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About the Role
As a Hydrographic Sr. Surveyor for the Offshore Energy Division, you will lead a team in conducting detailed surveys of underwater environments. Your primary goal is to ensure the accurate collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to support safe navigation, marine construction, and environmental protection. This position requires travel and will work a schedule of four weeks on followed by four weeks off.
Responsibilities
- Conduct pre-survey planning meetings with project managers, resident engineers, and contractor representatives.
- Provide technical advice on hydrographic matters to clients and stakeholders.
- Plan survey operations considering vessel capabilities and limitations.
- Ensure all data is backed up and submitted to the Project Manager/Onshore team in agreed formats.
- Utilize specialized equipment such as multi-beam echo sounders and GPS systems to collect accurate data.
- Supervise survey operations, ensuring safe working practices and adherence to contract requirements.
- Effectively communicate with Vessel Management Team, Bridge Team, and client representatives offshore.
- Compile operational/field reporting concisely and in accordance with project procedures.
- Maintain efficient stock control.
- Address vessel operation and management issues.
- Ensure compliance with statutory regulations affecting radio frequencies.
- Manage data acquisition, processing, presentation, and management systems.
- Maintain team harmony.
- Implement and develop company emergency procedures.
- Implement hazard identification and risk assessment control measures.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in engineering, civil engineering, or a related field is preferred.
- Relevant industry experience or military/academic experience in a survey-related discipline, including relevant management experience.
- Satisfactory completion of competence criteria for Senior Surveyor, Senior Survey Engineer, Senior Geophysicist or Senior Data Processor.
- Nominally 48 months experience, including 300 operational days offshore as Senior Surveyor, Senior Survey Engineer, Senior Geophysicist or Senior Data Processor.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is essential.
- Must have or be able to obtain all industry-required certificates to work offshore.
- Must be able to obtain a valid passport and/or visas to travel internationally.
Skills
- Hydrographic surveying
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Data interpretation
- Navigation
- Marine construction support
- Environmental protection support
- Technical advice
- Survey planning
- Multi-beam echo sounders
- GPS systems
- Supervision
- Safe working practices
- Contract compliance
- Communication
- Reporting
- Stock control
- Vessel operation management
- Radio frequency regulations
- Data acquisition
- Data processing
- Data presentation
- Data management systems
- Team leadership
- Emergency procedures
- Hazard identification
- Risk assessment
- Microsoft Excel
Location
- Offshore
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel required
- Four weeks on, four weeks off schedule
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, civil engineering, or related field preferred
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus program
- 401(k) program with 100% company matching of the first 6% of employee contributions with immediate vesting
- Annual profit-sharing contributions based on company performance
- Medical, Dental, Prescription, Vision, Life and Disability insurance plans
About the Company
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States.
- The company is expanding its core business into the offshore wind energy industry.
- The company has a long history of performing significant international projects.
- The company employs experienced civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff.
- In over 136 years, the company has never failed to complete a marine project.
- Great Lakes owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry.
- The company has a disciplined training program for engineers.
- The company's Incident-and-Injury-Free® (IIF®) safety management program is integrated into all aspects of the company’s culture.
- The company’s commitment to the IIF® culture promotes a work environment where employee safety is paramount.
Equal Opportunity
- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability (including medical condition), military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or other status protected by law or regulation.
- GLDD participates in E-Verify as required by law.