CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN OFFSHORE SURVEY

Ian Douglas

Head, Offshore Surveys,

Shell Projects & Technology Europe

ENTERING THE INDUSTRY

OffshoreSurveying

Survey

GIS

Geodesy

Commercial

Geography

Robotics

Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Geology

IT

Geophysics

2

Graduate Entry:

ENTERING THE INDUSTRY

OffshoreSurveying

Land Survey

GIS

Marine

Dimensional Control

Engineering

Armed Forces

CAD & Cartography

3

Mature Entry:• via related discipline

CAREERS IN OFFSHORE SURVEY

CAREER OPTIONS

5

An indicative career path

Trainee / Graduate

……………..

Senior ………

Party Chief(in charge of

work)

Project Manager

Senior Management

Business Development

HSSE

R & D

CommercialCompany Site Representative

Consultancy

Operator Staff

Technical Support

NOT JUST OIL AND GAS

� Civil Engineering & Construction� Dredging & reclamation� Marine Aggregates� Deep Sea Mining� Ports & harbours� Search & Rescue� Communications� Marine Salvage� Environmental� Renewables� Seismic

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, ACCREDITATION & COMPETENCE SCHEMES

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology

(IMarEST)

• Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES),

• Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)

• The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)

• Féderation Internationale de Geomètres (FIG)

• International Hydrographic Office (IHO)

� Tropical, mid latitude and arctic conditions� Water depth 0 m to 3000 metres and increasing� Government and Regulatory authorities, complex

& variable� Little standardisation Clients always want

something slightly different, improving� Dynamic industry, project timing constantly

changing

THE GLOBAL NATURE OF THE BUSINESS

CONCLUSIONS

� Offshore Survey is a global and dynamic industry driven by technological innovation

� Offshore Survey plays a critical role in all stages of oil and gas life cycle

� There are significant sub-discipline skills within the sector –geodesy, seismic navigation, site survey, construction, remote sensing, GIS, data management, AUV, acoustics, operations & project management.

� Offshore Survey / Geomatics skills are scarce and not always well understood by non-survey colleagues or management.

� There are highly interesting, rewarding, and varied career opportunities with excellent job prospects.