Technical Supervisor - Acquisition Systems

The Technical Supervisor – Acquisition Systems is responsible for supporting the node handling vessel ocean bottom node related activities of PXGEO to deliver of best-in-class crew and fleet performance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support related to ocean bottom nodes to all stakeholders.
• Arranging equipment upgrades and spares levels to keep operations up and running according to contractual requirements.
• Coordinates field support engineers’ interventions when involved in rigging, technical stops, upgrades, and onsite visits.
• Travel to supplier/client/PXGEO offices for meetings, and offshore technical audits or shipyards during rigging phases.
• Monitor ocean bottom node related downtime across the fleet and implement programs to reduce this as far as practical.
• Monitor and stay abreast of any emerging technologies to improve technical packages that are provided.
• Works closely with the PXGEO’s R&D and engineering teams on developing innovative products and services for both the near and long term, at times as a project owner, stakeholder, and contributor.
• Manage key suppliers of instrumentation services.
• EHSQ:
• Is responsible for delivering a Quality service to all internal and external customers.
• Ensures compliance of the PXGEO Management System within their own team
• Monitors technical and operational field performance relevant to the department and provides remedial action to minimize or eliminate technical downtime, by providing technical support/solutions to operations under own team’s support.
• Prepares input to technical CAPEX and OPEX budgets inside the department’s responsibility area to optimize return on capital investments and optimized use of consumables for supported operations.

Supervision of Personnel: Supervise field-based engineers when required and provide coaching and mentoring to field-based ocean bottom node related staff.

Internal Relations:Frequent and close coordination with all onshore support departments.

External Relations:Communicate with clients on instrumentation issues in support of sales and operations. Liaison with vendors and third-party service providers.

Represent the PXGEO’s current and future products in the wider geophysical and hydrographic community.

Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of, and extensive experience with, marine seismic survey methods and technologies relating to ocean bottom nodes.
• At least degree level in a suitable electrical/electronic engineering, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Good working knowledge of Node handling systems, ocean bottom nodes.
• Knowledge of related towed streamer equipment and recording systems advantageous.
• Good knowledge of LINUX environment, networking, and IT.
• Certification to travel offshore if/as required.