Senior Naval Architect at Southern Wind Shipyard

About the position

Southern Wind Shipyard is looking to employ an experienced Naval Architect with 10 years experience within the industry. This successfull applicant will lead the Drawing Office on aspects of composite, deck hardware and deck outfitting design. Working with a professional team, the Senior Naval Architect will ensure drawings are delivered to the produciton team to the required standard in line with production deadlines. The successfull candidate will also be required to communciate with sub contractors, the relevant contracted composite engineering company, external naval architects and various suppliers.

Desired Skills:

• Naval Architecture
• Experience in yacht building industry
• Minimum 10 years experience in marine indusrty
• Practical Sailing experience
• SolidWorks (or similar)
• Autocad (or similar)
• MS Office (especially Excel)
• Methodical
• Dependable
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good perception of 3D space
• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills
• SA citizen prefered

Desired Work Experience:

• More than 10 years Architecture

Desired Qualification Level:

• Degree

About The Employer:

Southern Wind Shipyard builds luxury sailing yachts for the global market. The yachts are of contemporary Italian design and built with South African craftsmanship. Each yacht is unique, offering a high level of customization and the option of adapting design elements according to Clients' personal preferences. The company has been in existence for more than 30 years with a Marketing division based in Italy and manufacturing facility based in Athlone Industria. For more information please visit [URL Removed]