Field Operations Support Manager

With strong project management experience, your primary responsibility will be to manage the logistic and technical start-up of multiple acquisition projects in the field, including the mobilisation and demobilisation of the crew, liasing with the client, company and crew on a regular basis.

• You will work mainly from the UK office, and be expected to have 5-6 visits to field crews in the year, which would mean 8-14 weeks per year in the field. Field pay and field allowances apply when in the field. In addition, you will undertake site visits for prospective surveys.
• The Company is committed to providing support and mentoring where needed and you will be trained in all relevant Company technologies and work practices.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Survey Operations Manager, your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Manage, in the field, the logistics and technical start-up of acquisition projects.
• Project manage the field acquisition projects including the mobilisation, demobilisation of the crew and survey planning.
• Ensure that personnel have appropriate visa's, documentation, and insurances and are aware of all HSE requirements etc.
• Produce accurate acquisition reporting to the client, aircraft operator and company.
• Implement the company's safety management system for the field crews including on-site safety audits.
• Produce survey acquisition reports.
• Undertake site visits to scout logistics for prospective surveys.
• Develop good working relationships with third party suppliers.
• Produce for the company sales team operational considerations and survey drape surfaces for prospective surveys.
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships throughout the business, and in particular, liase with peers in similar roles to gain benefits of common practices.
• Initiate and implement risk reduction and risk management processes.
• Maintain communications with customers, vendors, and suppliers who participate and contribute to the field operations.

The opportunity is ideal for an individual with strong project management skills and who likes travelling. The role offers the opportunity to use innovative technologies, working with the world's only independent service company specializing in both Gravity Gradient Imaging and conventional gravity and magnetics. There is great scope for travel and career progression.

Preferences: The successful candidate will have:

• A degree preferred - preferably in Earth Science, Geophysics or project management related subject.
• A minimum of 3 years field survey experience essential
• Airborne gravity/magnetic, seismic or EM with field experience highly advantageous.
• Strong project management experience, managing technical and logistical aspects (e.g. forecasting, scheduling, resourcing, risk assessments ...) essential.
• Excellent co-ordination skills - with a strong understanding of all aspects of crew mobilisation and de-mobilisation essential.
• Understand and apply relative HSE requirements essential.
• Excellent problem solving abilities essential.
• Some experience of survey design or survey planning desirable.
• Good at multi tasking - can work under pressure to exacting deadlines and time scales.
• Good report writing capabilities - attention to detail essential.
• Service orientated - strive to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction essential
• Team Player - must work effectively by actively contributing to the accomplishment of goals.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Positive attitude and problem solving approach.
• Previous experience working in remote locations within various multicultural groups desirable.
• Must be able to travel.