Survey Party Chief

Acteon; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services division, seeks a meticulous Party Chief for offshore surveys. This senior onboard role ensures safe, efficient, and timely execution, with QA for projects and alignment with client objectives.

Role requires travel and potential onshore support from offices/workshops. Responsibilities include supervising operations, coordinating mobilisation/demobilisation, data handling, reporting, and continuous liaison with client and onshore teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of surveying experience or equivalent.
• Technical understanding of major survey equipment and software used offshore.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise survey operations with safety and contractual compliance.
• Manage mobilisation and demobilisation activities with personnel and assets safety.
• Ensure systems comply with project procedures and company standards.
• Collect, QC, and distribute survey data per procedures.
• Advise on deviations through Change Management procedures.
• Prepare concise operational/field reporting and final data transfer.
• Lead and conduct performance reviews for offshore team members.
• Participate in and uphold the Company's Quality and HSE Systems.

Skills

Years of surveying experience

Survey equipment knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Analytical and problem-solving

Job description

UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services business line, harnesses data to optimise designs, save time and maximise your project’s economic value by providing a holistic understanding of the marine environment. Our insights underpin customers’ decision-making from design to asset life extension, ensuring every decision delivers.

UTEC is looking to add a meticulous & hard-working Party Chief to the team. The Party Chief is UTEC's senior onboard representative and must ensure that all work is conducted in the best interests of UTEC and the Client. They must thoroughly understand work specifications, project requirements and client objectives, and is responsible for the safe, efficient, and timely execution of, as well as Quality Assurance for the project.

The role is based offshore and will require local and international travel to support UTEC operations, periods of onshore support may also be required working either remotely or from UTEC offices / workshops.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Supervise survey operations ensuring safe working practices at all times and with due regard to contractual requirements, scope of work, procedures and regulations
• Manage mobilisation and demobilisation activities with regard to safety of personnel and assets
• Ensure all systems are functioning in compliance with contractual requirements, project procedures and company procedures to effectively conduct the scope of work
• Ensure collection, collation, QC and distribution of all survey data relating to the scope of work as per project procedures and company procedures
• Advise onshore management, company and client representatives when deviation from the approved procedure is necessary and record through the Management of Change Procedure
• Compile operational / field reporting in a concise manner and in accordance with project procedures, client specifications and company procedures
• Complete final reporting and data transfer / backup in accordance with accordance with project procedures, client specifications and company procedures
• Effectively communicate with client representatives and company representatives onshore
• Ensure all personnel in the offshore team understand their roles and responsibilities
• Conduct personnel performance reviews/appraisals for your direct reports and provide specific performance data/feedback to supervisors of non-direct reports assigned to your projects
• Actively participate and lead by example in the Company's Quality and HSE Systems and Procedures

• 5 + years' experience in surveying or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Technical understanding and knowledge of major survey equipment and software used in the offshore survey sector
• Excellent Written and Verbal communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills