HULL OUTFITTING ENGINEER (CS)

About the Role

Duncan & Ross is seeking a Hull Outfitting Engineer (Construction Support – CS) to join our team. This full-time role requires 5–10 years of experience in marine and shipbuilding projects. The successful candidate will provide essential technical and engineering support to shipyard production teams, focusing on hull outfitting activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide construction and production support for hull outfitting activities in marine and shipbuilding projects.
• Review, update, and revise hull outfitting engineering deliverables, including arrangement and installation drawings, deck and external hull outfitting layouts, access platforms, walkways, ladders, stairway arrangements, handrails, guardrails, gratings, safety barriers, hatches, manholes, doors, access opening arrangements, foundations, supports, attachment details, fabrication, installation, and assembly drawings, 2D drawings, and 3D hull outfitting models.
• Review engineering drawings, shop drawings, and production information to identify discrepancies and resolve design-related issues.
• Provide technical support to shipyard production teams during hull outfitting fabrication, installation, and assembly activities.
• Resolve technical queries (TQs), drawing discrepancies, installation issues, and hull outfitting-related production problems.
• Incorporate engineering changes, production feedback, and redline mark-ups into drawings and 3D models.
• Coordinate with Hull Structure, Naval Architecture, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, Electrical, and other engineering disciplines to ensure proper design integration and avoid clashes.
• Review vendor drawings, equipment interfaces, and technical documentation for compatibility with hull outfitting arrangements.
• Verify outfitting attachments, foundations, supports, access arrangements, and installation clearances against approved engineering requirements.
• Ensure hull outfitting drawings comply with project specifications, applicable classification society rules, marine standards, safety requirements, and shipyard construction procedures.
• Participate in constructability reviews to identify potential design conflicts, installation constraints, and fabrication challenges before execution.
• Review production feedback and recommend suitable design modifications to facilitate fabrication, installation, and assembly activities.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, production personnel, and other disciplines to ensure timely resolution of technical and installation-related issues.
• Maintain updated engineering drawings, technical records, and documentation in accordance with project procedures.
• Support as-built drawing updates and incorporate final installation and production modifications, where required.
• Ensure construction support engineering deliverables are completed within agreed project schedules and quality requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in hull outfitting engineering within marine, shipbuilding, shipyard, or offshore vessel projects.
• Hands-on experience in Construction Support (CS), shipyard technical support, and engineering drawing modifications.
• Strong experience in hull outfitting arrangements, deck outfitting, access platforms, ladders, handrails, gratings, hatches, and associated installation details.
• Proficiency in marine 3D design software, preferably AVEVA Marine / Hull & Outfitting, or other client-accepted shipbuilding CAD software.
• Experience reviewing and modifying 2D engineering drawings, 3D models, fabrication drawings, and hull outfitting installation drawings.
• Good understanding of hull outfitting components, attachment details, supports, installation clearances, fabrication methods, and shipyard construction requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, vendor documentation, shop drawings, technical specifications, and production mark-ups.
• Experience resolving technical queries and supporting shipyard production teams during fabrication and installation activities.
• Familiarity with marine classification society rules, applicable shipbuilding standards, safety requirements, and project specifications.
• Experience coordinating with Hull Structure, Naval Architecture, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, Electrical, and other engineering disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in new-build shipbuilding projects, offshore vessels, FPSOs, or similar marine engineering projects.
• Exposure to international shipyards, marine EPC contractors, or multidisciplinary engineering environments.

Required Skills

• Strong technical problem-solving, drawing interpretation, coordination, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a project-driven engineering and shipyard production environment.