Fugro are recruiting a Proposals Coordinator
Fugro are recruiting for a Proposal Manager to join their leading geophysical survey department based in Portchester.
The Marine Geophysics team specialises in marine renewable and oil & gas projects. You’ll be responsible for writing tenders for geophysical projects world-wide whilst maintaining excellent relationships.
This job is for you if:
- You’ll enjoy working within a multi-national company, with options of travel/work worldwide;
- You’ll be part of some of the largest offshore engineering projects; including world leading offshore wind projects;
- You like working in a dynamic, ambitious teams with opportunities to develop.
You’ll work closely with the Commercial Manager, discussing ongoing tenders and new opportunities, along with the project/technical team; supporting and inputting for tenders. Building a rapport with the other commercial teams within Fugro is essential in ensuring the best strategies.
Typical day:
- Acting as point of contact for production of proposals and input into Fugro Group tenders.
- Preparing bid/no bid analysis and completing tender signoffs.
- Forming bid strategy and producing highly technical proposals.
- Evaluating technical and commercial risk, ensuring risks are accepted, managed, priced or transferred.
- Conducting commercial and technical negotiation with clients.
- Preparing subcontracts prior to tender handover.
Who we need:
Essential
- Strong technical background in geophysics or a related industry
- Knowledge of commercial and tendering/estimating strong analytical skills
- Strong communicator, team player and organiser with good time management
- Strong computer literacy; especially Microsoft Word, Excel, Project and PowerPoint.
Desirable
- Experience of working with international teams and understanding a variety of conditions of contract
Fugro are the world’s leading, independent provider of geo-intelligence and asset integrity solutions for large constructions, infrastructure and natural resources. We employ approximately 9,500 employees in 61 countries.
Benefits include competitive salary with an attractive package; contributory pension, life assurance, 24 days holiday and PM Insurance. The role includes some capacity for working from home.
To apply please visit www.fugro.com
Swathe Services are recruiting a Hydrographic Surveyor – Technical Support
Swathe Services is part of the Swathe Group of companies which encompasses product sales, equipment rental and personnel deployment. As an established hydrographic support company specialising in swathe bathymetry, they represent some of the leading manufacturers within the marine industry including HYPACK, R2SONIC, SBG Systems, CEE HydroSystems, BioSonics and Valeport.
Following a strategy of business growth and development they are now seeking a professional individual with a solid background in Hydrographic surveying to provide product support on inhouse equipment and products sold to customers.
Hydrographic Surveyor – Technical Support
Successful applicant requirements are as follows:
- Relevant experience and/or knowledge of Hydrographic surveying using both Single and Multi-Beam SONARS.
- Excellent knowledge of Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Motion Refence Units (MRU’s).
- Good understanding of the Hydrographic survey workflow from data acquisition through to final products.
- Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills for building and strengthening customer, and manufacturer/supplier relationships.
- An ability to solve problems under pressure.
- Hard working and adaptable with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Proficient with delivering onsite product demonstrations and training where required.
- A hands-on approach in contributing to sales & marketing strategies.
- Consistent display of energy, commitment and desire to ensure that our products and services exceed customer expectations.
If you feel that you have the right skills and would like to review the full job description then please apply via email with a covering letter and CV to Sally Bridger, Office Manager at [email protected]
Employee Type: Full-time
Industry: Maritime, Ports & Harbours, Coastal & Offshore, Oil & Gas
Field of Expertise: Hydrographic Surveying
Job Role: Technical Support
Location: Hayle, Cornwall
Salary: Negotiable
Partrac are recruiting a Senior Metocean Engineer
Partrac have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Metocean Engineer/Party Chief to join their team.
Partrac are Europe’s leading independent metocean provider for the renewables and low-carbon industries. They are known for high quality and safe metocean monitoring campaigns.
With a culture of continual improvement, teamwork and openness, there are opportunities to be involved with exciting projects, obtain training and develop.
What you will be doing:
- A lead role in improvement of QHSE systems, survey operations and technical capabilities of the metocean team.
- Leading as party chief on project mobilisations and servicing of seabed systems, metocean buoys and fixed systems to deliver safe and successful site operations.
- Planned and preventative maintenance on a wide variety of specialist instrumentation and oceanographic moorings.
What you will have:
- Educated to level 5 or above in science or engineering
- Minimum 5 years’ experience
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, sensors, data loggers and telemetry systems
- Willingness to travel, predominantly UK and Europe
- Clear and confident communicator
What you will bring:
- Demonstrable experience in delivery of technical projects, including equipment knowledge and experience with the deployment/installation of instrumentation in coastal and offshore environments.
- Experience working from ports/quays/ workboats /anchor handling vessels/offshore installations etc.
