Hydrographic Surveyor

About the Trust
We're one of the UK’s biggest charities and we care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers, docks and reservoirs because we believe life is better by water. We're looking for people who support our cause and want to make a difference for future generations. Could this be you?
Along with our waterways we also manage museums, archives and the country's third largest collection of historic buildings, as well as the nature and wildlife that calls our canals home. All of this enables us to provide wellbeing opportunities for millions of people each year.
We currently have an opportunity for a Hydrographic Surveyor to join our fantastic Asset Improvement team. This individual will play a key role covering all of England and Wales.
This Hydrographic Surveyor will be part of a small team responsible for collecting, processing, analysing, interpreting, and presenting spatial information on the waterway environment.
Location & coverage
Administratively based from our Leeds or Newark hubs, this vacancy will be offered on a hybrid basis, with a requirement to attend our hub spaces as and when required for team working.
This role will require regular travel across the Trust’s national network of reservoirs, canals and river navigations to carry out site surveys. Site work is usually carried out Tuesday-Thursday. All site visits start Tinsley Marina, Sheffield - where the team’s equipment, van and boats are stored.
The regularity and distribution of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.
**Travel**: This role will require regular travel (2 - 3 days a week) across the Trust’s national network of reservoirs, canals and river navigations. Around 30 - 35 overnights away from home per year may be required.
About the role
The Hydrographic Surveyor will assist the Senior Hydrographic Surveyor in planning and carrying out multibeam and single beam echosounder surveys of canals, rivers, reservoirs, and docks. They will be responsible for post-processing the acquired data to generate outputs for use in the wider organisation including dredging, reservoir safety and engineering.
The role holder will work cross functionally with others, contributing to the development and implementation of waterway asset management strategies and plans, and providing technical advice to support the Trust’s operation, maintenance, repair, and renewal of waterway assets.
**Your key accountabilities will include**:

- Mobilisation and calibration of survey equipment.
- Responsibility for undertaking hydrographic surveys, ensuring that they are completed to plan, data is reviewed, approved and recorded in the prescribed format, to the prescribed quality.
- Supporting others to assess the outputs from hydrographic surveys, making informed recommendations and proposals on the prioritisation of required work.
- Ensuring that the team’s survey equipment and boats are maintained and serviced.
- Engaging with the Trust‘s customers whilst surveying on the network and promote a positive image of the Trust and the work it does. Feedback comments and complaints to the relevant internal teams.
- Supporting internal and external enquiries associated with waterway assets. Responding as appropriate by reference to relevant information sources.
- Displaying the Trust values and behaviours relating to diversity, inclusion and safeguarding at all times.

About you
Whether you're building on a few years of industry experience or a more experienced professional looking for a new challenge with greater flexibility, we’re seeking a capable and motivated team player with a passion for working outdoors and travelling.
You will be required to drive the team’s 4x4 vehicle as well as towing boat trailers to site. During surveys there will be an expectation to operate the team’s echosounder and other survey equipment, as well as handling our fleet of small survey vessels. Full training will be provided.
**Technical**:

- Degree or equivalent, in relevant discipline.
- Proven experience in hydrographic surveying.
- Proven experience of boat handling.
- Proven experience of using HYPACK software or equivalent.
- Knowledge and practical understanding of surveying technologies, e.g., GNSS, multibeam echosounders, sound velocity probes.
- Knowledge and practical understanding of GIS and other spatial information technologies.
- Working towards membership of relevant professional body at an appropriate level e.g., AssocRICS, TCInstCES.

**General**:

- Willing to work away from home for periods of 2-3 days.
- Demonstrable experience in cross-functional working, delivering performance.
- Experience in the delivery of excellent customer service standards.
- Able to communicate with technical staff and external contacts.
- Able to support other areas of the business in an appropriate manner, taking account of overall business priorities.
- Able to provide a good standard of written communication and proven ability to present technical data to non-technical audienc