[Hiring] Consultant II, Senior @American Bureau of Shipping

Role Description

The Senior Consultant II will provide technical expertise on project tasks to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within the available budget to meet customer requirements. As part of a project team, Senior Consultant II will maintain relationships with clients and key decision makers to help identify new business opportunities.

• Provide technical expertise on project tasks to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements.
• Lead assigned consulting tasks and workstreams for maritime clients involving risk management, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical advice to shipowners, operators, ports, offshore organizations, and government-related stakeholders on maritime operational and regulatory matters.
• Manage day-to-day project activities to support quality, timeliness, budget performance, and client satisfaction across assigned engagements.
• Conduct and lead risk assessments, hazard analyses, compliance reviews, regulatory gap assessments, and safety management system evaluations.
• Support clients in interpreting and applying applicable maritime regulations, industry standards, classification requirements, and best practices.
• Develop practical recommendations and risk mitigation strategies to address operational, safety, and compliance challenges.
• Lead or support audits, inspections, incident investigations, corrective action planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter resource on maritime risk, safety, and regulatory compliance matters.
• Build and maintain effective client relationships, identify client needs, and support proposal development and other business development activities.
• Prepare, review, and present technical reports, findings, and client briefings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and work direction to junior consultants and support effective project delivery across team assignments.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to achieve project and program objectives.
• Provide frequent updates to the project manager.
• Assist project manager with defining and sequencing project tasks, estimating task duration and developing a project schedule as part of developing a project plan.
• Review project plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work.
• Participate in client and project team meetings.
• Assist with research and data analysis, including assisting with conducting customer or stakeholder analyses.
• Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations, and assist with giving presentations to clients.
• Track and accurately report hours spent on projects.
• 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.
• Demonstrate a firm understanding of business and implement opportunities for enhancing effectiveness and efficiencies across the department.
• Develop relationships with existing customers to facilitate development of new business opportunities for current and/or additional services.
• 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.
• Review published reports and news articles about existing and potential new clients to identify customer intelligence.
• Participate in proposal development.
• Represent ABS Group and participate in promoting our products and services.
• Participate in marketing activities, conference presentations, technical whitepapers.
• Networking to meet new potential clients.
• While the position is remote, regular travel (50%+) to client sites and project locations is a core part of the role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Professional certification preferred.

Requirements

• Ability to gain, retain, illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge, and transfer knowledge to other members of the team.
• Ability to mentor/coach entry-level consultants and hone technical skills in others.
• Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients by receiving shared information, determining context of the information provided and generating probing questions to better understand, retaining the information for future access, engaging and collaborating with sales team on potential opportunities, and responding with solutions.
• Openly accepts change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients, provides recommendations to enhance business, and drives change across the department.
• Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and take action to drive results amongst their department.
• Ability to utilize established rapport and role as a subject matter expert with existing clients to facilitate development of new business through identifying and consistently generating new business opportunities.
• Ability to coach others on development of customer intimacy and new opportunities.
• Must take responsibility for their actions, behaviors, decisions, and results and those of the team they lead.
• Ability to utilize root cause analysis to improve performance.
• Must understand departmental goals and hold self and team members accountable for keeping commitments and high standards.
• Must acknowledge and learn from mistakes.
• Must be dependable and consistent.
• Must actively participate in daily activities.
• Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Demonstrate a proficient level of time management skills.
• Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System.
• Strong knowledge of maritime operations, marine safety, risk management methods, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of safety management systems, audit and inspection practices, and incident investigation methods.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments, hazard analyses, compliance reviews, and regulatory gap assessments.
• Ability to interpret technical, operational, and regulatory requirements and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate issues and support effective mitigation strategies.
• Solid project management skills, including planning, coordination, scheduling, and management of assigned deliverables.
• Effective client service and consulting skills, with the ability to build productive working relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of technical reports and client presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work effectively in a dynamic project environment.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in preparing technical documentation, findings, recommendations, and corrective action support.
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and professional standards.

Benefits

• Medical insurance (PPO and HD).
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Health Savings account (HSA).
• Flexible Savings Account (FSA).
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Disability leave programs.
• Parental leave program.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid vacation time.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for personal wellness support.
• 401K plan with a generous company match, subject to plan requirements.

Company Description

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.