- Leadership in industry QHSE requirements
What you’ll get:
The metocean department is based in Devon, in the heart of the South West, within striking distance of Dartmoor and amazing surf beaches. Partrac is a supportive workplace with opportunities for progression, we offer:
- Working in a market leading team
- A friendly, supportive team
- A resilient company that is expanding in growth markets
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Training
To apply:
– Email your CV and covering letter to [email protected] explaining how your skills and experience will benefit our team.
– Ref: SENMETSW
– Closing Date 1st February 2021
– Start date Q1 2021
Partrac are recruiting a Metocean Engineer
Partrac have an exciting opportunity for a Metocean Engineer / Oceanographic Technician to join their team.
Partrac are Europe’s leading independent metocean provider for the renewables and low-carbon industries. They are known for high quality and safe metocean monitoring campaigns.
With a culture of continual improvement, teamwork and openness, there are opportunities to be involved with exciting projects, obtain training and develop.
What you will be doing:
- Mobilise, install, and maintain of a variety of oceanographic instrumentation and moorings.
- Deploying and servicing seabed systems, metocean buoys and fixed systems (i.e. wave radar, tide gauges, met stations)
- Adherence to project management and QHSE systems,
- Preparation of reports and project documentation to a high standard
What you will have:
- Educated to level 3 or above in science, engineering, electrical or mechanical installations
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a technical or engineering role
- Experience with writing Risk Assessments & Method Statements
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, sensors and data loggers
- Fluent in English
- Clear and confident communicator
What you will bring:
- Demonstrable experience in the practical delivery of technical projects
- Systematic and methodical approach.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines in a dynamic environment
- A Willingness to travel, predominantly UK and Europe
- A positive pro-active attitude
What you’ll get:
The metocean department is based in Devon, in the heart of the South West, within striking distance of Dartmoor and amazing surf beaches. Partrac is a supportive workplace with opportunities for progression, we offer:
- Working in a market leading team
- A friendly, supportive team
- A resilient company that is expanding in growth markets
- Competitive salary + benefits
- Training
To apply:
– Email your CV and covering letter to [email protected] explaining how your skills and experience will benefit our team.
– Ref: METOCEANSW
– Closing Date 1st February 2021
– Start date Q1 2021
Sonardyne are recruiting a Senior Sensor and Systems Engineer
What do we do?
From the Mariana Trench, the deepest point on earth, to the coastline and anywhere in-between, we make the impossible possible through our continuous passion for innovation. That innovation comes from our greatest asset: our people. They design, engineer and manufacture technologies that are enabling our customers to discover, navigate, measure, detect and communicate in the toughest environment on earth: our oceans. We’ve been actively developing the technology to make the oceans accessible for nearly 50 years and we’re only just getting started…
Who are we looking for?
This is a position that will provide an exciting opportunity to join Sonardyne’s expanding Engineering Department. You will be involved in testing, analysis and calibration of new sensors via use of state-of-the-art test equipment which offers an opportunity to challenge both analytical and practical hands-on experimentation skills. You will system design and have responsibility for integrated multi-sensor products for marine robotics use. You will internally be supported by experienced colleagues, PhD level experts and have technical links to key external suppliers and product users.
Your responsibilities:
Sensors:
- Experimentation and testing of inertial sensors and inertial measurement units (IMUs). State-of-the-art motion, temperature and vibration simulators – necessary training will be provided.
- Selection, evaluation and integration of new sensors and sensor technologies: Temperature, pressure, magnetics, sound speed, acoustic, optical and others
- Establish and maintain technical relations with sensor providers
Enhance test equipment and processes for both R&D and production
Follow developments in sensor products and technology.
Systems:
- Provide technical guidance and undertake design, implementation and testing of multi‑sensor integrated products
- Apply and/or expand skills in system design
- Support and take part in product trials; primarily onshore and optionally offshore
- Support project management with time and cost estimates for tasks or small projects
- Apply and/or expand skills in technical project management
Personal:
- Responsible nature, quality oriented and self-motivated
- Can represent the company in communications with customers, suppliers and other 3rd parties
- Enjoy working as part of a team and in close co-operation with other teams
- Ability to prioritise and efficiently divide time between several ongoing tasks
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Wide technical understanding, interest and practical experience: Sensors and physics, Electronics, Software, Electro-mechanical product design
- Strong analytical skills
- Complex problem solving and trouble shooting ability and interest
- Good communicator both written and verbal
- Practical data analysis and programming skills
- (Desirable) Practical experience or knowledge of inertial sensors or associated physics
- (Desirable) Experience with MATLAB
- (Desirable) Interest or experience in the marine, sensors or autonomous robotics domains
Essential Experience:
- Minimum MSc level Degree in Engineering or Physics or equivalent proven strong analytic skills
- UK national and potential for security clearance
- Valid driver’s license
Our culture:
There are no limits to what you can achieve at Sonardyne. We have an open and innovative culture where every member of the team has a challenging role with plenty of opportunities to develop and grow. Every member of the team has the chance to influence and shape the future of our technology. In addition to mentoring, professional development and training, we actively promote hands-on experience of our solutions in the ocean environment.
