Hydrographic Surveyor

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Hydrographic Surveyor to join our South African based marine survey operations based in Cape Town, with scope to be deployed globally in support of projects onboard vessels or remote operations centres to undertake marine site characterization surveys. While offshore you will be working closely with the team of Surveyors and Geophysical Engineers to ensure all survey equipment is setup and working effectively and data is collected efficiently and accurately.

The role will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

- Conducting offshore hydrographic and geophysical surveys including office-based project preparation and data processing and reporting,
- Installation, set-up, calibration and operation of hydrographic survey systems commonly used, e.g. Differential Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Gyro, Motion Reference Units, Single Beam Echo Sounder, Multibeam Echo Sounder, Ultra short Base line, etc,
- Installation, configuration, and operation of hydrographic survey software packages,
- Ensuring appropriate data logging parameters and formats are used, and data archiving procedures and standards are maintained,
- Acquisition of data to highest industry standards and in accordance with Fugro work instructions and project specific procedures,
- QC on the acquired data, processing, analysing and reporting on survey data, including sensor positioning and bathymetry datasets,

About You

We are looking for someone who is excited about working within the offshore, remote locations and has:

- Desirably holds or working towards a category A or B in Hydrographic Surveying; competency and accreditation or relevant tertiary qualification in Hydrographic Surveying, Surveying or related disciplines,
- Sound understanding of geodesy, the principles and calibration requirements of surface and subsea positioning, navigation, acoustic theory, bathymetry data acquisition including tidal reduction, and vessel operations,
- Has minimum of 180 days offshore survey experience on a variety of survey projects,
- Competent with the calibration and operation of offshore positioning, navigation and bathymetry systems including both single beam and multibeam echo sounders,
- Experience with online acquisition and data processing software including but not limited to Hypack, Qinsy, Qimera, Fledermaus Geocoder, CARIS, Sonarwiz, Global Mapper, and POSPac. products would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of geographic conversion software, ArcGIS/ArcPro, AutoCAD, MicroStation experience would be an advantage..
- Good at problem solving and enjoy tackling the technical challenges presented in survey operations.
- Have a proactive, can-do attitude, and are a team player.

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