USV Site Manager - Geophysical

Job Description

USV Site Manager

Are you ready to lead a team at the forefront of offshore innovation? In this exciting site-based role with travel opportunities across Europe and Africa—you’ll take the lead in delivering high-impact geophysical survey projects using cutting-edge uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology. As the on-site technical lead, you’ll guide a skilled team to ensure the performance, reliability, and success of advanced marine systems that support critical energy, infrastructure, and environmental initiatives. Reporting to the USV Technical Manager, you’ll play a key role in shaping project outcomes and driving operational excellence. This is a full-time, site-based position that involves working in a stable rotation based on project demands.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Lead the on-site team during shifts, ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality execution of geophysical survey operations using the USV and geophysical equipment.

• Maintain the operational integrity and uptime of the USV spread throughout the project lifecycle.

• Provide technical leadership and act as the primary point of contact for clients during operations, ensuring clear communication and professional representation.

• Supervise and mentor junior technicians and surveyors, delivering training and assessments to ensure all tasks are performed in line with company procedures.

• Coordinate port call activities such as berthing, refuelling, and planned maintenance to support operational readiness.

• Ensure full compliance with standard operating procedures and project-specific requirements, maintaining a high standard of safety and performance.

• Lead safety management efforts on site, including toolbox talks, risk assessments, emergency response coordination, and shift handover briefings.

What you’ll need to thrive in this role:

• Previous experience working in a senior technical management role in offshore environments, such as a Technical Coordinator, Party Chief, ROV Superintendent, or Offshore Manager within geophysical operations.

• Extensive offshore experience within geophysical survey work.

• Proficient in English, with strong communication skills for coordinating with teams and clients in international settings.

• Ability to work shift patterns up to 4 weeks in length across Europe and Africa as required to support project needs.

About Us

Who we are 
Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative, but work well within a team.

What we offer

Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our view on diversity, equity and inclusion

At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.

Benefits of joining our team

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally.

• Competitive salary

• Contributory pension scheme

• Private medical insurance

• Health cash plan

• Group life assurance

• Group income protection

• Electric car scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Discounted gym membership

• Discounts platform

• The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Long service awards

• Fugro values awards

• Employee referral bonus scheme

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated.

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Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**