Survey Base Engineer

Black & Grey HR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent employment

Exposure to offshore survey tech

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Black & Grey HR seeks a Survey Base Engineer to join an offshore survey support team in the UAE. You will manage shore-based survey equipment and assets, ensure calibration and maintenance readiness, and coordinate mobilisations for offshore campaigns.

The role interfaces with survey engineering, logistics, and vessel teams to keep systems fully operational and compliant. Applicants should have a degree in Hydrographic Survey or related field, with proven offshore equipment Management experience

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Hydrographic Survey/Geomatics/Marine Technology or related engineering discipline.
• Proven experience managing survey equipment and assets offshore.
• Strong knowledge of MBES/USBL/GNSS/MRU and survey sensors.

Responsibilities

• Manage all shore-based survey equipment and assets: receipt, storage, inspection, maintenance, scheduling, and asset preservation.
• Coordinate calibration, certification and preventive maintenance per AMC processes.
• Maintain accurate equipment inventory, calibration records, and maintenance history.
• Plan mobilisation packs for offshore vessels and project deployments to ensure readiness.
• Oversee demobilisation, inspection, testing, servicing, and reintegration of equipment returning from offshore projects.
• Coordinate logistics for packaging, shipping, and transport of equipment with stores.

Skills

MBES

USBL positioning

GNSS

MRU

Survey sensors

Education

Degree in Hydrographic Survey/Geomatics/Marine Technology

Tools

Inventory management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Black & Grey HR is seeking a Survey Base Engineer to join our clients offshore survey support team on a permanent basis. Based at the clients shore facility you will be responsible for the management maintenance readiness and deployment of survey equipment and assets supporting offshore survey operations. You will act as the primary technical interface between the shore base and survey project teams ensuring all survey systems are mobilised maintained and returned in accordance with operational and quality requirements.

This is a permanent position offering the opportunity to support multiple offshore survey campaigns through effective equipment management mobilisation planning asset control and technical coordination with survey engineering logistics and vessel teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all survey equipment and assets at the shore base including receipt storage inspection maintenance scheduling and asset preservation.
• Coordinate calibration certification and preventative maintenance activities through approved Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) processes.
• Maintain accurate equipment inventory asset registers calibration records and maintenance history.
• Monitor stock levels of survey consumables spare parts and accessories ensuring operational readiness at all times.
• Plan prepare and coordinate survey equipment mobilisation packs for offshore vessels and project deployments ensuring complete readiness before departure.
• Oversee the demobilisation process including inspection testing servicing and reintegration of equipment returning from offshore projects.
• Coordinate equipment packaging shipping transportation and logistics requirements in collaboration with stores and logistics teams.
• Ensure mobilisation and demobilisation activities are completed in accordance with project schedules and company procedures.
• Act as the primary technical liaison between the shore base survey engineering team vessel crews and project teams on survey equipment requirements.
• Coordinate equipment repairs fault diagnosis calibration and certification with Survey Engineering personnel and external service providers.
• Support mobilisation planning by resolving technical equipment issues and ensuring all survey systems are fully operational prior to deployment.
• Assist with onboarding and familiarisation of survey personnel on equipment handling storage maintenance and care standards.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Hydrographic Survey Geomatics Marine Technology Electronics or a related Engineering discipline.
• Proven experience managing survey equipment and assets within offshore survey hydrographic marine or subsea operations.
• Strong practical knowledge of Multibeam Echo Sounders (MBES) USBL positioning systems GNSS equipment Motion Reference Units (MRU) and associated survey sensors.
• Experience coordinating equipment mobilisation demobilisation calibration preventive maintenance repairs and inventory management.
• Good understanding of offshore survey operations logistics coordination and equipment lifecycle management.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple equipment mobilisation schedules simultaneously.
• Excellent technical troubleshooting planning and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• High attention to detail in maintaining asset records calibration status equipment documentation and inventory accuracy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with survey engineers offshore personnel logistics teams and equipment vendors.
• Proficient in inventory management systems and Microsoft Office applications.

CERTIFICATIONS (Please attach below certificates)

• IHO/FIG Category A or Category B Hydrographic Survey qualification is preferred.
• Valid BOSIET or HUET certification is advantageous.
• Equipment manufacturer certifications for offshore survey systems are considered an added advantage.

Benefits- Attractive Salary Benefits

• Permanent employment with a leading offshore survey and subsea engineering organization
• Opportunity to support major offshore survey hydrographic and subsea projects across the UAE and the wider region
• Exposure to advanced offshore survey technologies equipment management mobilisation planning and asset lifecycle processes
• Opportunity to develop expertise in survey systems calibration maintenance and offshore project support within a multidisciplinary environment
• Long-term career growth and progression within a stable organization delivering complex offshore survey and subsea operations

Required Skills:

• Degree or Diploma in Hydrographic Survey Geomatics Marine Technology Electronics or a related Engineering discipline.
• Proven experience managing survey equipment and assets within offshore survey hydrographic marine or subsea operations.
• Strong practical knowledge of Multibeam Echo Sounders (MBES) USBL positioning systems GNSS equipment Motion Reference Units (MRU) and associated survey sensors.
• Experience coordinating equipment mobilisation demobilisation calibration preventive maintenance repairs and inventory management.
• Good understanding of offshore survey operations logistics coordination and equipment lifecycle management.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple equipment mobilisation schedules simultaneously.
• Excellent technical troubleshooting planning and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• High attention to detail in maintaining asset records calibration status equipment documentation and inventory accuracy.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively with survey engineers offshore personnel logistics teams and equipment vendors.
• Proficient in inventory management systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Basic rigging/slinging certification required; forklift operator license advantageous; welding certificate (MIG/ARC/TIG) advantageous; valid offshore safety training (OPITO/BOSIET) preferred