Colombia Senior Marine Surveyor

RINA is a global knowledge company where expertise travels across borders, disciplines, and industries. Every day, we collaborate on solving complex challenges that no single field could tackle alone. With a presence in more than 70 countries and 160 years of heritage, we turn individual know-how into collective progress.

Mission

The Senior Surveyor serves as an experienced and knowledgeable professional within the organization, applying expertise in maritime Rules, Regulations, and industry principles.The Senior Surveyor plays a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement of surveying processes.

Key Accountabilities

• Professional Specialist:
• Acts as a professional specialist, applying in-depth knowledge of Rules, Regulations, and industry concepts.
• Keeps abreast of new developments and recommends changes to surveying processes and safety programs.
• Inspection and Reporting:
• Conducts routine surveys on classed ships, offshore installations, or marine assets to ensure compliance with classification and statutory requirements.
• Prepares technically accurate and timely reports of inspections and surveys.
• Leadership and Coordination:
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates various phases of surveying work.
• Monitors the quality of service, providing guidance to less experienced surveyors.
• Client Interaction:
• Engages with clients to solve problems within the area of expertise.
• Ensures client satisfaction through effective communication and resolution of issues.
• Training and Development:
• Provides guidance, and training to less experienced surveyors.
• Contributes to the development and improvement of the skills and knowledge of the surveying team.
• Quality Assurance:
• Ensures the maintenance of quality, content, consistency, and continuity of work performed.
• Ethical Conduct:
• Uphold the highest ethical standards in all professional interactions, ensuring integrity, transparency, and fairness in survey processes.

Education

Master’s Degree in Naval Engineering

Qualifications

• In general, minimum 3 years’ experience working as a Surveyor or minimum 6 years’ experience in the engineering or inspection/survey fields with an IACS member Classification Society.
• Understanding of RINA strategic technical positioning in the sector of the marine industry
• Proficiency in the English language commensurate with the scope of classification, statutory certification, related services and, before assignment, with their future work.
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of RINA Rules, Guides, statutory regulations, and related

instructions, as well as the RINA Employee Safety Policy.

• Ability to understand engineering plans and have knowledge of shipbuilding practices and ship

operations.

• Ability, in general, to perform either,
• new building surveys:

• − to assess the suitability of certified materials and products supplied for the new building,
• − to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been built in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory inspections, tests and trials,
• − to issue Certificates, Reports, Records and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.

And/or:

• − to assess that hull, machinery and equipment have been maintained in compliance with rules and regulations by means of compulsory overall inspections, tests and trials,
• − to assess and follow-up the repair works to hull, machinery and equipment to assign a new period of class and a new period of validity to statutory Certificates in compliance with rules and regulations by means of overall and close-up inspections, verification upon dismantling, tests and trials (including surveys for Admission to Class of ships in service),
• − to attend major conversion works according with rules and regulations,
• − to identify the deficiencies to be rectified (if any) and assess whether immediate repair is necessary or a condition may be issued with an appropriate due date,
• − to follow-up as required by rules and regulations any repair work or due to previous outstanding conditions,
• − to assess whether the deficiencies identified (if any) may be linked with potential failure of the Ship Management System,
• − to endorse Certificates, issue Reports and Status in compliance with rules and regulations.

And/or:

• Marine Management Systems audits

And/or:

• testing activities and service suppliers/manufacturers certification:

• − to assess the suitability of certified materials and products in compliance with applicable rules