Who We Are

Mercy Ships is a global faith-based charity that uses hospital ships to bring life-changing surgeries and transformational medical training to people in some of the most challenging contexts along the African coast. For over 40 years, Mercy Ships has been delivering lasting hope and healing through safe surgical care, while working alongside partners and stakeholders to strengthen local healthcare systems in more than 55 countries. Since the inception of this dream by founders Don and Deyon Stephens in 1978, Mercy Ships has served more than 2.7 million direct beneficiaries without regard for race, gender, or religion.

This is full time REMOTE opportunity.

**Compensation Range for This Position Is $85,000 - $90,000 depending on experience.

The Opportunity

Do you have a heart for the hurting and a desire to invest your talents and experiences into a mission with eternal significance? For every transformative surgery that takes place onboard one of our Mercy Ships, there are dozens of men and women being used of the Lord to prepare the way through their vocational gifts and talents!

As a Project Engineer you will provide engineering and technical support for marine projects.

How You’ll Contribute

• Prepare, schedule, coordinate, monitor, and report on the assigned marine projects.
• Ensure marine projects are carried out in compliance with applicable statutory regulations, Classification Society rules, codes, practices, QA/QC policies, performance standards and specifications.
• Liaise with external vendors, contractors, authorities, suppliers, etc. on behalf of Mercy Ships as needed.
• Perform overall quality control for assigned marine projects (budget, schedule, plans, contractors’ performance) and report regularly on project status.
• Review project deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

  The Ideal Candidate

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and produce manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, contractors, suppliers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to travel internationally and to relocate to international or shipboard living quarters for extended periods of time.
• Supportive of Mercy Ships mission and vision, and committed to its core values.
• Understand and apply servant leadership, work collaboratively with integrity, and demonstrate accountability.

   

  Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) from four-year College or University; or four years related industry experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion of Mercy Ships Entry Training will be required within the first year.

This is a paid position. To explore our many Mercy Ships volunteer opportunities, please visit us at: https://www.mercyships.org/get-involved/volunteer/

**Compensation range listed is for U.S. hires only. Actual compensation may vary dependent upon location of hire.