Survey Lead

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Join Boskalis as Survey Lead, Aberdeen. You will plan and execute survey activities across BSSL projects, ensuring regulatory IMCA CMS standards, and act as the key interface with survey providers. The role drives efficiency, quality and value and leads remote survey development through a ROC and standardized processes. Requirements include a recognized surveying or geomatics qualification and at least 5 years offshore experience at Senior Surveyor level with IMCA knowledge. Tailor your CV to show offshore leadership and ROC exposure. Apply online with CV and cover letter; interviews may be online or in person; questions to Matthew Hurrel; beware visa scams; benefits include 34 days holiday, pension, private medical, and Boskalis Academy development.

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects. 

In your job you will work for the offshore energy division. Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

Job Description

Make your mark as Survey Lead for Boskalis Subsea Services in Aberdeen. You will be accountable for the planning, co-ordination, and safe execution of survey activities across all Boskalis Subsea Services Limited (BSSL) projects and vessels, ensuring compliance with regulatory, industry (IMCA), and company (CMS) standards. As the primary interface between BSSL and all survey service providers, the role ensures that operational requirements are clearly defined, communicated, and effectively delivered.

The Survey Lead drives efficiency, quality, and value for money in survey operations while maintaining the highest standards of safety and technical integrity in support of BSSL’s operational objectives.

In addition, the role is responsible for establishing and developing BSSL’s remote survey operations, enabling effective integration between offshore and onshore survey functions. This includes defining operating models, implementing standardised processes and QC frameworks, and supporting the development of training and competence systems to deliver scalable remote survey capability.

Your responsibilities as Survey Lead:

The main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to;

• Support the commercial department with tender opportunities, providing clear survey input and solutions
• Support Crewing and Competence in maintaining a steady, well-qualified survey workforce via BSS’s survey provider
• Support projects and clients in defining and delivering survey requirements across offshore and remote operations, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and delivery
• Support equipment preparation to meet project requirements, including collation of pre-mobilisation audits and certification packages
• Assume BSS’s survey provider’s project main point of contact when required
• Develop and implement the BSS Remote Operations Centre (ROC) to support survey operations
• Define and standardise processes for remote and hybrid survey delivery, including data QC, monitoring, and reporting
• Integrate ROC capabilities into project execution in collaboration with internal teams and survey providers

Qualifications

You can make your mark as Survey Lead if you have: 

• Recognised qualification in surveying, hydrography, geomatics, or a related discipline with academic certification.
• Demonstrable understanding of survey and ROV systems, their integration, and application in diving and subsea construction.
• Minimum of 5 years’ offshore experience at Senior Surveyor or Party Chief level, including mobilisation and execution of survey scopes.
• Proven experience in survey-related project engineering or subsea operations.
• Working knowledge of IMCA and relevant standards, including guidelines for survey competence and offshore operations.
• Familiarity with frame agreements and coordination with external survey vendors and subcontractors.
• Demonstrated ability to liaise across multi-disciplinary teams and organisational levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to present technical information clearly.

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive a holiday entitlement of 34 days, a contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance and death in service benefit. There is also a range of flexible benefits you can take advantage of including the opportunity to buy additional holidays each year.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.  

Extra information

• Your team:  You will report to the Head of Survey and Inspection and work closely together with project managers.
• Where you will work: Your location will be our office in Aberdeen.
• Full/part- time job: The position of SHEQ Advisor is full time, 35 hours per week.
• Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of Survey Lead.  Please contact Matthew Hurrel, Recruiter.

Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site.

Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies 

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.