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.