Surveying Manager

Duration: 1 year contract Schedule:
Location: Singapore This opportunity is suited to a senior technical leader with deep expertise in offshore survey operations across subsea, marine, construction, installation, inspection, positioning, and asset integrity projects. The role is focused on leading survey planning, execution, data quality assurance, equipment deployment, and technical governance within the offshore oil and gas sector. This position offers broad operational and strategic scope, supporting project delivery, client engagement, HSEQ performance, and continuous improvement across regional and global offshore developments.

Required Education:

• Minimum tertiary degree in Surveying, Hydrographic Surveying, Geomatics, Geodesy, Marine Science, Offshore Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Engineering, or another related discipline

Required Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of experience within the oil and gas industry
• Minimum 8 years of experience within the upstream offshore and subsea sector
• Proven experience managing offshore survey operations for offshore oil and gas projects
• Demonstrated experience supporting offshore construction, subsea installation, SURF, inspection, maintenance, repair, and integrity projects
• Previous leadership experience managing multidisciplinary survey teams and marine operations

Required Skills:

• Strong technical capability across offshore positioning, hydrographic, geophysical, metrology, construction support, and inspection survey activities
• Experience in survey planning, mobilization, execution, and demobilization for offshore survey projects
• Ability to review and approve survey execution plans, project procedures, risk assessments, and technical reports
• Strong understanding of survey methodologies, specifications, procedures, and industry best practices
• Ability to review and validate survey data, positioning accuracy, and final reporting deliverables
• Experience supporting proposal and tender stages, project execution, and close-out activities
• Capability to monitor project performance, schedules, budgets, and operational risks affecting survey activities
• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality control, regulatory requirements, and company procedures relevant to offshore survey operations
• Strong stakeholder management skills across clients, vessel operators, subcontractors, and regulatory authorities
• Ability to promote HSE compliance, support audits and inspections, and lead investigations into survey-related incidents with corrective actions
• Experience managing departmental budgets, resource allocation, project costing, commercial evaluations, equipment maintenance, calibration, and asset utilization
• Capability to introduce new technologies, digital solutions, and innovative survey techniques to improve operational performance

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.