Graduate and Early Careers

To undertake project work and oversee technical performance, including engineering, design, and analysis in support of the company’s Naval Architecture, and engineering contracts. From the beginning you will be working on exciting projects alongside senior staff who will help you learn all the necessary technical skills and support you in your development.

As part of our graduate and early careers intake, we aim for you to gain exposure and experience in a range of disciplines across the Houlder organisation. We offer support for your professional development throughout the early stages of your career to help you achieve Chartership and continued personal development.

Calculate and give advice/assistance in assessing vessel performance (motions/stability/strength)

Review and approve calculation packages prepared by Project Teams and third-party design consultants (motions/stability/strength)

Carry out stability calculations for project teams.

Undertake structural design calculations and drawings to Class requirements.

Working with data analysis, creating models for simulations, studying hydrodynamics, and checking how ships perform under different conditions.

Review and approve plans as part of a ship building contract for a variety of vessels including ferries, high speed craft, Ro-Ro ships, sophisticated cargo carriers and tankers.

Interface with various Classification societies and Flag states

Conduct design review meetings to assure that technical objectives are being achieved.

Site visits, including dead weight surveys, inclining experiments, equipment tests and other activities such as yard capability review.

Working on concept designs through to build support

Essential: BEng (Hons), MEng or MSc (or equivalent) in Naval Architecture, Ship Science, or other relevant subject (minimum Class 2:1/Distinction (or equivalent foreign awarding academic body)

A keen interest and ideally some broad understanding of marine engineering, naval architecture, ship design, etc.

A positive, flexible approach with excellent interpersonal skills, numerate, with strong written communication skills.

Reliable with a natural accountability for your own work

MS Office applications and other software such as AutoCAD, with a basic understanding of beam element analysis software and finite element analysis (FEA) software e.g. Ansys or similar

Skills in data analysis & visualisation, experience in developing software tools and databases.

Basic competence of 2D/3D CAD software

Applicant should have a solid engineering background, with demonstrable knowledge of vessels’ structure.

Ideally an awareness of Classification society and Flag state rules and regulations

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