Geophysical Operations Lead

Sulmara Glasgow United Kingdom Operations Hybrid

Company Description

De-Carbonised * De-Risked * Delivered


Sulmara exists to bring agile, disruptive and innovative services to the Offshore Energy Sector pioneering low carbon solutions to minimise the impact of energy creation on the environment.


At Sulmara, people are at the core of everything we do. We focus on talent and development, and we strive to be the employer of choice within the survey energy sector.

Position

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Geophysical Operations Lead to support our Western Hemisphere operations team, based in Glasgow.


The Geophysical Operations Lead provides expertise and assistance in the delivery of geophysical projects from a technical, operational and safety standpoint. The candidate will coordinate the activities within the support functions of the business, offshore teams and respective clients.


The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the area of Geophysical offshore survey.

Requirements

Responsibilities


  • Technical oversight of geophysical project surveyors supporting projects through their entire lifecycle, from award and acceptance of project material at the bid stage to planning, execution, completion and close-out. Support and guidance for any project variations that may arise.
  • Provide direction and technical support to geophysical project surveyors within the region to optimize geophysical survey operations.
  • Provide direction and quality control on proposed geophysical methodologies and data deliverables at the commercial stage.
  • Implementation and management of geophysical methodologies and procedures specific to geophysical data acquisition.
  • Produce and maintain the technical resources required in the execution of geophysical projects, including calibration calculation sheets, error budgets and calculation tools.
  • Responsible for QA/QC standards, for all technical data collection, processing, and deliverables, ensuring adherence to industry best practices in geophysical surveying.
  • Provide guidance to the geophysical project surveyors in identifying personnel skillsets, methods, and technology requirements for projects.
  • Provide guidance and direction to the geophysical project surveyors in identifying equipment and software requirements to deliver operations.
  • Provide guidance and direction to the assets manager for the mobilisation of geophysical equipment on Sulmara assets.
  • Assist survey manager in implanting process for new starts and contractors to faster align to the company’s processes, documentation and expectations.
  • Assist survey manager in directing geophysical processes and data workflows.
  • May be required to attend onshore / offshore worksites to support project teams if unforeseen circumstances require technical support.
  • Curate and maintain the existing knowledgebase, to maximise the value added by field staff and enable knowledge and experience to be shared across the company.
  • Assist in the mentoring, training, and development of geophysical technical abilities within Sulmara.
  • Involved with geophysical hiring in the region.

Qualifications / Experience


  • Masters degree in Geology, Geophysics, Geosciences, Hydrography, or related field preferred. Minimum of a bachelors degree.
  • Demonstrate experience and competency in the theory, collection, processing, and analysis of single/multi channel UHR Seismic data, Magnetometer data (array or transverse), Sub-bottom, Sidescan, Multi-beam, USBL and GNSS data.
  • Extensive experience within the offshore survey industry.
  • Excellent knowledge of the acquisition, processing and reporting of hydrographic survey data, including but not limited to SSS, SBP, MBES, Mag and Seismic (2D/3D).
  • Software Proficiency: Experienced with geophysical and seismic software such as SonarWiz, CODA, IHS Kingdom, RadEx Pro, Moga, Oasis Montaj, Magpick, Qinsy, Qimera, Eiva Suite, ArcGIS/AutoCad and other relevant tools for data QC.
  • Must hold a valid passport free from status or restrictive conditions that preclude travel to and work in countries where the Company routinely operates.
  • Must hold valid BOSIET / FOET / GWO and OGUK Medical or equivalent.

Other information

Sounds like you? Then let’s chat.


People join Sulmara because they want to start using their talent and become in charge of their own career, become empowered, heard and leave their imprint on delivering first class de-carbonised, de-risked innovative solutions that challenge the status quo.


You’ll Love Working With Us


There’s a strong sense of community at Sulmara. There’s a hands-on, real-time approach to problem solving, a blurring of the usually definite lines between offshore and onshore and a warm welcome to new team members, whether graduates or experienced personnel.

Everyone at Sulmara has a voice, everyone is challenged to help us deliver on our mission. We nurture talent and put strong focus on your career development and progression. We support our employees professionally and personally with a range of outstanding staff benefits:


· Highly competitive salary

· Enhanced 33 days of annual leave from day 1

· Additional 12 days paid leave via 'reward days’ scheme

· Company’s profit sharing annual bonus scheme

· Years of Service Award

· Flexible working patterns

· Hybrid (office/home) working

· BUPA Private medical insurance including Dental Cover

· Life Assurance scheme – 5x annual salary

· Enhanced 6% private pension contributions & salary sacrifice option

· Mobile phone allowance

· Enhanced Maternity & Parental policy

· Employee Health and Wellbeing support app

· Branded apparel

· Brand new office facilities in Aberdeen/Glasgow, free fruit and barista coffee and free monthly themed lunches

· Octopus Electric Vehicle scheme via salary sacrifice

· Cycle to work scheme

· AIG business travel insurance

· Employee benefits hub

· Generous employee referral scheme

· Inclusive and multicultural working environment

· A people focused, dynamic culture with regular employees' social, sports and charity events

· Career progression with no boundaries


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‘Sulmara is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable laws.'

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