Hydrographic Surveyor
CR/079291
Posted: 26/09/2025
- Negotiable
- Azerbaijan, Baku
- Contract
Position: Hydrographic Surveyor
Position Info:
Work Location: Base Office (30 km away from the city centre)
Position Schedule: ASAP, 1 year
Qualifications & Experience:
Education: University Degree, Background in Hydrography
Years of Working Experience:
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a relevant position within oil and gas
industry.
Knowledge of Languages: English (fluent), Azerbaijani (fluent)
Other Skills/Certificates Required:
- Ability to prepare survey procedures, survey mobilisation and calibration procedures and to review
engineering and installation documents
- Knowledge of applications and typologies of Survey Tools such as Theodolite, Laser scan, Optical
Level, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, SC4WSurveyMax, Arc GIS, Geoline etc.;
- Knowledge of methodologies and tools for topographical and Hydrographical data gathering.
Capability to read and understand topographic and Hydrographic technical project documents and
calculate coordinates using appropriate tools, such as foundation plans, longitudinal section,
subsea charts;
- Knowledge of seabed properties, geology and dynamics in relation to shallow geophysical data and
results
- Capability to prepare the Scope of Work and technical specifications for survey works relevant to
the offshore pipeline installations and subsea structures, such as survey activities during
installation (assistance, during laying, subsea metrology, etc.), As-laid and As-built Surveys and
external inspections of in-service assets;
- Capability to define the vessel, ROV and instruments requirements for the execution of the surveys
(assistance during installations, pipe laying, metrology, As-laid and As-built Surveys), including
positioning, data processing, data reporting.
Responsibilities:
• Work within the Project Team and assist in finding the best technical solutions
• Define the positional, angular and dimensional accuracy required by Engineering and keep
Engineering aware of positioning limitations
• Assist in tender/contracts evaluation, plan offshore Survey operations, compile Survey related
documentation and procedures and manage Survey sub-contractors
• Determine overall Survey and Positioning methodology
• Check and review engineering documents
• Determine offshore survey personnel manning requirements
• Define offshore Survey and Positioning requirements in terms of equipment
• Prepare Survey and Positioning project procedures
• Work with ROV to ensure suitable equipment and task selection
• Prepare scopes of Work for sub-contracted works
• Prepare Survey and Positioning associated costs and budgets
• Raise requisitions for Procurement to rent survey equipment
• Act as point-of-contact for the Client for all Survey and Positioning related matters
• Act as point-of-contact for all offshore survey personnel
• Administer survey related proposal and project data including correspondence
• Monitor progress and status of offshore survey activities
• Take action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to Survey and Positioning
issues
• Provide Quality Control and approve sub-contractor operations and reports
• Ensure correct deliverables and data formats are provided to Client
• Supervise office-based personnel during onshore reporting and charting
• Review and QC as-built data, check final reports and complete review cycle
• Maintain record of survey and positioning-associated costs and budgets
• Provide input for the Commercial Department during tendering phase
• Review tender budgets before operation start
• Support the preparation of Survey and Positioning service Frame Agreements
• Support the Company in the preparation/review of quality documents
• Maintain a watching brief on new survey technology that may enhance survey operations
• Conduct all activities following Company Procedures and Work Instructions
• Adhere to Company safety, health and environmental procedures and policies
• Fully adhere, at all times and irrespective of the work place, to Company Health, Safety,
Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) policies, procedures and requirements;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Superior.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Position Info:
Work Location: Base Office (30 km away from the city centre)
Position Schedule: ASAP, 1 year
Qualifications & Experience:
Education: University Degree, Background in Hydrography
Years of Working Experience:
Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a relevant position within oil and gas
industry.
Knowledge of Languages: English (fluent), Azerbaijani (fluent)
Other Skills/Certificates Required:
- Ability to prepare survey procedures, survey mobilisation and calibration procedures and to review
engineering and installation documents
- Knowledge of applications and typologies of Survey Tools such as Theodolite, Laser scan, Optical
Level, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros, SC4WSurveyMax, Arc GIS, Geoline etc.;
- Knowledge of methodologies and tools for topographical and Hydrographical data gathering.
Capability to read and understand topographic and Hydrographic technical project documents and
calculate coordinates using appropriate tools, such as foundation plans, longitudinal section,
subsea charts;
- Knowledge of seabed properties, geology and dynamics in relation to shallow geophysical data and
results
- Capability to prepare the Scope of Work and technical specifications for survey works relevant to
the offshore pipeline installations and subsea structures, such as survey activities during
installation (assistance, during laying, subsea metrology, etc.), As-laid and As-built Surveys and
external inspections of in-service assets;
- Capability to define the vessel, ROV and instruments requirements for the execution of the surveys
(assistance during installations, pipe laying, metrology, As-laid and As-built Surveys), including
positioning, data processing, data reporting.
Responsibilities:
• Work within the Project Team and assist in finding the best technical solutions
• Define the positional, angular and dimensional accuracy required by Engineering and keep
Engineering aware of positioning limitations
• Assist in tender/contracts evaluation, plan offshore Survey operations, compile Survey related
documentation and procedures and manage Survey sub-contractors
• Determine overall Survey and Positioning methodology
• Check and review engineering documents
• Determine offshore survey personnel manning requirements
• Define offshore Survey and Positioning requirements in terms of equipment
• Prepare Survey and Positioning project procedures
• Work with ROV to ensure suitable equipment and task selection
• Prepare scopes of Work for sub-contracted works
• Prepare Survey and Positioning associated costs and budgets
• Raise requisitions for Procurement to rent survey equipment
• Act as point-of-contact for the Client for all Survey and Positioning related matters
• Act as point-of-contact for all offshore survey personnel
• Administer survey related proposal and project data including correspondence
• Monitor progress and status of offshore survey activities
• Take action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to Survey and Positioning
issues
• Provide Quality Control and approve sub-contractor operations and reports
• Ensure correct deliverables and data formats are provided to Client
• Supervise office-based personnel during onshore reporting and charting
• Review and QC as-built data, check final reports and complete review cycle
• Maintain record of survey and positioning-associated costs and budgets
• Provide input for the Commercial Department during tendering phase
• Review tender budgets before operation start
• Support the preparation of Survey and Positioning service Frame Agreements
• Support the Company in the preparation/review of quality documents
• Maintain a watching brief on new survey technology that may enhance survey operations
• Conduct all activities following Company Procedures and Work Instructions
• Adhere to Company safety, health and environmental procedures and policies
• Fully adhere, at all times and irrespective of the work place, to Company Health, Safety,
Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) policies, procedures and requirements;
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Superior.
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
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