Description:
Responsible for geophysical data collection, processing, interpretation and reporting.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
- Remote data acquisition and processing of MBES, Side-scan Sonar, & shallow 2D Sub-bottom Sensors.
- Online surveying on projects in shifts.
- Side scan sonar data processing including seabed picking, interpretation, production of mosaic and seabed features
- Shallow 2D Seismic processing and interpretation.
- Support Lead Geophysicist with Survey Planning
- Survey System Setup – hardware and software configuration prior to vessel mobilisation on a project.
- Quality Control – monitoring of the data being captured using online survey tools.
- Assessment of survey results and adjustment of survey plan as required.
- Data processing and quality control of survey geophysical data, creating final deliverables to a high standard.
- Report writing and client interaction.
On occasion this role may involve:
- Support with bathymetry data acquisition and processing
- Managing and maintaining Quality, Environment and Health and Safety standards including update, implementation and management of all ISO processes as appropriate to the role.
- Implementing, maintaining, managing and updating all standard operating procedures and processes appropriate to the role.
Requirements: Essential Skills / Attributes and Experience
- Degree in Geoscience or Geophysics.
- Acquisition and processing experience of MBES, Side-scan Sonar, & Shallow sub-bottom Sensors.
- Experience in one or more of Kingdom, Chesapeake SonarWiz, DUG Insight and RadEx Pro processing software packages.
- Sidescan Sonar processing experience to include seabed picking; target ID, tagging and listing; the creation and export of navigationally and gain corrected mosaics. Production of seabed features based on SSS, MBES and backscatter.
- Shallow 2D Seismic data processing to include SEGy conversion/tidal reduction and export, band-pass and denoise filtering, acoustic-gain control, interpretation and export of subsurface horizons and contact hyperbolas.
- 5 years Marine Survey Experience.
- Strong computer literacy (Configuration of sensor equipment required).
- Enthusiastic, positive and proactive nature with a keen attention to detail.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in bathymetry data acquisition and processing.
- Experience of marine survey data acquisition and processing software (e.g. QINSy, Qimera, EIVA etc)
- ARC GIS and AutoCad knowledge would be an advantage.
- Relevant marine qualifications such as Yachtmaster, Coastal Skipper, ICC (or equivalent).