We also like to have some fun, with a very active social group regularly laying on subsidised events. There are great pubs, running and cycling routes on the doorstep and other sports facilities nearby.
We keep our salaries competitive and offer a modest benefits package:
- 25 days Holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Holiday Purchase Scheme – employees can buy an extra 5 days annual leave
- Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
- Sickness Absence benefit plan with long term absence insurance cover
- Enhanced Maternity Pay Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible Working Arrangements Scheme
- Discretionary Performance Related Pay Scheme, designed to recognise employees contribution to our success
Ready to join the team…?
…then e-mail your CV and cover letter to the [email protected]
For more information visit: www.sonardyne.com/vacancies
BOSS are recruiting a Mechanical Marine Engineer
Job title:
Mechanical Marine Engineer
Role:
Working in the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Work Stream, within a multidisciplinary technology team, this role is suitable for an innovative mechanical marine engineer with experience in designing underwater vehicles and with an interest in challenging the conventional and seeing design concepts through to a final product. The role is primarily focused on the design and optimisation of a bespoke UUV given specified system constraints, with some aspects of surface vessel design, launch and evaluation.
Position type:
Full Time
Reporting to:
UUV Work Stream Lead
Travel required:
<15%
Location:
Farnborough area, UK
Salary:
Competitive
BOSS background:
BOSS is an innovative tech start up with strong shareholders including BP. Our vision is to disrupt the Marine Seismic industry through the development of a large-scale autonomous ocean bottom seismic data acquisition system, resulting in a step change reduction in the cost, time and HSSE risks required to acquire high quality OBS data. We help our clients to reduce their carbon emissions and their carbon footprint.
BOSS is developing a revolutionary, integrated seismic acquisition system based around long endurance, self-repositioning robotic ocean bottom nodes.
These nodes are capable of multiple autonomous re-positions to allow rolling of the receiver array without having to recover and redeploy nodes. This, in combination with automated handling systems, rapid deployment/recovery and intelligent system control, allows for optimisation of seismic acquisition survey operations to minimise duration and cost, and removes the requirement for ROV support.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Degree in Mechanical, Naval or Marine Engineering with proven industry experience
- Previous subsea vehicle design & development experience
- The ability to work in the UK
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Extensive experience in UUV design
- Experience in the evaluation of the fluid dynamics aspect of the mechanical design
- Experience in designing subsea propulsion systems
- Experience in hydraulic system designs
- Experience in the mathematical modelling of the vehicle behaviour
General responsibilities:
- Development of detailed UUV design concepts to meet required specified performance criteria
- Detailed evaluation of design concepts through computational analysis and physical model testing
- Design optimisation
- Production of detailed design drawings & specifications
- Material selection
- Prototype development
- Sea trial design, execution, analysis & reporting
- Ongoing UUV design optimisation through development cycles
To apply, please send CV and cover letter to [email protected]
Impact Subsea is recruiting a Technical Sales Engineer
Reporting Line
The Technical Sales Engineer will report directly to the Managing Director.
Location
Primarily based at Impact Subsea headquarters, Ellon, Aberdeenshire.
There will be a requirement to visit customers, conferences, exhibitions and other work locations as required globally.
Role
To apply your technical knowledge along with sales skills to generate and develop new sales leads.
Key Responsibilities
The Technical Sales Engineer will be required to:
• Prepare proposals & quotations.
• Provide pre and post-sale customer support.
• Organise sales visits to new and existing customers.
• Create sales literature (brochures, website content, social media content etc).
• Attend trade exhibitions, conferences and meetings within the UK and globally.
• Assist with the management and growth of the distributor network.
• Work with sales team to ensure sales targets are met.
Key Outcomes
• To increase sales in-line with the company sales plan.
• To assist with the day to day management of customers and enquiries.
• To assist with the growth of the company’s distributor network.
Limits of Authority
Full responsibility for all operational activities within the philosophies and constraints laid out in the job description.
The company reserves the right to change the activities listed, taking into account the job holder's qualifications and experience to enable the business needs to be met.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
• Degree qualification in relevant discipline.
• Experience in a customer facing role.
• Strong technical skills.
• Experience in sales.
Desirable:
• Experience in the underwater sensor and/or ROV/AUV market.
Personal Attributes & Knowledge
Essential:
• Ability to work well within a team.
• A proactive approach to dealing with challenges.
• Flexibility to travel to meet the requirements of the role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fully competent in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software.
• Experience using CRM software.
• Full driving licence.
Desirable:
• Ability to speak more than one language.
