Marine Surveyor

**Description**:
**Be the energy behind change. Join ABL Group.**

ABL Group is a leading global independent energy and marine consultant working in energy and oceans to de-risk and drive the energy transition across the renewables, maritime, and oil and gas sectors, offering the deepest pool of expertise across marine and engineering disciplines in more than 300 locations globally.

We have an exciting opportunity for a **Marine Surveyor** to join our team of Maritime experts in our office in **Varna, Bulgaria.**

**What you will be doing.**:
As a **Marine Surveyor**, you will conduct marine surveying tasks and assist in the delivery of business to provide sufficient surveyor coverage in the geographic area of responsibility. Getting familiarized with all aspects of AB Marine services and key deliverables while undertaking own chargeable time. In addition, you will:

- Learn and familiarize yourself with all aspects of ABL Maritime services and key deliverables.
- Attending casualties and determining the nature, extent and cause of damage.
- Estimating costs of repairs and subsequently compiling reports for Clients.
- Attend marine warranty surveys, towage approvals, load-outs and single voyages.
- Attend marine warranty surveys onshore and offshore.
- Business development activities including the promotion of Marine Engineering Consulting/ services with local and international clients.
- Assist in organizing contract staff to conduct surveys on behalf of ABL.
- Maintaining own level of billable utilization above 60%.
- And other duties as assigned.

Flexibility regarding working hours, willingness to travel and work within a variety of time zones - **offshore travel**, is a requirement of the job. Good reporting skills in English is mandatory: consistency, clarity, conciseness, grammar & spelling correctness will also be required.

**What we are looking for.**:
In addition, you will also possess the following Qualifications, Work Experience, Technical and Behavioural skills:
**Essential-**
- Operational Chief Engineer/1st Engineer (STCW class 1) or equivalent with significant survey/marine consultancy-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Good decision-making capability with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and strong operational focus.
- Accurate reporting and the ability to deliver high-quality work on time.
- Assertive and buoyant, forward-thinking with high ethical standards and appropriate professional image.
- Well-organized and self-directed individual with strong business/commercial skills.
- Outgoing and pragmatic with strength of character, proactive and insightful with good management skills.

**Desirable**
- Held command or Chief Engineer position on board.
- Shore-based management experience.
- Previous experience from a similar role, Technical superintendent would be desirable.
- Other applicable experience (salvage master, SCR, pilot etc)
- Experience with marine surveying or consultancy.
- Experience in marine consultancy including warranty, vessel and asset inspections, audits, surveys, damage surveys and project management is a significant advantage.

**What is in it for you?**:
**Join us and grow with us.**

**About ABL Group**:
ABL Group is a leading global independent energy and marine consultant working in energy and oceans to de-risk and drive the energy transition across the renewables, maritime and oil and gas sectors, offering our clients the deepest pool of world-class expertise across marine and engineering disciplines from more than 300 locations worldwide.

The ABL Group has offices in all major marine and energy hubs worldwide. We have 62 offices in 38 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

The ABL Group is a publicly listed company on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ABL).