What are the responsibilities and job description for the Survey Engineer position at Acteon Group Ltd?
UTEC, part of Acteon Group, is one of the world's largest independent offshore and onshore survey providers. We provide a wide range of survey, positioning and data management services using the most advanced equipment and techniques. The data we generate provides our clients with the information they need to make critical, well informed, business decisions.
UTEC is looking to add qualified Survey Engineers to the team in the United States. The Survey Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all engineering work carried out on site is conducted in the best interests of UTEC and the Client and meets all project safety, contractual and quality requirements. The Survey Engineer shall also ensure that all equipment received to the vessel is configured correctly and calibrations and certification is kept up to date.
This is an offshore role and will require a significant amount time spent on a vessel and may take place in inclement weather and extreme temperatures. Responsibilities may require an adjusted work schedule, long days, and evening / weekend hours to meet deadlines. Extensive travel is required.
Duties / Responsibilities
- Sensor pinout / wiring diagrams, interface equipment and sensors through survey vehicles into the online system
- Setup a dedicated survey network and interface survey sensors to online
- Data protocols using survey sensors, serial 232, 422, 485 protocols, ethernet comms, fibre optic
- Setting up video distribution on board vessels
- Solve and fault find issues with equipment. Demonstrating good problem-solving practices and show common sense logical thinking to identify problems
- Make up and terminate all types of cabling, using specific tools, for interfacing, antenna cabling, network cabling, serial cabling, video cabling, ROV / survey sensor cabling
- Create vessel wiring diagrams, setup notes in relevant software packages
- Maintain, service, calibrate equipment used in offshore survey operations
- Keep vessel inventories, manifests, equipment certification up to date
- Perform online and operate software during operations
- Conduct personnel performance reviews / appraisals for your direct reports
- Keep vessel inventories, manifests, equipment certification up to date
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