For more information visit: www.impactsubsea.co.uk
JOB POST - Hydrographic Surveyors | A-2-Sea
Following a period of successful growth, A-2-Sea are looking to recruit Hydrographic Surveyors with a minimum 3 years’ experience to join their continuously expanding survey department.
A-2-Sea place a great emphasis on the individual, when assessing suitability for a role. Surveying in the coastal zone is rewarding, but challenging, and in our experience suits people who are hardworking, dynamic, and driven in achieving the objectives of a given project.
Job description:
The position offers a variety of responsibilities that would require the successful candidate to work both offshore away from home and onshore at A-2-Sea’s offices based in Romsey, to deliver all aspects of a project. The key roles of the position include:
- Planning and preparation of A-2-Sea survey projects.
- Continuous investigation of new technologies to utilise in future projects.
- Mobilisation and calibration of survey equipment to A-2-Sea’s survey vessels as well as vessel of opportunity.
- Acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical data using a variety of survey equipment.
- Data QC.
- Data processing and production of deliverables.
- Report writing and interpretation of results.
- Development of A-2-Sea’s processes and procedures.
Essential experience:
- Experience of a variety of survey equipment including Kongsberg, R2Sonic and Reason multibeam systems, Applanix positioning systems and Sonardyne USBL systems.
- A strong knowledge of using industry software including QPS QINSy and Caris HIPS & SIPS.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in hydrographic survey.
- A higher education degree in hydrographic surveying (ideally IHO Cat-A accredited) or related science-based subject.
- Willing to work away from home for periods up to 4 weeks (periods away from home can vary from a few days to a few weeks).
- A proactive approach to achieving tasks.
- Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
- A keen interest in working the coastal zone.
- Experience of working within a team but with the ability to work independently.
- Ability to understand how their actions impact their surrounding environment and the wider project.
- Possession of a full, valid UK driving licence.
Desirable experience:
- Experience of working on nautical charting, cable route and offshore renewable energy projects in shallow water environments.
- Ability to lead vessel mobilisations.
- User of software including Kongsberg SIS, QPS Qimera, BeamWorx AutoClean, QPS Fledermaus.
- Experience of operating Side Scan Sonar systems with data acquisition and QC.
- Knowledge of GIS software.
- Holds valid offshore medical and sea survival certification.
This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Hydrographic Surveyors to join and develop a growing and successful survey department. To apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter to Nicola Tucker: [email protected]
JOB POST - Survey Data Processor | A-2-Sea
Following a period of successful growth, A-2-Sea are looking to recruit Hydrographic Surveyors with a minimum 3 years’ experience to join their continuously expanding survey department.
A-2-Sea place a great emphasis on the individual, when assessing suitability for a role. Surveying in the coastal zone is rewarding, but challenging, and in our experience suits people who are hardworking, dynamic, and driven in achieving the objectives of a given project.
Job description:
The position offers a variety of responsibilities that would require the successful candidate to work both offshore away from home and onshore at A-2-Sea’s offices based in Romsey, to deliver all aspects of a project. The key roles of the position include:
- Planning and preparation of A-2-Sea survey projects.
- Continuous investigation of new technologies to utilise in future projects.
- Mobilisation and calibration of survey equipment to A-2-Sea’s survey vessels as well as vessel of opportunity.
- Acquisition of hydrographic and geophysical data using a variety of survey equipment.
- Data QC.
- Data processing and production of deliverables.
- Report writing and interpretation of results.
- Development of A-2-Sea’s processes and procedures.
Essential experience:
- Experience of a variety of survey equipment including Kongsberg, R2Sonic and Reason multibeam systems, Applanix positioning systems and Sonardyne USBL systems.
- A strong knowledge of using industry software including QPS QINSy and Caris HIPS & SIPS.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in hydrographic survey.
- A higher education degree in hydrographic surveying (ideally IHO Cat-A accredited) or related science-based subject.
- Willing to work away from home for periods up to 4 weeks (periods away from home can vary from a few days to a few weeks).
- A proactive approach to achieving tasks.
- Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
- A keen interest in working the coastal zone.
- Experience of working within a team but with the ability to work independently.
- Ability to understand how their actions impact their surrounding environment and the wider project.
- Possession of a full, valid UK driving licence.
Desirable experience:
- Experience of working on nautical charting, cable route and offshore renewable energy projects in shallow water environments.
- Ability to lead vessel mobilisations.
- User of software including Kongsberg SIS, QPS Qimera, BeamWorx AutoClean, QPS Fledermaus.
- Experience of operating Side Scan Sonar systems with data acquisition and QC.
- Knowledge of GIS software.
- Holds valid offshore medical and sea survival certification.
This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Hydrographic Surveyors to join and develop a growing and successful survey department. To apply for this position please send your CV and covering letter to Nicola Tucker: [email protected]