Employment at Robert Allan Ltd.

July 4, 2014

Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) is actively seeking creative and talented individuals for positions in virtually all aspects of our business including those with skills in the following areas:

  • Electro/Mechanical Systems Integration
  • Navigation and Communication System Design
  • Naval Architecture
  • Structure Design
  • Ship Outfit Design
  • Marine Mechanical Engineering
  • Marketing

In addition, RAL currently has openings for the following positions:

If you don’t see a suitable job listed above, please feel free to email us your resume and tell us why you think you’d be a great fit.

Compensation and Benefits

The RAL employee group benefits plan includes competitive salaries and excellent benefits including:

  • Paid overtime for all employees or flexibility to bank overtime hours to be taken off at a later date
  • Medical Services Plan of BC, extended health and dental care
  • Life and dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Short and long term disability insurance
  • Vacation starts at 3 weeks per annum for permanent employees
  • Extra paid days off at Christmas and flexibility to take banked time off
  • Paid membership dues

Training and Development

Our projects offer challenging and cutting-edge work and this supports growth and development of our employees. Senior staff provide training and mentoring to the members of project teams on a regular basis. The company also sponsors more formal training in the way of lunch and learns, courses, seminars and attendance at tradeshows.

Culture

RAL believes in respect – respect of our clients, our employees and our associates and suppliers. It is a cornerstone of our culture.

RAL is ISO certified and quality permeates everything we do. Our Quality Management System does not sit on the shelf, but is one of continuous improvement and we look to our employees to provide input and feedback.

RAL values family and work/life balance so offers flexible work schedules. Employees may bank their overtime hours and take them off at a later date. Family members are invited to all Company events.

We also believe in having fun. The company sponsors the annual Christmas party, the summer BBQ, and a number of social events throughout the year, about one per month. Past events have included glow in the dark bowling, extreme air trampolining, hockey game, and cross country skiing. The employees also get together and have weekly summer bbq’s, international potluck lunches and the end of month pub night. We are an active bunch and have participated in the Bike To Work Week, The Vancouver Sun Run and the Shoreline Clean Up. Of course many of our people are active in the sailing and boating community. We are currently following 3 employees who are sailing to Hawaii and then on to Tahiti!

Location, Location, Location

The RAL office is located just outside the downtown core and is 2 blocks from Granville Island where our employees can go for lunch, walk the seawall, or shop for dinner at the market or the fish dock. The office is between 2 major streets with bus and bike routes so commuting is not difficult.

Equal Opportunity

RAL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital or family status, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or any other basis prohibited by provincial or federal law.

How To Apply

Secure your career with one of the most dynamic ship design offices in North America by sending your resume to careers@ral.ca.

Due to the large number of resumes we receive, we are unable to reply to all applicants. However, those applicants selected for an interview or for possible future consideration will be contacted by us.