Survey Data Manager

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world’s most innovative companies to create a more connected world? 

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities. 

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe – SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns. 

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you’re a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you’re new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career. 

Position Overview

Working for A-2-Sea Solutions Ltd, a SubCom LLC company, the Survey Data Manager plays a critical role in managing and delivering geophysical, hydrographic and topographic data products for large scale and smaller scale projects worldwide.

• Overall control and management of the life cycle of all survey data, from acquisition to final customer acceptance.
• Allocation of personnel to ensure processing and reporting requirements are achieved.
• Direct and manage the allocated processing team and resources to ensure all aspects of the task are covered.
• Establish and maintain effective monitoring to ensure that the allocated processing team is providing the appropriate quality of service agreed with the customer.
• Carry out regular data quality control measures to ensure data deliverables fulfil the customer’s requirements whist exceeding internal high quality standards.
• Perform training gap analysis to ensure training is provided where necessary.
• Manage data storage requirements to ensure sufficient capacity for high volumes of data. 
• Cross department collaboration to ensure the data management systems are adhered to.
• Review and sign off of data deliverables and reports for customer submission.
• Management of acquisition and processing software licences.
• Facilitate the distribution of data across internal departments.

• A higher education degree in offshore surveying (ideally IHO Cat-A accredited) or related science-based subject.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of a variety of geophysical and hydrographic survey equipment, including multibeam echosounders, positioning systems, USBL systems, side scan sonar, magnetometers and sub-bottom profilers.
• Knowledge of survey software for acquisition and processing, including QPS QINSy, Kongsberg SIS, BeamWorx AutoClean, Caris HIPS & SIPS, Chesapeake SonarWiz, Oasis Montaj and GIS packages.
• Solid understanding of geodetics.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• A proactive, flexible approach to achieving tasks.
• Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Possession of a full, valid driving license.
• Ability to lead in a cross-functional team environment.