Graduate Hydrographic Surveyor (Coastal Data)

Spectrum; Pennington; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Private medical insurance (Bupa)

Pension 5% matched

Flexible working hours

Continuous training and development

Cycle to work scheme

Modern office with sit/stand desks

Employee Assistance Programme

Free eye tests

Free team lunch on Wednesdays

Great team culture

Job summary

Spectrum Geosurvey in the UK is seeking a proactive Graduate Surveyor to join our Lymington team. You will work under guidance on hydrographic surveys, vessel mobilisations, processing, and reporting, with opportunities to travel for field work and system trials.

Supported by senior surveyors, you will develop skills in data processing, QA/QC, and survey procedures while contributing to project delivery across offshore renewables clients.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Hydrography, Marine Geography, Marine Sciences or a related field
• Working knowledge of hydrographic multibeam systems, motion reference units, side scan sonar and magnetometer systems
• Highly competent in the use of all Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
• Strong marine background
• High attention to detail and documentation while under pressure
• Ability to take initiative and work unsupervised
• Work experience with GIS and spatial data (desirable)
• Prior hydrographic surveying experience (desirable)
• Project management experience (desirable)
• Experience with hydrographic software (QINSy, Teledyne PDS, Caris) (desirable)
• Experience with creating charts (QGIS & ArcGIS) (desirable)
• Experience with a scripting language (Python) (desirable)
• Full UK driving license (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Under guidance, conduct Bathymetric processing and assist in maintaining quality and consistency of data processing and deliverable creation
• Assist Processing and reporting managers with reporting, charting & data management
• Assist with data archive and data repository management, ensuring safe storage of a large variety of data formats
• Assist with notifying software manufacturers of any bugs and assist with implementing solutions
• Become familiar with understanding the importance of implementing best practices for handling, maintaining and storing survey equipment as per manufacturer's instructions or company guidance
• Chart and chartlet creation in QGIS or ArcGIS for relevant project documentation
• Data quality control and data assurance ensuring that it complies with the project scope of work
• Follow and contribute to established data processing procedures and guidelines
• Identification, investigation and troubleshooting inconsistencies in data, ensuring that it complies with the project scope of work
• Report preparation based on Geophysical survey data and interpretation
• Seabed contact identification and characterisation
• Providing a positive feedback loop to the infield survey team to improve data acquisition quality and practices
• Understanding and working to company QHSE standards

Skills

Multibeam systems

Motion reference units

Side scan sonar

Magnetometer systems

MS Office (Word, Excel)

Strong marine background

Attention to detail

Initiative

Education

Degree in Hydrography/Marine Sciences

Tools

QINSy

Teledyne PDS

Caris HIPS & SIPS

Job description

Spectrum Geosurvey in the UK is seeking a proactive Graduate Surveyor to join our Lymington team. You will work under guidance on hydrographic surveys, vessel mobilisations, processing, and reporting, with opportunities to travel for field work and system trials.

Supported by senior surveyors, you will develop skills in data processing, QA/QC, and survey procedures while contributing to project delivery across offshore renewables clients.