Fitout Designer

Fitout designer

Why Austal

Austal is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor and maritime technology partner of choice, designing, constructing, and supporting defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators. The company operates in Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Austal is delivering multiple naval shipbuilding and sustainment programs for the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Border Force, and the Department of Defence, employing approximately 1,000 people in facilities in located Western Australia, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

Austal has entered into a landmark Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement (SSA) with the Commonwealth of Australia, launching a new era of continuous naval shipbuilding within the Henderson Defence Precinct and across Western Australia. As Australia’s Strategic Shipbuilder, Austal will start by delivering eighteen Landing Craft Medium and eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels for the Australian Army.

The SSA will drive significant growth across our industry and workforce, as we deliver existing and future programs under a long-term partnership. Through effective collaboration with our supply chain partners, Austal is driving innovation, developing sovereign capability, and creating lasting opportunities for Australian industry and workers.

To support this growth, we are building a highly skilled team to engage with local industry and supply chains, and contribute to complex, large-scale projects that reflect Austal’s proven capabilities and trusted performance.

About the Opportunity

As the fitout (outfit) designer for Austal Defence Australia (ADA), you’ll be responsible to provide and support the design and drafting of a vessel from concept through to delivery, on time and on budget. Provide output which satisfies the standards of Austal, the client and regulatory authorities.

What’s on offer

·         Based in our Henderson headquarters - SOR location I free parking

·         Optional 9-day fortnight I career growth opportunities.

·         ASX-listed company I global shipbuilder

·         Salary sacrificing, novated leasing, retailer discount, EAP, insurance discounts.

Key objectives & responsibilities include:

• Produces accurate information and documentation, which meets all procedural and auditable requirements.
• Work deadlines are met, and construction deliverables are not compromised or missed.
• Remains well acquainted with the task schedule and regularly checks progress and upcoming deliverables.
• Demonstrates a high attention to detail.
• Work produced is of a high quality and consistent with Austal and design & engineering standards.
• Effectively and efficiently communicate through drawings, verbal, and written means to all necessary parties.
• Consistently exhibits a proactive attitude toward innovation and improvement and actively seeks alternate methods of performing tasks.

Required skills / experience / attributes:

Essential

• Interior design/outfitting qualifications or equivalent.
• Design or interior design background.
• Experience in design within the marine industry.
• A solid understanding of production methods and the practical application of design.
• Preparation of design and drawings including presentations, specifications and reports.
• Proficient in design software, AutoCAD, and Microsoft office suite.
• Technical knowledge of fitout products.
• Design support for production, commissioning, and delivery.
• Maintain an efficient filing system and ensure that all work is stored in appropriate locations.
• Good understanding of data and document management principals

Desirable

• Experience working within a similar position, designing the elements of all fitout/outfitting elements on both, aluminium & steel, high speed vessels.
• A basic understanding of typical ship mechanical systems, to the extent of how they work, and the interface between the structural, electrical, and mechanical systems is ideal for this position.
• A sound practical and working knowledge of regulatory bodies’ rules and regulations, and the ability to liaise and communicate with them as necessary.
• Construction white card.

Why Austal

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

Our global team is guided by a universal set of values that describe the focus of our efforts. Our goal is for all our decisions and actions to reflect these core values. We believe that putting our values into practice creates the greatest benefits for our shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and communities in which we serve.

Excellence - customer focus - integrity - team work

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with disability to apply.