Principal Surveyor

Job Title: Principal Surveyor

Location: Singapore / Malaysia

Employment Type: Permanent

Role Summary:

Senior Survey professional required to lead conventional and remote offshore survey

operations within the oil & gas / offshore energy sector. The role combines technical

authority for offshore and remote survey activities with day-to-day leadership of survey

teams and Remote Operations Centre (ROC) operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and

compliant delivery of high-quality survey data.

Key Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership

• Plan, authorise, and supervise offshore and remote survey missions, including

mission planning, risk assessments, operational readiness, and go/no-go

decision making.

• Lead daily operational briefings and debriefings; manage operational deviations

through Management of Change (MoC) processes.

• Maintain full accountability for data quality across the survey lifecycle, including

planning, calibration, quality control, and final deliverables approval.

• Undertake offshore assignments as required by operational demands.

Technical Authority (Survey)

• Develop, maintain, and govern survey methods, standards, and technical

documentation.

• Review and approve technical deviations and waivers; lead FAT, SAT, patch tests,

and method statement approvals.

• Oversee integration, configuration, and validation of survey systems, including

multibeam/single beam echosounders, INS/DVL, USBL, and communication

links.

QHSE & Compliance

• Enforce best practices for survey safety, remote operations readiness, and

operational efficiency.

• Support and lead internal and external audits and inspections.

• Lead incident investigations, capture lessons learned, and drive corrective and

preventive actions.

• Maintain emergency response preparedness, including drills for critical

operational scenarios.

People & Capability Development

• Provide line leadership to multidisciplinary survey teams, including offshore

surveyors, USV pilots, and data processors.

• Develop and implement structured competence frameworks, training programs,

and assessment processes.

• Mentor and coach personnel to build technical capability and operational

excellence.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Act as technical focal point for clients and internal stakeholders.

• Support bids and tenders by presenting survey methodologies, risk

assessments, and quality assurance evidence.

• Manage technical change requests and scope growth during project execution.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong background in o9shore and remote survey operations within oil & gas or

offshore energy.

• Proven experience in leading survey teams and acting as technical authority.

• Hands-on expertise with hydrographic and positioning systems (MBES, SBES,

INS, DVL, USBL).

• Solid understanding of QHSE, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Competencies:

• Offshore & remote survey leadership

• Data quality governance

• USV / ROC operations

• QHSE & risk management

• Team development & mentoring

• Client-facing technical delivery