Survey Party Chief

Job Summary :

Our client is currently searching for Field Project Managers / Party Chiefs with strong backgrounds in the following disciplines : Hydrography, Geophysics, and Geotechnical Sampling.

Responsibilities :

• Field project management, including client liaising, planning field operations, managing field survey logistics, overseeing field personnel while on the project and providing QA / QC of data.
• Act as Party Chief, coordinating with the survey vessel Master and be the technical and managerial lead for the marine survey crew assigned to the survey vessel.
• Provide leadership under pressure, motivating field staff to meet deadlines while providing clients with high quality of data.
• Oversee daily data QA / QC, survey logs, progress reports, and HSE documents.
• As Party Chief, ensure that HSEQ protocols are followed, and that personal and co-worker safety is a top priority.
• Support and communicate with field staff regularly and effectively.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal departments.
• Monitor schedules and processing issues and delays and pro-actively work in mitigation plans.
• Supervise the care and maintenance of equipment in the field.
• Encourage a culture of continuous improvement of the company’s processes, including safety program and quality management system.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in the marine sciences related to the field of endeavor (hydrography, geophysics, or geotechnical sampling).
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in the marine survey field with proven experience as a field project manager / party chief.
• Expertise within one or multiple of the following areas : O&G or Renewable Energy infrastructure projects, submarine cable / pipeline routing, and / or civil / environmental engineering.
• Working knowledge of marine remote sensing instrumentation and software such as GPS positioning systems, IMUs, USBLs, multibeam bathymetry, Side Scan Sonars, Subbottom Profilers, Magnetometers, CTD / SV profilers, water quality sondes, etc.

Software packages which could be used include QINSy, HYPACK, MagLog, Montaj, SonarWiz, SonarPro, Geosuite, Kingdom Suites, Radex.

• Knowledge of AutoCAD, GIS and Global Mapper a plus.
• Knowledge of navigation and positioning techniques and an adequate knowledge of horizontal and vertical datums and datum transformations in order to oversee QC.
• Troubleshooting capability on equipment especially when it comes to fine-tuning systems for best results.
• Knowledge of mobilizing third-party vessels from the bottom-up a plus.
• Strong writing skills and ability to write preliminary reports and process and interpret data at least to the QA / QC stages.
• Work remotely during a project’s upfront planning phase and the follow-up data processing / reporting phase.
• Travel to the main office to support a project’s preparation phase and cleanup phase, and join the survey vessel for mobilization, survey operations and demobilization.

Physical Requirements :

• Alternating periods of standing on a vessel and sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Working in outdoor weather conditions on a vessel.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Benefits :

Client provides its employees with a pleasant work environment and competitive compensation. Benefits include an excellent medical plan with low out-of-pocket expenses, vision, and dental coverage, as well as group life and long-term disability insurance, 401k matching, and paid time off.