Marine Equipment & Materials Surveyor (North East USA) ID-9525

A WORLD LEADER IN TESTING, INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Bureau Veritas offers dynamic, exciting employment opportunities with an attractive salary/benefit package and an opportunity to play a vital role with a global organization. If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today.

Bureau Veritas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, sexual orientation, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other non-job-related characteristics.

This position is responsible to ensure equal opportunity in employment in that all persons are treated equally and on the basis of merit, in decisions regarding selection, placement, promotions, training, work assignments, transfers and other personnel actions.

City: Chicago 

State: Illinois

A world-leading classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV) works to reduce risk, comply with regulations and improve ship performance. Our global network of experts is on hand 24/7 to support our clients to stay compliant, preserve their crew and assets and improve environmental performance. We evolve continually with the industry, developing new Rules and tools to support innovation and increased performance.

This is a full-time role for a Marine Equipment and Materials Surveyor located in North East USA.  This position would require work from home and travel.  The travel is to equipment and materials manufacturing sites within the US, Canada and Mexico.  The Marine Surveyor will also work closely with other professional in the marine industry and Bureau Veritas teams.

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Experience:

  • relevant: 3+ years (Required) 

Language:

  • English (Required) 

Required travel:

  • +/- 70% of the time

Additional Compensation:

  • Bonuses
  • Other forms 

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid time off 

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

  • Detail-oriented -- quality and precision-focused 
  • Outcome-oriented -- results-focused with strong performance culture 
  • Stable -- traditional, stable, strong processes
  • Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative

BV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or disability or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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