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Graduate Naval Architect
BMT
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- Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
BMT is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, known for excellence and innovation.
With 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, we help clients make informed decisions by delivering practical solutions, with the environment and sustainability at their core. As an employee-owned company, we reinvest profits into technology, strategic growth, and profit sharing, driving a safer, more efficient future.
There’s never been a better time to kick-start your career in the Defence and Maritime space. From day one, you’ll be learning alongside highly experienced Naval Architects and Engineers who are passionate about mentoring and sharing their knowledge. You’ll get hands-on exposure to real projects, a supportive team environment, flexible ways of working, and clear pathways to grow your skills while helping shape the future of Australia’s Naval capability.
For Graduates the work is tailored to each project, with a clear focus on developing you into a confident, autonomous engineer. We’re invested in building your skills and setting you up for long-term success.
Recent Graduates and early-career Naval Architects (1-2 years’ experience) are encouraged to apply.
Recent Graduates and early-career Naval Architects (1-2 years’ experience) are encouraged to apply.
Key Responsibilities
You will work on a diverse range of exciting projects, in support of a wide range of Australian and regional maritime programs, both for new construction (such as the current Royal Australian Navy surface ship programs) and for sustaining and upgrading current ships of the RAN Fleet and for regional Navies.
More specifically you will:
- Perform specialist engineering design support of the integration of equipment and systems on naval vessels.
- Provide engineering support and guidance within whole of ship design teams involving all BMT technical disciplines of Naval Architecture, Electrical, Mechanical and Combat Systems Integration.
- Undertake engineering projects from engineering investigations, through design concepts and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) interaction, all the way through preliminary and detail design to production implementation and customer acceptance.
- Travel to undertake onsite ship inspections, test and trials in support of engineering projects; and
- Represent BMT on a professional and technical basis with our Defence/Navy clients, with our customers within the defence Industry and with the broader Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and system supplier community.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
To be successful, you will need to have the following skills and attributes:
- Degree in Naval Architecture.
- Excellent written communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Well-developed problem diagnosis and solving skills.
- Effective time management skills and strong attention to detail; and
- The motivation and drive to develop your technical capabilities within a highly supportive, multi-discipline engineering environment.
Due to the nature of the work, you must be an Australian Citizen to be eligible for an Australian Defence Security Clearance. The selection process for this role will include pre-employment screening including a Police Records Check.
Job Benefits
At BMT, we value flexibility, career growth, and an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives thrive.
- Enjoy all of our benefits, including hybrid working, where you can work flexibly from our Melbourne CBD based engineering office and from home. In addition, we offer a fortnightly Rostered Day Off (RDO) and we’re proudly ‘flexified’ with Flexa!
- Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary offering, performance bonuses, and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust.
- Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- We invest in learning and development to help you grow, tailored to you as an individual.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at our core. We foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, promoting innovation, collaboration, and respect.
Our values—Trust, Innovation, Passion, Respect, and Collaboration—define who we are and how we work.
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