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Regular travel within the Middle East and internationally will be required, often at short notice.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nThe trainee will receive appropriate training, mentoring and supervision to progressively undertake the following tasks:\nDevelop an understanding of vessel machinery, propulsion, steering, electrical, automation and auxiliary systems.\nReview vessel drawings, specifications, certificates, technical documentation and Safety Management Systems.\nDevelop an understanding of statutory, flag State and Classification Society requirements applicable to vessels and marine operations.\nDevelop a detailed understanding of the principles, philosophy, redundancy requirements and limitations of Dynamic Positioning systems.\nGain familiarity with DP power generation and distribution, propulsion and thruster systems, control systems, position reference systems, sensors and associated auxiliary systems.\nAttend and assist with DP Annual Trials and DP FMEA Proving Trials under the supervision of suitably experienced personnel.\nLearn to assist with the preparation and review of DP trial programmes, recording of test results and preparation of associated technical reports.\nDevelop an understanding of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Worst Case Failure (WCF) and Worst-Case Failure Design Intent (WCFDI).\nDevelop an understanding of the role, responsibilities and authority of a Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS).\nAttend and assist with offshore and marine operations including vessel mobilisations, towage, rig moves, anchor handling, offshore installation activities, loadouts, transportation, lifting operations and sea trials, as applicable.\nDevelop the ability to review and understand marine procedures, method statements, risk assessments and supporting engineering documentation.\nDevelop the ability to prepare clear, concise and technically accurate marine survey and consultancy reports.\nMaintain accurate project records, timesheets and expenses and complete assigned work within agreed project timescales.\nProgressively undertake greater responsibility and more independent technical work as the level of competence and experience is demonstrated.\nSpecific Skills, Knowledge and Experience required:\n Bachelor's degree or equivalent recognised qualification in an appropriate engineering or technical discipline, preferably:\nMarine Engineering;\nMechanical Engineering;\nElectrical or Electronic Engineering;\nAeronautics;\nMechatronics;\nControl and Automation Engineering; or\nanother relevant engineering discipline.\nGood understanding of fundamental engineering principles.\nStrong numerical, analytical and problem-solving abilities.\nUnderstanding and developing CAD and/or engineering drawings;\nGood written and spoken English.\nAbility and willingness to prepare clear and accurate technical documentation.\nGood working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office applications.\nWillingness and ability to travel internationally and work onboard vessels and offshore installations.\nAbility and willingness to work safely within marine, offshore and industrial environments.\nPrevious sea-going experience, a Certificate of Competency and/or DP Operator/Maintenance Certificate is not required for this trainee position.\nThe successful applicant will be required to undergo OPITO and other recognised offshore safety and survival training necessary to enable the trainee to undertake offshore assignments safely, this includes bit is not limited to basic first aid, firefighting, sea survival, toxic gas and helicopter evacuation training.\nRole & Responsibilities\nThe role will provide a structured development pathway towards becoming a competent Marine & DP Technical Surveyor. Training and development will include a combination of supervised vessel attendances, formal technical training, mentoring and practical project experience covering:\nVessel inspections and marine assurance;\nMarine engineering and vessel systems;\nDynamic Positioning systems;\nDP Annual Trials;\nDP FMEA and FMEA Proving Trials;\nIMO, IMCA, MTS, Classification Society and other applicable industry requirements;\nMarine Warranty Survey;\nRig moving;\nOffshore and marine operations;\nTechnical calculations and engineering assessments;\nTechnical report writing;\nProject management; and\nCommercial and client management.\nResponsibility will increase progressively as the trainee demonstrates the required technical knowledge, practical experience and competence.\nThe objective is for the trainee ultimately to become capable of planning, undertaking and reporting marine technical and DP assignments independently within their assessed area of competence.\nThe position requires a high degree of flexibility and willingness to travel at short notice. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake and maintain the offshore medical, survival and safety training necessary to attend vessels and offshore installations in the various international jurisdictions in which Global Maritime operates.\nHealth and Safety\nTo uphold the Company’s Health & Safety requirements with particular regard to agreed codes of practice and safe methods of working.\nQuality\nTo follow the group Business Management System\nEqualities\nTo uphold and carry out the duties of the post with due regard to the Company’s ‘Equal Opportunities and Dignity at Work Policy’.\nCompany Values\nTo uphold the company values as set out in the Mission Statement.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6491,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Arab Emirates","iso":"AE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T05:47:09Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":22,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.601,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":45,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/global-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/global-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T16:25:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21875,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2131470},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2131470"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fglobal-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fglobal-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fglobal-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/global-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fglobal-maritime-trainee-technical-surveyor"}]}