Posted time 10 November 2022 Location United Kingdom Job type Full Time
  • Salary: Competitive
  • Location: Leith

About Us:

Dales Marine Services are a well-established and successful local and national Ship Repair, Fabrication and Engineering service provider for the off and on shore oil industry.

Due to continued growth, expansion, and the awarding of new contracts we are looking to add to our skilled team of employees. Career advancement, good working conditions and competitive rates of pay, are offered along with additional overtime, and weekend working.

A great opportunity to progress your career in a fast paced and diverse industry with this fulltime position.

Job Description:

Required for our busy Leith dry dock and fabrication facility.

Project Lead
Position might suit a fabrication workshop or ship repair foreman/supervisor looking to progress into an office-based position. Must have experience in pricing and estimation of small to medium sized work task and fabrication projects.

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager. Experience in ship repair, welding and fabrication background is essential.

The successful candidate should ideally meet the following scope:

  • Have a full clean UK driving license.
  • Must be computer literate.
  • Have the right to work in the UK if not already a UK resident.
  • Have good written and spoken English, some understanding of other languages would be advantageous.
  • Be able to work in a busy and challenging repair shipyard/ dry dock environment in a hands-on position.
  • Weekday overtime and weekend working during the yard’s normal hours of operation.
  • Be willing to travel and carry out similar tasks at other yards operated by the company or to remote locations dictated by the customer.
  • Be able to supervise large squads of multiple trades in the completion of complex scopes of repair works including steelwork, piping & general engineering. While also organising, various sub-contractors carrying out on site works.
  • Understand other trades within the ship repair environment such as outfitting, painting, engines, hydraulics and electrical as these can often form minor parts of the project scopes.
  • Read complex engineering drawings.
  • Agree contract/project objectives and scopes of work with client.
  • Compile, complete and present estimates to clients.
  • Ensure project time and budget requirements are met.
  • Be able to produce completed project reports in different formats.
  • Can understand pricing structures and price scopes of work in the required formats.
  • Liaise with the customer to find solutions to problems within the time constraints of the refit periods.
  • Have a high H&S ethic which would be levied onto those you work with.
  • Have a proven track record and be able to provide references.

A mobile phone and company van or vehicle allowance will be provided as part of the package.