Consultant I, Cyber Senior

The Senior Consultant I will provide technical expertise on project tasks under the supervision of a project manager to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements This includes providing support to the project manager with initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing projects. As part of a project team, the Senior Consultant I will maintain relationships with clients and key decision makers to help identify new business opportunities.

What You Will Do:

• Provide technical expertise on project tasks using marine systems engineering principles, including system integration, functional safety, and regulatory compliance under the supervision of a project manager to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements
• Assist project manager with defining and sequencing project tasks, estimating task duration and developing a project schedule as part of developing a project management plan, aligning major milestones with shipyard design reviews, vendor FAT/SAT, ship construction, and ship commissioning.
• Lead or facilitate multi-disciplinary technical workshops with shipyard engineering teams, equipment suppliers and owners' representatives to define marine computer-based system boundaries, functional requirements and interface points in line with Class requirements.
• Review project management plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work authorization
• Plan and schedule client meetings throughout the shipbuilding process, ensuring timely resolution of system integration issues and Class comments.
• Participate in client and project team meetings
• Assist with research and data analysis, to include but not limited to assisting with conducting customer or stakeholder analyses, assessing applicable Class rules and review of vendor documentation.
• Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations.
• Develop conclusions and recommendations, write reports, and assist with client presentations
• Assist with giving oral presentations to clients
• Track and report hours spent executing projects as well as engineering progress metrics, defect / action item closure rates, and Class society comments.
• Understanding of shipyard system integration and acceptance testing for marine systems across the entire shipbuilding lifecycle, from design, construction, and commissioning – ensuring compliance with class, owner, and other regulatory requirements.
• Work with individuals at all levels, provide input to reports and other deliverables, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands
• Perform quality assurance on project deliverables, including peer review of system integration documentation and test records.
• Develop relationships with existing customers to facilitate development of new business opportunities for current and/or additional services.
• Learn, understand and be conversant in ABS Group products and services
• Meet with new and existing clients and actively listen to their needs
• Communicate client needs to project managers and supervisors
• Review published reports and news articles about existing and potential new clients to identify customer intelligence
• Participate in proposal development, including writing proposals
• Represent ABS Group and participate in promoting our products and services
• Participate in marketing activities, conference presentations, technical whitepapers, and industry working groups related to integrated marine control systems and software-controlled functions.
  Networking to meet new potential clients

What You Will Need:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required (KSAR)

• Ability to gain, retain, comprehend, and