Positioning Specialist - Immersion Pontoon

FLC Tunnel Group North I/S; Rødby; On-site; DKK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension health insurance

Lunch arrangement

Job summary

FLC Tunnel Group North I/S is seeking an experienced hydrographic survey specialist to support offshore tunnel element installation in the Rødbyhavn area. You will configure and operate marine positioning systems (GNSS, INS, LBL/USBL) and ensure data quality for as-built and installed survey sets.

The role requires strong analytical skills and calm decision-making under offshore conditions, plus effective communication with immersion masters and crews.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in Hydrographic Surveying or Geomatics.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with surface and/or subsea positioning systems.
• Experience configuring, maintaining, and operating marine positioning systems offshore.
• Experience with Qinsy survey software and USBL/LBL positioning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare positioning systems for installation operations, including calibration and configuration of hardware and software.
• Operate and monitor positioning systems during tunnel element installation.
• Remote or on-board troubleshooting of positioning systems.
• Analyse positioning data from tunnel installation processes.
• Write installation, configuration and commissioning reports.
• Coordinate with immersion masters, vessel crews and survey teams.

Skills

Hydrographic surveying

Positioning systems

Qinsy software

USBL/LBL positioning

Offshore operations

Data analysis

Education

Degree in Geomatics/ Hydrographic Surveying

Tools

Qinsy

Delph SP/Delph INS

Total Stations

GNSS

USBL/LBL

Job description

About FLC:

At Femern Link Contractors (FLC), we are responsible for designing and constructing the immersed tunnel, portals and ramps on both ends of the tunnel, in Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden.

We are also building the facilities for prefabricating tunnel elements as well as accommodation facilities, also known as the “Tunnel village” in Rødbyhavn, which provides housing for FLC workers.

About the department:

The FLC Survey Department plays a key role in supporting the construction of this immersed tunnel project. The marine survey team delivers positioning, navigation, monitoring, and hydrographic survey services for offshore construction activities using advanced technologies such as multibeam echo sounders, Inertial Navigation systems, LBL and USBL systems, Fibre Optic Gyroscopes and many more. Together with over 60 hydrographic and topographic survey professionals from more than 15 countries, the department ensures accurate survey data for all project phases. The topographic survey teams support construction through stake‑out, control, and as‑built surveys, utilizing state‑of‑the‑art equipment including Total Stations, GNSS, drones, laser scanners, and specialist software for planning, execution, and data processing.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Prepare positioning systems for (re‑)installation operations by performing maintenance, calibration, and configuration of the hard‑and software.
• Configure positioning software in preparation for positioning operations, such as Qinsy, Delph SP and Delph INS and project specific software.
• Operate and monitor the positioning systems during tunnel element installation operations, such as GNSS (Septentrio), INS (Exail), LBL (Exail), SVP (AML) and a project specific Light Tautwire and Distance Sensor system.
• Remote or on‑board troubleshooting of positioning system issues.
• Analyse positioning data of tunnel installation process.
• Write installation‑, configuration‑ and commissioning reports for positioning systems.
• Create reports for ‘as‑installed’ and ‘as‑configured’ survey set‑ups.
• Create ‘as‑installed’ reports for installed tunnel elements
• Cooperate with the operational team to schedule installation and removal of survey systems.
• Cooperate with pontoon and vessel crews during remote‑or on‑board troubleshooting.
• Concise communication with the immersion master during installation of the tunnel elements.

Qualifications:

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent professional experience in Hydrographic Surveying, Geomatics or Geodesy, Survey Engineering, Offshore Engineering, Marine Technology, Navigation, Positioning, or a related technical discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience with surface and/or subsea positioning systems.
• Proven experience configuring, maintaining, and operating marine positioning systems during offshore operations.
• Experience with working with Qinsy survey software.
• Experience with USBL and/or LBL positioning systems.
• Ability to configure, calibrate, and troubleshoot complex positioning systems.
• Strong capability in quality control, analysis, and interpretation of positioning data.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Able to remain calm and make sound decisions during critical offshore operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, particularly when coordinating with immersion masters, vessel crews, engineers, and survey teams.

Conditions:

FLC considers transparent management structures, short decision‑making channels, and a team‑oriented environment to be extremely important. The FLC staff is expected to set themselves targets, achieve themindependently, and take responsibility for their actions – irrespective of their position in the company.

FLC offers attractive employment conditions on a Danish contract according toThe Danish Salaried Employees Act (Funktionærloven). Pension health insurance and lunch arrangement will be available.

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