We are looking for an engineer to join our survey vessel M/V Northern Storm for a fixed-term position. Are you ready for a new challenge and to push the boundaries together with us? - Send in your application now!

About us:

Njord Survey was founded in 2015 with the ambition and purpose of bringing cost effective solutions to the offshore survey industry. We offer high quality hydrographic and geophysical surveys for navigation, dredging operations, charting, marine construction for renewable energy and more.

Njord Survey is currently in an exciting phase of growth, and we recently reached 110 dedicated employees offering customized solutions for project specific requirements and client needs. We offer opportunities for personal development in a dynamic environment.

Scope of work:

We have an opening for a fixed-term position (vikariat) as Engineer on our vessel Northern Storm from 27/8-17/12 2025, to cover for two separate parental leave absences. 

First shift: 27/8-10/9

Second shift:  22/10 - 5/11

Third Shift: 3/12 - 17/12

The position includes travels in Europe and a chance to experience new places. We are proud to be using the latest technology to deliver high quality products to our clients. We collaborate with world leading tech companies such as Kongsberg, Volvo Penta, Humphree and Seakeeper to continuously optimize our vessels.

Technical information about M/V Northern Storm:

The vessel underwent a renovation 2023 and the the complete engine plant was replaced:

4 x New Main engines Volvo Penta D8 & D16
2 x Overhauled Servogear PTI
2 x New 56Kw Caterpillar gensets
New Lyngaa Marine Manouver and controll system
New COMAP Alarm & Monitoring system

Who we are looking for

We believe that you will succeed in this position if you have previous boat experience, prefer a variation in work tasks, enjoy travelling and to see new places. Since only one engineer is on duty at a time, it’s important that you are confident in independent troubleshooting of machine equipment and take initiative to come up with creative solutions. A genuine interest in technology is important for our success.

Requirements:

• STCW Engine Certificate
• A valid basic safety certificate (STCW)
• EU citizenship or a valid EU work permit
• Practical offshore experience of technical systems and machinery
• An interest for technical solutions
• The ability to communicate on a professional proficiency level in English.

Merits (not required):

• Experience from the offshore survey industry
• Experience from diverse vessels with different technical set-ups
• Knowledge of the equipment of our vessel Northern Storm (see specifics above)
• Completed the program of Engine officer class VII (Maskinbefäl klass VII) and/or the program of Marine Engineer, Machine class V (Sjöingenjörsexamen)
• The ability to communicate on a professional proficiency level in Swedish

Application and our recruitment process

The recruitment process consists of several evaluation steps to ensure a qualitative process. First a phone interview for us to learn more about your ambitions and for you to get to know Njord Survey and our offers better, followed by online tests and a competence-based interview with the Technical Superintendent. The aim of the process is for you to learn about the content of the role and for us to evaluate if you have the right profile for the position. You can read more about our recruitment process at the career page here.

Feel free to hand in your application in Swedish or English.

The application will be open until the of 3rd of August 2025

Candidate selection is ongoing, please hand in your application as soon as possible.

Kindly note that response times may be longer than usual due to holiday period.

Please let us know if you have any questions along the way. We are looking forward to read you application!