Senior Survey Coordinator & Marine Data Analyst

Think Tank, Inc.; Delwood Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SEFSC PEMD in Panama City, FL, seeks a Survey Coordinator/Field Party Chief/Watch Stander for MDBC surveys and related PEMD resource surveys. The role involves coordinating survey activities, mapping, data QA/QC, and lab/data tasks in support of restoration work and scientific outputs.

Qualifications include an MS in Marine Science or related field (or BS + 5 years), 10 years at sea with ROVs/HOVs/AUVs, and expertise in acoustic mapping and species identification.

Qualifications

• MS degree (or higher) in Marine Science or related field, or BS degree plus 5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in fish, invertebrate, and protected species identification; knowledge of mesophotic and deep reef taxa.
• 10 years of experience in at-sea data collection using ROVs, HOVs, and AUVs.
• Ability to collect, process, label, and track marine specimens for analysis or museum vouchers.
• Expert knowledge of acoustic mapping methodologies, including multibeam, side-scan, and synthetic aperture sonar analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assisting MDBC Project Management Leads with survey preparation, execution, and completion, including schedules, supply/equipment coordination, and selection of survey vehicles (e.g., AUV).
• Ensuring cruise instructions/reports and participant clearance forms are completed and submitted on time.
• Ensuring adherence to MDBC data-collection SOPs; executing at-sea mapping and ground-truthing missions as Field Party Chief or Watch Leader.
• Pre- and post-survey inventory and maintenance of equipment and gear.
• Coordinating daily vessel activities, personnel, vessel position/movements, ports of call, and weather/sea conditions.
• Conducting data collection and sampling per prescribed MDBC SOP.
• Reporting weekly progress to MDBC Project Leads.
• Completing incident reporting procedures per NOAA Small Boat Program requirements.

Skills

Marine data collection

At-sea operations

Data management

Education

MS in Marine Science or related field

Tools

PRIMER

Microsoft SQL

ArcGIS (Spatial, Geostatistical, 3D Analyst)

Job description

SEFSC PEMD in Panama City, FL, seeks a Survey Coordinator/Field Party Chief/Watch Stander for MDBC surveys and related PEMD resource surveys. The role involves coordinating survey activities, mapping, data QA/QC, and lab/data tasks in support of restoration work and scientific outputs.

Qualifications include an MS in Marine Science or related field (or BS + 5 years), 10 years at sea with ROVs/HOVs/AUVs, and expertise in acoustic mapping and species identification.