Assistant Hyrdographic Surveyor

Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor
Location: Remote with access to Tinsley Marina, Sheffield
Contract Type: Temporary – 6 Months
Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Start Date: ASAP

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor to join a busy asset management team on a 6-month contract basis. This remote role requires access to Tinsley Marina, Sheffield, with regular travel across the network to conduct fieldwork. The role will involve assisting with hydrographic surveys, processing survey data, and creating spatial information outputs to support engineering, dredging, and reservoir safety projects. Travel may involve spending up to 2 nights per week away from home.

• Assist with survey fieldwork, operating echosounder equipment and small survey boats.

• Drive the team’s 4x4 van to various survey locations.

• Process raw hydrographic survey data, cleaning erroneous noise to create Digital Terrain Models (DTM).

• Use DTM data to generate charts highlighting areas in need of dredging.

• Work with HYPACK hydrographic processing software and Terramodel survey software.

• Use Excel spreadsheets and other spatial data tools to analyse and present survey results.

We are seeking a self-motivated team player with a keen eye for detail and an interest in spatial data. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn, willing to travel, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. Full training will be provided.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.

• Valid driving licence.

• Willingness to travel and stay away from home for up to 2 nights per week.

• Experience using hydrographic surveying software such as HYPACK.

• Knowledge of GIS and other spatial information technologies.

• Commercial driving experience (van) beneficial for insurance purposes.

If you are passionate about spatial data and looking to gain hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying, apply now to join the team!

Job Purpose

Full Time 37 hours – Temporary [Agency]

Salary = £25,000 annual equivalent

Duration

6 months

Initial temporary contract until the end of September 2025

Start Date

ASAP

Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor – Remote with access to Tinsley Marina, Sheffield

We are the charity who look after, and bring to life, 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales because we believe that life is better by water.  Every role in the Trust plays a part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing well-being benefits to millions. 

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our equipment base in Sheffield and from there travel across the Trust’s network to carry out field work. Travel may involve spending up to 2 nights per week away from home.

This Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor will be part of a busy asset management team which provides surveys of canals, rivers, reservoirs and docks across the Canal & River Trust network. In this role you will help the Senior Hydrographic Surveyors. This will involve collecting survey data using echosounder and other equipment, then processing and presenting spatial information on the waterway environment.

About the role

The Assistant Hydrographic Surveyor will help the team collect and then post-process Hydrographic survey data to generate outputs for use in the wider organisation including dredging, reservoir safety and engineering.

The role will involve using specialist Hydrographic processing software (HYPACK) and survey software (Terramodel) as well as Excel spreadsheets.   

Your key accountabilities will include: 

·        Assisting with survey fieldwork, operating echosounder equipment and the team’s fleet of small survey boats.

·        Driving the team’s 4x4 van.

·        Processing Raw Hydrographic survey data, cleaning erroneous noise from the data in order to create a clean digital terrain model (DTM)

·        Using DTM data to create charts of the canal network highlighting areas in need of dredging.

About you

We are looking for a self-motivated, team player with a keen attention to detail and interest in spatial data. You must be willing to travel and spend up to 2 nights per week away from home. Full training will be provided.

Knowledge, Experience & Skills:

·        Degree or equivalent, in relevant discipline.

·        Experience in hydrographic surveying software (desirable).

·        Knowledge and practical understanding of GIS and other spatial information technologies (desirable).

·        Driving licence. Commercial driving experience (van) desirable for insurance purposes.