Consulting Associate (Marine Geoscience) (Entry Level)

ERM: Environmental Resources Management; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global sustainability consultancy is seeking an entry-level Marine Geoscience Consulting Associate, focusing on hydrographic interpretation and marine projects. The role includes supporting geoscience projects, data assessment, and report writing. Ideal candidates have a degree in marine geoscience and experience with relevant software. A flexible work environment with extensive benefits is offered.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + public holidays

6% employer pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities

Discounts on gym membership

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in a relevant marine geoscience or geophysics or oceanography subject.
• Experience with ESRI Arc Map/ArcGIS Pro or QGIS.
• Possess understanding of offshore geophysical equipment and techniques.
• Understanding of interpreting seabed features and marine geomorphology.
• Knowledge of marine hydrodynamic environment and sediment transport processes.
• Keen to learn in a diverse team.

Responsibilities

• Support a range of geoscience projects with focus on hydrographic interpretation.
• Interrogate survey data to assess seabed habitats and sediments.
• Feed into technical and non-technical report writing and data presentation.
• Provide support in writing proposals for future projects.

Skills

Understanding of offshore geophysical acquisition equipment

Interpretation of seabed features

Technical and non-technical writing skills

Experience with ESRI Arc Map/ArcGIS Pro

Desire to learn in a diverse team

Education

Degree in marine geoscience, geophysics or oceanography

Tools

ESRI Arc Map

QGIS

IHS Kingdom

Petrel

Surfer

SonarWiz

Moga Seaview

Job description

Overview

ERM, the world's largest pure play sustainability consultancy, have a fantastic entry level opportunity for a Marine Geoscience Consulting Associate, with a geophysical focus.

Our Capital Projects Delivery team includes an integrated marine geophysical and geotechnical team offering specialist services to clients across a range of sectors including marine aggregates, offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, subsea cables, coastal/marine engineering, and ports/harbours developments.

Our Capital Projects Delivery team are driving the development of ERM’s Marine Centre of Excellence; a world-leading hub of marine environmental and planning consultancy services for a wide range of clients across numerous seabed user sectors and marine projects, including offshore wind.

You will support a range of geoscience projects, with a focus on hydrographic and geomorphological interpretation using survey data including bathymetry, sidescan sonar, magnetometer and shallow seismic data using industry-standard software. You’ll interrogate these data to assess seabed habitats, shallow sediments, and physical processes for projects from sectors including marine aggregates, offshore renewables and marine cables. Projects will encompass either parts of or whole project life-cycles, including prospecting, site investigation, Environmental Impact Assessments, monitoring and licence conditions, and decommissioning and post project close out. You will feed into technical and non-technical report writing and data presentation, and provide support in writing proposals for future projects.

About you

• Degree-qualified in a relevant marine geoscience or geophysics or oceanography subject
• Experience with ESRI Arc Map/ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, and ideally at least one specialist geoscience software program, such as IHS Kingdom, Petrel, Surfer, SonarWiz or Moga Seaview
• Possess an understanding of offshore geophysical acquisition equipment and techniques
• Have a reasonable grounding in interpreting seabed features and marine geomorphology in hydrographic and geophysical data
• Understand the marine hydrodynamic environment and sediment transport processes
• Skilled in technical and non-technical writing, reviewing a range of reports, papers and technical results and extracting the required information
• Keen to learn and develop current skills within a diverse team of subject matter experts within an international company
• Offshore survey experience is desirable

At this early stage in your career, it is important for your development to be in and around the team as much as possible, soaking in the knowledge around you; therefore, you will need to live within daily commutable distance of an ERM office. Although Southampton would be the preferred base, other ERM offices including London or Norwich may be an option.

Why join ERM?

Flexible working to suit your life – need to do the school run? Not a problem! More productive and happy if you work from home a couple of days per week? Go ahead! Love to travel? Ask about our Cross Border Remote Working! You’ll have 25 days annual leave + public holidays, 6% employer pension contribution, twice annual promotion opportunities, annual salary review and performance related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, income protection, EV car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work scheme, travel season ticket loan, volunteering and Give As You Earn opportunities, employee assistance programme and premium account for Calm (the #1 app for sleep and meditation) in order to look after your wellbeing, plus discounts on gym membership and gift cards for a wide variety of retailers and restaurants.

We offer employees a safety first, diverse and inclusive culture in which difference is embraced, valued and celebrated. Through the ERM Foundation we provide support for nonprofit organisations and social enterprises that share our commitment to creating a more sustainable and equitable world. With a robust career framework in place and 20+ technical communities of global experts you can join, there are great opportunities to advance your career here at ERM.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

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