 3D hull structure models.
• Review shop drawings and production information to identify discrepancies and resolve structural design-related issues.
• Provide technical support to shipyard production teams during hull fabrication, assembly, erection, and installation.
• Resolve technical queries (TQs), structural discrepancies, production issues, and fabrication-related design problems.
• Incorporate engineering changes, production feedback, and redline mark-ups into structural drawings and 3D models.
• Coordinate with Naval Architecture, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, Electrical, and other engineering disciplines to ensure proper design integration and avoid clashes.
• Verify structural member arrangements, plate thicknesses, stiffener details, brackets, and connections against approved design documentation.
• Ensure hull structure drawings comply with project specifications, applicable classification society rules, marine standards, and shipyard construction requirements.
• Participate in constructability reviews to identify potential structural conflicts, fabrication constraints, and assembly difficulties.
• Review production feedback and recommend appropriate structural modifications to facilitate fabrication, assembly, and erection.
• Maintain updated structural drawings, technical records, and documentation in accordance with project procedures.
• Support as-built drawing updates and incorporate final fabrication and production modifications as required.
• Ensure construction support design deliverables are completed within agreed project schedules and quality requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in marine and shipbuilding projects.
• Demonstrated experience in hull structure design and construction support.
• Proficiency in reviewing, updating, and revising structural design deliverables.
• Familiarity with classification society rules, marine standards, and shipyard construction requirements.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong technical and design skills related to hull structures.
• Ability to identify and resolve structural design-related issues efficiently.
• Effective coordination and communication skills for inter-disciplinary collaboration.
• Attention to detail to ensure structural accuracy and constructability.

Work Type

This is a full-time position.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the specified requirements are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.