Survey Engineer

Acteon Group; Brasil; On-site; BRL 209,424 - 314,136; Full time

Job summary

A leading geo-services company is seeking a qualified Survey Engineer in Brazil. This role involves overseeing engineering work, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and managing equipment throughout project lifecycles. Ideal candidates should have a background in Electronics or Engineering, with field experience preferred. Responsibilities include maintaining survey logs, liaising with project managers, and identifying equipment-related risks. The company emphasizes health, safety, and quality procedures, making this an essential role in project success.

Qualifications

• Field experience as a Survey Engineer preferred.
• Demonstrate knowledge of fault-finding techniques.

Responsibilities

• Monitor equipment status and location throughout project lifecycle.
• Ensure equipment QHSE records are timely uploaded to management system.
• Liaise with third parties and ensure documentation is obtained.

Skills

Clear communication

Fault-finding techniques

Equipment supervision

Education

Education in Electronics or Engineering

Job description

Advert UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services business line, harnesses data to optimize designs, save time, and maximize 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 qualified Survey Engineers to the team in Brazil. The Survey Engineer will assist in ensuring that all engineering work carried out on site is conducted in the best interests of UTEC and the client and meets all project safety, contractual, and quality requirements. The Survey Engineer shall also ensure that all equipment received to the vessel is configured correctly.

Duties

• Be able to give and receive handover notes at end/start of rotation
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain clear and concise survey logs and report unambiguously as required
• Monitor equipment status and location throughout project lifecycle and be responsible for identification, documentation, and action on planned maintenance and equipment calibration/certification as required
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with other Survey Personnel
• Comment on defect reports raised/received
• Liaise with Project Support Manager, Survey Project Managers, Engineering Manager and equipment suppliers during execution of projects to ensure that all equipment requirements of the project are resourced correctly
• Identify and mitigate potential equipment related technical/QHSE risks for assigned projects
• Ensure that equipment QHSE records are uploaded to management system in a timely manner
• Carry out mobilisation and vessel/site assessments as assigned
• Attend and assist in mobilisation of vessels, reporting and taking instruction from either the assigned UTEC Project Manager or UTEC Survey Site Representative while on vessel
• Attend vessel inductions and QHSE briefings as requested
• Adhere to standard or project procedures while involved in tasks on vessel
• Liaise with third parties and ensure all necessary documentation and permissions are obtained
• Ensure mobile/demobilisation support equipment is returned to base and/or suppliers as appropriate
• Regularly review equipment maintenance costs and identify possible efficiencies and report them to the Operations Manager
• Actively participate and lead by example in the company’s quality and HSE systems and procedures
• Understand and comply with UTEC PPE requirements, policies and procedures
• Comply with all reasonable health and safety instructions from UTEC
• Report all health, safety and environment incidents, including near misses, unsafe acts and hazards to management
• Help generate, update, and review risk assessments and job safety analysis where applicable
• Participate in relevant HSE meetings and “toolbox talks” within the respective department
• Demonstrate conversance with the Project HSE Plan where applicable to your position/department
• Participate in accident investigations where required

Required

• Education in Electronics or Engineering preferred
• Field experience as a Survey Engineer preferred
• Should preferably hold a valid passport free from status or restrictive conditions that preclude travel to and work in countries where UTEC routinely operates
• Demonstrate knowledge of fault‑finding techniques
• Supervise equipment modifications