Senior Hydrographic Data Processor
Location - Lymington, UK
Ref - SHDP
We’ve partnered with a leading survey business, on an exclusive and retained basis, to appoint a Senior Hydrographic Data Processor. This is a permanent requirement and will require three days per week in our client’s office, in Lymington, Hampshire.
Roles & Responsibilities
➢ Conduct bathymetric processing and assist in maintaining quality and consistency of data processing, deliverable creation, and data management.
➢ Assist the Hydrographic Processing and Reporting Manager by working closely with respective project and operational managers to plan and manage processing and archiving activities.
➢ Assist with data archive and data repository management, ensuring safe storage of a large variety of data formats. ➢ Reporting & charting focal point for ensuring consistency of deliverables.
➢ Be a technical authority on hydrographic survey equipment and software
➢ Guide, manage and be a role model of junior team members, assisting in development of procedures and their training.
➢ Identification, investigation and troubleshooting inconsistencies in data, ensuring that it complies with the project scope of work.
➢ Data quality control and data assurance ensuring that it complies with the project scope of work.
➢ Assist with identifying and triaging continuous development activities, including undertaking software version control, research, and procedural development.
➢ Assist in developing the processing workflows.
➢ Liaise with software manufacturers to articulate often complex issues, identify, and implement solutions.
➢ Provide technical advice and training.
➢ Keeping current with technical developments within the industry and wider.
➢ Project manage survey projects where necessary.
➢ Liaise with clients and organisations regarding data acquisition, processing and supply.
➢ Research and development tasks.
Experience Required
➢ Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as Hydrography or other related marine or earth science.
➢ At least 3 years’ experience collecting/processing hydrographic data
➢ Understanding of Hydrographic surveying principles and experience/knowledge of Bathymetric suites, including PDS, QINSy and CARIS HIPS & SIPS.
➢ Proven analytical and problem-solving ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
➢ Experience of training and mentoring.
➢ Good written and oral communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in a training environment.
➢ High level of IT literacy and highly competent in the use of all Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel.
➢ Methodical approach to handling large numbers of data files and the ability to manipulate large bathymetric data sets.
➢ Experience with creating charts in QGIS and compiling concise and accurate survey reports.
➢ Project management of projects with intermediate complexity.
➢ Independent thinker who has the ability to recognise development opportunities and take responsibility for their implementation.
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