Vacant Job For Surveyor In a Major Oil and Gas Company

Adexen Recruitment Agency - Our client, a major player in the Oil and Gas Industry with specialization in Environmental Remediation and Marine Technology, is recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Surveyor Job Reference: 1480 Location: Port-Harcourt, Rivers Function: Engineering Industry: Energy / Oil & Gas Job Description

• Ensure appropriate survey is carried out to specifications on land and roads with appropriate designs supervising the preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps, records, and documents related to surveys.

• Coordinate findings with the work of engineering and architectural personnel, clients, and others concerned with projects.
• Adjust surveying instruments in order to maintain their accuracy.
• Establish fixed points for use in making maps, using geodetic and engineering instruments.
• Determine longitudes and latitudes of important features and boundaries in survey areas, using theodolites, transits, levels, and satellite-based global positioning systems (GPS).
• Analyze survey objectives and specifications in order to prepare survey proposals or to direct others in survey proposal preparation.
• Compute geodetic measurements and interpret survey data in order to determine positions, shapes, and elevations of geomorphic and topographic features.
• Develop criteria for survey methods and procedures.
• Develop criteria for the design and modification of survey instruments.
• Survey bodies of water in order to determine navigable channels and to secure data for construction of breakwaters, piers, and other marine structures.
• Determine specifications for photographic equipment to be used for aerial photography, as well as altitudes from which to photograph terrain.
• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal descriptions of surveys in order to describe, certify, and assume liability for work performed.
• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements and calculations conducted at survey sites.
• Record the results of surveys, including the shape, contour, location, elevation, and dimensions of land or water features.
• Calculate heights, depths, relative positions, property lines, and other characteristics of terrain.
• Plan and conduct ground surveys designed to establish baselines, elevations, and other geodetic measurements.
• Search legal records, survey records, and land titles in order to obtain information about property boundaries in areas to be surveyed.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Surveying or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in field operations.
• Understanding of data collection software.
• Understanding of quality control in surveying.
• Understanding of Hydrographic and land survey equipment (Single/Multi Beam).
• Excellent science, maths and engineering skills.
• Strong communications skills.
• Proven ability to analyse and interpret graphical data.