Senior Geophysicist - Remote Operations Centre

About the role

Fugro Malaysia Marine is seeking an experienced Senior Geophysicist to join its Remote Operations Centre (ROC) team. The role covers quality control during geophysical data acquisition and the interpretation of geophysical survey data, following documented procedures and work instructions. It involves active communication with offshore survey teams, including Party Chiefs, client representatives and technical leads.

Work is done on a rotational basis (for example three weeks on, three weeks off) for 12 hours per day, following the existing operations time patterns at the ROC.

Key responsibilities

• Perform complex geophysical work covering acquisition, collation, processing, interpretation and reporting of high-quality data, and give advice across several technical disciplines
• Put acquired data into context for clients, propose improvements to research methods and quality systems, and give technical input for tenders
• Help establish project procedures, make recommendations including supplementary investigations, and contribute to acquisition and data interpretation
• Monitor data quality from survey vessels, liaise with the Party Chief and other survey staff, and maintain survey logs
• Interpret and integrate data, prepare reports to contractual specifications and Fugro standards, and present to clients
• Lead and assist in training, mentoring and coaching junior geophysicists, and supervise staff in the ROC during data acquisition and field reporting
• Keep data secure and the workplace clean and safe, and stay up to date with emerging technologies and interpretation methods

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher professional/academic education, preferably in Geoscience (Geology or Geophysics)
• Experience in offshore survey and expert-level knowledge of geophysical field operations, data acquisition and interpretation, with strong understanding of Geotechnics, GIS and Geology
• Ability to train and mentor junior geophysicists, and to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to support and review offshore reporting and deliverables to a high professional standard
• Highly proficient English, written and spoken
• Right to live and work in Malaysia; preferably a member of the Professional Geologist register of the Board of Geologists Malaysia

Required skills

• Common interpretation and data processing software such as Moga SeaView, Uniseis (or equivalent), Oasis Montaj, ArcGIS Pro, IHS Kingdom, GIS
• Programming (e.g. Python) is an advantage

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Medical and dental coverage
• Career development and progression
• Annual leave and public holidays
• Learning and development programs and team-building events