Job Advert: UK Hydrographic Office hiring Senior Hydrographic Specialist

Senior Hydrographic Specialist

Location: Taunton, Somerset
Salary: £34,369 pa
Hours: Full time / Part time / Flexible
Contract: Permanent

An exciting opportunity for hydrographic surveyors to join a dynamic and evolving “centre of excellence”, verifying bathymetric data (including multibeam and Lidar) for use in a wide range of world leading products and services for the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

About UKHO

We are a world-leading centre for hydrography, specialising in marine geospatial data to support safe, secure and thriving oceans. We fulfil the UK government’s Safety of Life at Sea obligations and are relied upon by defence users, government and global shipping.

The role

The UKHO receives large but fluctuating quantities of bathymetric data throughout the year. It is important that the quality of this data is verified before it is incorporated into Caris BathyDataBASE and passed to the charting areas. Being mindful of timescales and the different pressures of both internal and external demands, the post holder is required to be capable of skilled verification and peer review of data prior to entry into the bathymetric database and to provide advice on all aspects of survey processing matters.

For a full job description, including the assessment criteria, please click here.

Closing date: Monday 8th May 2023.