Job Description

Looking to level up? To take the step from being a seasoned Senior Surveyor or Project Surveyor to a Party Chief - or you're already a Party Chief and would like to join the leading Geo-Data service provider to enhance your capabilities and develop your career?

Fugro are looking for a Party Chief to manage and supervise multi-disciplined staff and systems to ensure compliance with contractual requirements. 

Acting as the focal point and liaison between Client Representatives, Project Managers and offshore teams, you'll have the opportunity to work within a dynamic role where there is a requirement to be proactive, driven and motivated and most importantly have the ability to manage and prioritise a busy but varied workload.

Your role and responsibilities:

Plan and supervise survey activities and prepare daily survey reports ensuring that project deliverables issued from the worksite are quality controlled and in accordance with contracts, ensuring operations are conducted in an efficient manner

Maintain effective communication with Client Representatives, Project Manager and other onshore and offshore departments

Develop and maintain documented operational procedures and work instructions and prepare comprehensive handover notes and project debrief reports

Co-ordinate and manage project briefings, daily meetings and safety meetings as appropriate

Ensure integrity and functionality of survey spread and suitability of allocated resources, reporting any deficiency through appropriate channels

Manage the roll out and implementation of initiatives and campaigns instigated at the worksite or within the organisation and ensure proactive engagement from all personnel  

Manage and supervise staff offshore

What you’ll need to thrive in this role:

Degree / HND or equivalent in a relevant survey, engineering, geoscience related discipline OR equivalent vocational qualifications and experience.

You have previous offshore experience on a variety of survey projects and willing to work offshore for approximately 180 days per year

Minimum of 800 operational days offshore construction survey experience

Knowledge of client deliverables and how these are achieved

Previous experience in a supervisory or senior position

Computer literate with report writing ability

Ability to plan and supervise survey operations, manage personnel and communicate effectively with offshore, onshore and Client personnel

Capable of generating a safe and quality-based culture within the offshore team

An excellent communicator (verbally and written) and able to form good working relationships with clients and colleagues at all levels

Disciplined, self-motivated and flexible team player

Able to work flexible hours, travel when required and work offshore for periods of up to 4 weeks

Must live within a reasonable distance of a major UK airport

About Us

Who we are 

Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative, but work well within a team.

What we offer

Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our view on diversity, equity and inclusion

At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.

Benefits of joining our team

Extensive career & training opportunities both onshore and offshore

Working with a strong team environment

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Electric car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted gym membership

Discounts platform

The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)

Employee referral bonus scheme

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated

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Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.