Vard Group

Ålesund

Kjell Morten Urke

General Manager, Vard Design

Malin Uggedal

HR Business Partner, Vard Design

<p><strong>Shape the future of ship design with us</strong><br><br>As our highly respected Senior Technical Advisor prepares for retirement, we are opening a new chapter – and a new role – to carry forward the legacy of innovation, precision, and continuous improvement. We’re now looking for a Technical Manager to lead our efforts in developing and governing our technical standards, methods, and design practices across Vard Design.</p><p>This is a pivotal role where you’ll be working closely with design teams, project managers, sales, and R&amp;I to ensure VARD remains at the forefront of advanced ship design.</p><p><br><strong>Join us in shaping the next generation of ship design – your journey starts here.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<h2>Duties and responsibilities</h2>
<ul><li><span style="background-color: initial">Lead and coordinate technical standards and improvement initiatives</span></li><li><span style="background-color: initial"></span>Maintain and evolve standard Building Specifications</li><li>Contribute to concept design and R&amp;I project management</li><li>Support technical scoping in package sales and trading</li><li>Organize standard system solutions and design best practices</li><li>Coordinate Synergy Cases – feedback from across the value chain</li><li>Maintain overview of applicable rules, regulations and class requirements<br></li></ul>
<h2>Qualifications</h2>
<ul><li>Experience from the Vard value chain</li><li>Insight into ship design processes</li><li>Experience from management of projects or teams</li></ul><p>VARD works systematically for inclusion and diversity and encourage everyone to apply, even if your competence does not match 100% the above.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Personal qualities</h2>
<ul><li>Strong organizational and coordination skills</li><li>Proactive, service-minded, and solution-oriented</li><li>Understand complex technical requirements including relevant assessments regarding commercial and legal aspects</li><li>Technically confident and comfortable in a fast-paced, customer-facing role</li><li>Commercially aware and focused on delivering customer value</li><li>A collaborative team player who takes responsibility and ensures follow-through</li><li>Excellent and strong writing ability and verbal communication skills (English).</li><li>Embrace VARD's values&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vard.com/about-us/our-values">Craftmanship, Salesmanship and Fellowship.</a></li></ul>
<h2>Our commitment to you</h2>
&nbsp;<ul><li><span style="background-color: initial">A key position in one of Norway’s most advanced design environments</span></li><li><span style="background-color: initial"></span>Great colleagues and a supportive culture focused on innovation and excellence</li><li>Free mobile phone usage and home internet support</li><li>Free parking at our central Ålesund office</li><li>A social and active work environment through</li></ul><p>Vard Design is the innovation and design engine of the VARD Group. From Ålesund, we create tomorrow’s ships—tailored, sustainable, and state-of-the-art. Our concepts are built on more than engineering; they reflect our culture of curiosity, collaboration and courage.<br><br><strong></strong></p>