Survey Engineer (Oceanographic) in Hampshire

Step into a role that places you at the heart of metocean operations and offshore survey work. As a Survey Engineer based in Portchester, Hampshire you will contribute to the successful delivery of complex marine projects while developing your technical capability and professional confidence. This position offers the chance to work with advanced metocean equipment, support offshore campaigns and play an active part in project planning and execution. Once capable, you will also begin to guide graduate colleagues as they take their first steps in the discipline.

You will join a team that works closely with operations and project management to deliver high quality data and reliable offshore services for clients. The role combines hands on fieldwork with meaningful responsibility in the office, giving you the opportunity to grow your skills across equipment management, survey support, reporting and client interaction. If you are ready for a career that blends technical challenge with offshore adventure, this position offers a rewarding path forward.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Use, maintain and troubleshoot metocean equipment including wave buoys, tide gauges and meteorological stations
• Keep accurate equipment records and ensure all assets are handled with care
• Support and eventually supervise survey work, including mobilisation and demobilisation
• Mentor newer team members in survey tasks and safe working practices
• Identify safe working methods and carry out dynamic risk assessments
• Help improve survey practices and report safety observations
• Assist project managers with planning survey operations and liaising with vessel crews
• Support decisions on equipment and mooring purchases
• Complete required health, safety, quality and environmental documentation
• Take responsibility for small projects or act as a deputy on larger ones
• Maintain routine client communication
• Provide technical and operational input for tendering
• Carry out office RCMP duty, including out of hours
• Troubleshoot operational issues and look for ways to improve safety and efficiency
• Write and review operational, technical and data analysis reports
• Peer review survey documentation and log sheets
• Process datasets, create clear data displays and compare results with other sources
• Follow company health, safety and quality systems and minimise environmental impact
• Maintain a positive and professional approach to work and support colleagues

What you’ll need to thrive in this role:

• A bachelor’s degree in oceanography, science, instrumentation, engineering, electrical or mechanical disciplines or an equivalent vocational qualification
• At least one year of relevant experience in a technical or operational discipline
• Intermediate knowledge of oceanographic and metocean principles
• Intermediate capability in marine operational planning
• Intermediate skills in data acquisition and data analysis
• Proficient communication skills
• Valid Global Wind Organisation or Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training certification
• Valid first aid certification
• Valid offshore medical certification such as OGUK or ENG1
• Working at height certification
• Slinger and signaller certification
• A full driving licence
• Proficiency in English
• Ability to travel offshore for approximately seventy to one hundred days per year, including time away during weekdays and weekends
• Ability to provide out of hours support when required
• Physical and medical fitness suitable for offshore work
• A positive and professional attitude toward colleagues, clients and work tasks
• Willingness to support teamwork and take on additional duties when needed
• Commitment to high standards of health, safety and environmental performance
• Ability to use company reporting platforms for safety observations and incident reporting
• Prior offshore experience, whether recreational or professional, is a significant advantage

Who we are

What we offer

Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our view on diversity, equity and inclusion

At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.

Benefits of joining our team

• Extensive career & training opportunities
• Competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Health cash plan
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Electric car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Discounts platform
• The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Long service awards
• Fugro values awards
• Employee referral bonus scheme

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