Senior Hydrographic Surveyor

LB346 - Senior Hydrographic Surveyor

Salary: £55,000 

Location: Nationwide

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Hydrographic Surveyor on behalf of one of our clients.

Responsible for contributing to all technical activities within the hydrographic survey department and will report directly to the Hydrographic Survey Manager.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working under the applicable regulations and requirements of the company and the industry.
• Leading on technical aspects of conducting hydrographic survey operations including vessel mobilisation, data acquisition, processing and reporting of hydrographic data.
• Ensuring all equipment/sensors in use are kept in good condition.
• Assisting the vessel master in issues of safety.
• Correct use of the survey equipment and software and reporting any misuse or issues to the chief surveyor/technical manager.
• Checking hire kit in/out against packing lists provided by the hire company.
• Ensuring that all equipment is cleaned and correctly packed away on demobilisation from project.
• Ensuring that all data is copied onto an external HDD and that the processing manager is made aware in advance that data will be arriving.
• Any other tasks as directed by the senior surveyor/party chief.
• Assisting with technical queries from clients and team members.
• Working as part of a team of technical specialists.
• Supporting the hydrographic survey manager to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Contributing to hydrographic survey strategies regarding projects, tasks, and operations current and future.
• Supporting the hydrographic survey manager to ensure that project / department goals are met.
• Developing an extensive knowledge of hydrographic and department processes.
• Reporting any potential technical issues relating to clients, project over-runs, etc. to Hydrographic Survey Manager and/ or Managing Director.
• Project administration, client liaison & resource allocation – staff, equipment, vehicles, HSE etc.
• Assisting with complex fieldwork projects.
• Mobilisation of survey vessels including conducting equipment calibrations and verifications.
• Hydrographic data acquisition and assisting colleagues with technical issues during fieldwork.
• Hydrographic data processing, reporting and & assisting with QA of completed projects.
• Attending site meetings as required.
• Maintaining & keeping up to date project information.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Competence in all hydrographic surveying procedures.
• Competent user of hydrographic survey instrumentation and software – GNSS, MRU, Multibeam Echosounders, Sidescan Sonars.
• Excellent communicator at all levels both internally within all ranks of the team and externally to all stakeholders in hydrographic survey work.

Benefits:

• Casual dress.
• Company pension.
• Free parking.
• Life insurance.
• Private dental insurance.
• Private medical insurance.
• Sick pay.