Senior Geophysicist - Bristol, United Kingdom - XOCEAN

Description

Senior Geophysicist

Position: Senior Geophysicist

Qualification: Degree in Geoscience or Geophysics.

Location: Work from home in UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, or Norway

About XOCEAN

XOCEAN is an ocean data company – we collect data for clients ranging from mapping the seabed to monitoring the environment. However, we do this differently, instead of using conventional crewed survey ships, we have developed a marine robotic system known as an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV).

Overview

This full-time role has you responsible for geophysical data processing, interpretation, reporting and line management of junior colleagues over a 40-hour working week. It will provide an opportunity to be at the forefront of the rapidly evolving USV market, in the world-leading over the horizon USV company with a clear career progression.

In addition to your salary and the benefits of our remote working arrangements, you will receive your annual leave entitlement; a pension scheme; access to private healthcare and a yearly bonus scheme dependent on both company and personal performance.

Working for XOCEAN, you have the opportunity to work with several different datasets and integrate all these together to tell the story of that area of seabed. This combined with an understanding of the practical applications used by our clients. For example, what a chaotic sediment or rock outcrops mean for an offshore pipe or cable installation; or what an area of mobile sediments means for offshore wind turbine installation or maintenance; or how the sheer extents pUXO around the European coastline affects any subsea developments in order to see the real-world effects in the theoretical ideas behind data processing.

At XOCEAN specifically, we can see these data types and local applications all around the world, from Qatar to the US, delivered from a large fleet of state-of-the-art USVs equipped with our constantly evolving top spec survey grade equipment. This combined with our expansion plans, our mindset of continuous improvement on data quality and the development of our capabilities both on the USV and within the processing team, creates an ambitious and exciting place to be.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Line management of a small team of more junior geophysicists
• Development of processing workflows for new and existing datasets, improving processing efficiency
• Shallow SBP (Innomar) processing and interpretation
• Magnetometer data processing in Oasis Montaj
• Side scan sonar data processing including seabed picking, interpretation, production of mosaic and seabed features
• Creation and QC of final deliverables to a high standard
• Real-time Quality Control – Liase with the online team and monitor the data being captured using online and offline survey tools
• Liaison with sub-contractors, clients and the wider members of the project team to ensure the aims of the project are met
• Final and interim report writing

On occasion this role may involve:

• Remote data acquisition and processing of MBES, Side-scan Sonar, & shallow Sub-bottom Profiler (Innomar) sensors.
• Survey System Setup – hardware and software configuration prior to vessel mobilisation on a project.
• Support with bathymetry and pseudo SSS processing
• Support the Lead Geophysicist with planning and resourcing requirements
• Implementing, maintaining, managing and updating all standard operating procedures and processes appropriate to the role.
• Managing and maintaining Quality, Environment and Health and Safety standards including update, implementation and management of all ISO processes as appropriate to the role.

Requirements: Essential Skills / Attributes and Experience

• Degree in Geoscience or Geophysics.
• Acquisition and processing experience of Side-scan Sonar, Magnetometer & Shallow sub-bottom Sensors.
• Experience in one or more of Chesapeake SonarWiz, Moga Seaview, DUG Insight and Oasis Montaj 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.
• Innomar data processing to include SEGy conversion, tidal reduction, denoise filtering & gain control and the export of processed Segy data. Data interpretation and export of subsurface horizons and contact hyperbolas.
• Magnetometer processing to include filtering and processing of the navigation; the creation of residual, analytical signal and altitude grids, and the production of a final target listing and project specific deliverables.
• 4+ 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

• Coding and scripting experience to include Python, C/C++, MATLAB.
• GIS experience to include Global mapper and QGIS. ARC GIS and AutoCad knowledge would be an advantage.
• Experience in bathymetry data acquisition and processing.
• Experience of marine survey data acquisition and processing software (e.g. QINSy, Qimera, EIVA etc)
• Relevant marine qualifications such as Yachtmaster, Coastal Skipper, ICC (or equivalent).

Apply

• Applicants must demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria. Desirable criteria may be used for further shortlisting.
• We thank all candidates for their interest, however due to very high volumes, only those who are selected for further consideration, will be contacted directly.
• To be eligible for this position you must have a valid working visa / permit to work in Ireland/ UK/ Canada, Australia or Norway.
• Closing date for applications is 14 May 2024.
• Please apply online and follow the instructions or submit your CV