Offshore SURF Surveyor
Location: Paramaribo, SurinameContract Type: Contract Position
Work Pattern: Rotational offshore - 35 days on / 35 days off
Start Date: Early February 2027 (estimated)
End Date: 31st December 2028
Renewable: Yes
Key Responsibilities
- Follow up, monitor, and supervise survey activities under the supervision of the Site Representative.
- Demonstrate personal commitment to HSEQ Policy and exemplary behaviour regarding H3SEQ rules.
- Maintain awareness of and comply with all relevant statutory and H3SEQ standards.
- Contribute to continuous H3SEQ performance improvement and support a strong H3SEQ culture.
- Understand and apply relevant project rules, specifications, and applicable international norms and standards.
- Ensure all positioning and survey-data acquisition is completed in accordance with recognised survey workmanship.
- Review and assess the quality of field reports submitted by the offshore survey contractor.
- Collect associated raw data, assess it offshore where possible, and transmit it to the onshore survey support team for further analysis.
- Ensure the offshore survey contractor collects all necessary data promptly and in accordance with approved procedures.
- Collect each day's as-built and field reports and file them properly onboard for availability to the Representative.
- Inform the Representative and Main Surveyor onboard the survey vessel of any shortcomings, problems, or major defects detected in survey work.
- Maintain technical dialogue with the offshore survey contractor to ensure services comply with specifications and approved procedures.
- Liaise between the Representative and the contractor on survey matters.
- Assess the capability and competence of the contractor's surveyors during mobilisation.
- Verify that navigation sensors are calibrated and sensor offsets are professionally assessed.
- Verify that DGPS and the vessel's dynamic-positioning system have been properly tested before operations begin.
- Verify that the survey contractor implements quality control in accordance with specification requirements.
- Assess survey procedures and manuals.
- Protect the confidentiality of all documentation produced, regardless of format.
- Proactively carry out activities and meet agreed objectives.
- Adapt to changes in work practices and job activities.
- Act in the best interests of the project at all times.
Requirements
- Degree-level qualification or higher in a related subject, such as MSc in Topography, MSc in Hydrography, or equivalent.
- Relevant oil and gas offshore-installation experience, including large deep-offshore projects using acoustic techniques.
- Strong experience with USBL and LBL systems used to position pipelines and subsea structures and support vessel navigation.
- Fully conversant with land surveying, metrology, marine-positioning systems and sensors, including towfish and multibeam sensors.
- Strong understanding of logistics and factors affecting the adequacy and delivery of services, equipment, and materials.
- Ability to communicate within a dispersed project team and maintain a clear understanding of design issues, progress, and objectives.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary and multicultural team.
- Strong self-management, time-management, prioritisation, and creative-thinking skills.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships through clear communication.
- Fluent spoken and written English is required.
Required Offshore Operations Knowledge
- Rigid-pipelay operations using S-lay and J-lay methods.
- Subsea-structure installation.
- Practical experience onboard rigid-lay vessels, PLSVs, and offshore support vessels.
Mandatory Training and Certification
- BOSIET, T-BOSIET or FOET, as applicable.
- Cause Tree Analysis training.
- Golden Rules training.
- Valid OGUK offshore fitness-to-work certificate.
- Seaman's book.
- CA-EBS OPITO certification.