HULL STRUCTURE DESIGNER (CS)

About the Role

Duncan & Ross is seeking an experienced Hull Structure Designer (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 design support to shipyard production teams, focusing on hull structure-related design issues 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 drawings, shell plating, and 3D hull structure models.
• Review shop drawings and production information to identify discrepancies and resolve structural design-related issues.
• Offer technical support to shipyard production teams during hull fabrication, assembly, erection, and installation.
• Resolve technical queries (TQs), structural discrepancies, 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 design integration.
• Verify structural member arrangements, plate thicknesses, stiffener details, brackets, and connections against approved design documentation.
• Ensure hull structure drawings comply with project specifications, classification society rules, marine standards, and shipyard construction requirements.
• Participate in constructability reviews to identify potential structural conflicts and fabrication constraints.
• 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.
• Ensure construction support design deliverables are completed within agreed project schedules and quality requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Marine Engineering, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• 5–10 years of relevant experience in hull structure design within marine, shipbuilding, shipyard, or offshore vessel projects.
• Hands-on experience in Construction Support (CS), shipyard production support, and structural drawing modifications.
• Strong experience in hull structural arrangements, shell plating, decks, bulkheads, stiffeners, brackets, and structural connection details.
• Proficiency in marine 3D design software, preferably AVEVA Marine / Hull & Outfitting, or other client-accepted shipbuilding CAD software.
• Experience reviewing and modifying 2D structural drawings, 3D hull models, fabrication drawings, block assembly drawings, and erection drawings.
• Good understanding of hull construction methods, structural fabrication, welding details, block assembly, and shipyard production requirements.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, structural details, fabrication drawings, production mark-ups, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with marine classification society rules, applicable shipbuilding standards, structural design requirements, and project specifications.
• Experience coordinating with Naval Architecture, Machinery Outfitting, Piping, HVAC, and Electrical disciplines.
• Experience in new-build shipbuilding projects, offshore vessels, or FPSOs is preferred.
• Exposure to international shipyards, marine EPC contractors, or multidisciplinary engineering environments is preferred.

Required Skills

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

Work Type

This is a full-time position. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.