Job Description
Step into a role that places you at the heart of metocean operations and offshore survey work. As a Graduate Survey Engineer based in Portchester, Hampshire you will contribute to the successful delivery of complex marine projects while developing your technical capability and professional confidence. This position offers the chance to work with advanced metocean equipment, support offshore campaigns and play an active part in project planning and execution.
You will join a team that works closely with operations and project management to deliver high quality data and reliable offshore services for clients. The role combines hands on fieldwork with meaningful responsibility in the office, giving you the opportunity to grow your skills across equipment management, survey support, reporting and client interaction. If you are ready for a career that blends technical challenge with offshore adventure, this position offers a rewarding path forward.
Your role and responsibilities:
1. Use, maintain and troubleshoot metocean equipment including wave buoys, tide gauges and meteorological stations
2. Keep accurate equipment records and ensure all assets are handled with care
3. Support and eventually supervise survey work, including mobilisation and demobilisation
4. Mentor newer team members in survey tasks and safe working practices
5. Identify safe working methods and carry out dynamic risk assessments
6. Help improve survey practices and report safety observations
7. Assist project managers with planning survey operations and liaising with vessel crews
8. Support decisions on equipment and mooring purchases
9. Complete required health, safety, quality and environmental documentation
10. Take responsibility for small projects or act as a deputy on larger ones
11. Maintain routine client communication
12. Provide technical and operational input for tendering
13. Carry out office RCMP duty, including out of hours
14. Troubleshoot operational issues and look for ways to improve safety and efficiency
15. Write and review operational, technical and data analysis reports
16. Peer review survey documentation and log sheets
17. Process datasets, create clear data displays and compare results with other sources
18. Follow company health, safety and quality systems and minimise environmental impact
19. Maintain a positive and professional approach to work and support colleagues
What you’ll need to thrive in this role:
20. A bachelor’s degree in oceanography, science, instrumentation, engineering, electrical or mechanical disciplines or an equivalent vocational qualification
21. Intermediate knowledge of oceanographic and metocean principles
22. Proficient communication skills
23. Valid Global Wind Organisation or Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training certification an advantage
24. Valid first aid certification
25. Valid offshore medical certification such as OGUK or ENG1 an advantage
26. Working at height certification an advantage an advantage
27. Slinger and signaller certification an advantage
28. A full driving licence is essential
29. Proficiency in English
30. Ability to travel offshore for approximately seventy to one hundred days per year, including time away during weekdays and weekends
31. Ability to provide out of hours support when required
32. Physical and medical fitness suitable for offshore work
33. A positive and professional attitude toward colleagues, clients and work tasks
34. Willingness to support teamwork and take on additional duties when needed
35. Commitment to high standards of health, safety and environmental performance
36. Ability to use company reporting platforms for safety observations and incident reporting
At this time, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be fully authorised to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship, either now or in the future
About Us
Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative but work well within a team.
Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.
At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.
Benefits of joining our team
37. Extensive career & training opportunities
38. Competitive salary
39. Contributory pension scheme
40. Private medical insurance
41. Health cash plan
42. Group life assurance
43. Group income protection
44. Electric car scheme
45. Cycle to work scheme
46. Discounted gym membership
47. Discounts platform
48. The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)
49. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
50. Long service awards
51. Fugro values awards
52. Employee referral bonus scheme
Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:
Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.