Senior Navigation Specialist

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About the role

  • Senior Navigation Specialist providing ship-handling and navigation expertise for BMT’s maritime engineering simulations. Supporting realistic scenarios, technical studies, client delivery, and bridge operations training.

Responsibilities

  • Provide subject matter expertise and technical advice for navigation and ship handling simulations
  • Develop, execute, and analyze simulation scenarios
  • Translate real-world maritime operations into credible simulation inputs, behaviours, and constraints
  • Perform duties as a qualified Bridge Watchkeeper
  • Apply advanced ship handling knowledge across open ocean, coastal, confined waters, and port approaches
  • Operate and provide expert guidance on ECDIS, Radar/ARPA, GPS, integrated bridge systems, AIS, and voyage planning tools
  • Support simulations, trials, and studies, including post-simulation analysis and reporting
  • Contribute navigation and maneuvering expertise to engineering studies, concept development, and capability assessments
  • Provide insight into human factors and bridge team behaviours
  • Train, mentor, and support team members on practical navigation considerations
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge through certification, training, and awareness of evolving technologies
  • Review and assure simulation outputs and navigation-related deliverables meet client expectations and operational realism
  • Contribute to internal innovation and business development activities

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years practical experience in ship handling, maritime navigation and/or pilotage of large seagoing vessels
  • Valid Bridge Watchkeeper Certificate of Competency (STCW compliant)
  • Extensive experience with ECDIS, Radar/ARPA, AIS, GPS, and integrated bridge systems
  • Ability to translate real-world operational practices into credible simulation inputs, constraints, and performance measures
  • Understanding of bridge team dynamics within simulated and real-world operations
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting simulation results
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong leadership, teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills across multidisciplinary project teams
  • Experience with bridge simulators or maritime modelling/simulation tools is desirable
  • Experience in complex ship towing operations is desirable
  • Familiarity with vessel design characteristics and their influence on maneuvering performance and simulation fidelity is desirable
  • Experience contributing to marine assurance, safety cases, or operational risk assessments is desirable
  • Eligible for Canadian or US security clearance, depending on region of employment, is desirable
  • Travel to other BMT offices or client sites, internationally and domestically, is required
  • Permanent, full-time employment

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision plan (including a Health Care Spending Account)
  • Employee and Family Assistance program
  • Parental/Maternity leave top-up program
  • RRSP or TFSA matching program
  • Flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Employee recognition program
  • Employee referral program
  • Competitive salary commensurate with skill, ability and experience
  • Employment equity, diversity and inclusion commitment
  • Accommodations available during the selection process

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$130,000 - CA$150,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

HybridOttawaCanada

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