Survey Party Chief

Andrews Survey; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Income protection

Pension plan

Life assurance

Octopus EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

Andrews Survey seeks a Party Chief to lead offshore survey teams on a permanent, full-time basis. The role requires strong leadership, a proven offshore track record, and the ability to adapt to changing project needs while ensuring safety and client satisfaction.

The candidate will oversee survey positioning and navigation, manage sensor setup/calibration, and maintain continuous system operation with effective communication to clients and onshore management.

Qualifications

• Offshore medical, survival and safety certification is required.
• 5+ years offshore survey experience, ideally IMCA Senior or Party Chief level.
• Experience with Eiva Navisuite packages.
• IT literate and comfortable with simple PC networking and software maintenance.
• Familiar with the Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Organising and managing the offshore survey team.
• Maintaining safe operations and welfare of the survey team.
• Ensuring client requirements are met to the required standards.
• Maintain effective communication with clients offshore and onshore management.
• Providing survey positioning and navigation support using various technical software and data acquisition systems.
• Managing and assisting with the setup and calibration of survey sensors.
• Ensuring the entire survey system is continuously operational and monitoring all data sources to meet project requirements.
• Ensuring quality with attention to detail.

Skills

Offshore leadership

IMCA competency

Navisuite

IT literacy

MS Office

Education

Nationally recognised academic qualification

Tools

Eiva Navisuite

PC networking

Job description

We are looking for Party Chiefs to join us on a permanent, full-time contract and lead our offshore survey teams.

As an independent contractor, we have delivered survey and positioning expertise to the global offshore industry for over four decades. With a diverse range of long-term clients who require accurate, efficient solutions using the latest methods and technologies, no two projects are ever the same. We support our clients across various activities, including surface and subsea positioning, MBES seabed surveys, subsea infrastructure installation, as-built surveys, and regular maintenance and inspection.

The ideal candidate will have a proven offshore track record in a senior position leading offshore survey teams. You will be adept at reacting and changing to new situations, along with having strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. You will have good communication skills and work well as both the leader and a member of a team.

Responsibilities:

• Organising and managing the offshore survey team
• Maintaining safe operations and the welfare of the survey team.
• Ensuring client requirements are being met to the required standards.
• Maintain effective communication with clients offshore and keep onshore management up to date with progress.
• Providing survey positioning and navigation support using various technical software and data acquisition systems.
• Managing and assisting with the setup and calibration of survey sensors.
• Ensuring the entire survey system is continuously operational and monitoring all incoming data sources to meet project requirements.
• Ensuring quality with attention to detail.

Qualifications:

• Nationally recognised relevant academic qualification.
• Current offshore medical, survival and safety certification.
• 5+ Years of offshore survey experience, ideally holding IMCA competency at Senior or Party Chief Level.
• Experience with Eiva Navisuite packages.
• IT literate and comfortable with simple PC networking and software maintenance.
• Familiar with the Microsoft Office suite of applications.
• Right to live and work in the UK.
• Currently reside in the UK.

Why Join Us?

For over 40 years, we have been at the heart of the offshore industry and take pride in solving problems and delivering exactly what our clients require. You will be a part of this team which encourages our people to progress and develop. In addition to your salary and offshore day rate, you will also receive:

• Medical insurance.
• Income protection (long term absence as a result of incapacity).
• Pension plan.
• Life assurance.
• Octopus EV salary sacrifice (after one year).