Vacancy at Shell Malaysia as Senior Operations Surveyor

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Shell is committed to the Asia pacific region through growing its position as a leading supplier of LNG in the region and growing the value in its existing heartlands. The Exploration & Production business began in Asia Pacific over a century ago, back in the 1890s, when the first wells were drilled by Shell in Sumatra and Borneo. Recent discoveries in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam provide an aggressive expansion to our portfolio in the region.

Shell Exploration & Production Asia Pacific operates in seven countries - Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Philippines, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.

We currently have positions available in Miri, Malaysia.

EPA (c8.gg) Senior Operations Surveyor

Requirements:
BSc or MSc degree holder in Geomatics Engineering or Hydrographic Surveying or relevant science with 8 years of relevant work experience preferably in the offshore oil and gas industry;
Candidates with less working experience may also be considered but must have following skills and personal attributes:
Good knowledge and experience with latest hydrographic survey systems, software and applications, including DGPS, acoustic positioning systems, swathe bathymetry and GIS;
Thorough understanding of hydrographic and geodetic survey principles;
Competent with latest IT/IM tools and conversant with standard office applications and survey software;
Be prepared to work for short durations on survey vessels, construction barges, drilling rigs and weekends when required by the job.
Good communicator and team player with a sense for good Health, Safety and Environmental standards;
Fluency in written and spoken English is essential for this position;
Authorisation to work in Malaysia is required for this position.


Responsibilities:
The incumbent will be a member of the survey operations team in EPA’s Geomatics department based in Miri and will be responsible for the day to day planning, coordination and quality control of following activities:

Seabed and shallow hazards and obstructions surveys for rig and platform sites in shallow and deepwater locations;
Precise acoustic survey positioning for deepwater operations;
Offshore pipeline pre-lay, post-lay, and surveillance and inspection surveys;
Offshore platform/jacket and pipe lay installation operations;
2D & 3D seismic survey positioning support;
Geotechnical, geochemical and environmental sampling operations;
Demarcation and positioning services for rigs, barges & workboats by anchor handling tugs or remote positioning;
Survey data processing and the preparation of standard and customized hydrographic maps and charts with support from the department’s GIS mapping section;
Liaising with customers (marine captains, geologists, geophysicists, environmental scientists, well, structural and pipeline engineers) and the department’s contract offshore surveying resources, which include a long-term survey vessel and call out resources for site surveys and positioning operations.


To apply, go to www.shell.com/careers --> Professionals --> My Application --> Job Search --> Asia

Application Deadline: Saturday, April 12, 2008

Number of Vacancies: 1

Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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