Head of Survey Operations

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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⚙️ Operations

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Bedrock Ocean Exploration

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1 - 10 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🔐 Security

Consulting • Logistics • Security

Bedrock Ocean Exploration is a vertically-integrated geophysical surveying and seafloor data company. They design, build, and operate Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) optimized for nearshore geophysical surveys to provide high-resolution seafloor data needed for critical decision-making. The company focuses on delivering high-resolution geophysical survey data that meets stringent IHO standards using rapid, fleet-based, autonomous surveys, enhancing ocean data accessibility for industries including Offshore Wind, Cultural Resource Management, and Maritime Security.

📋 Description

• Oversee active survey jobs carried out by Bedrock-trained contractor crews across the UK • Serve as the primary escalation point during live operations, supporting go/no-go and abort/continue decisions • Troubleshoot equipment and mission issues alongside contractor crews • Directly perform equipment load-out, mission planning, deck operations, and demobilization when needed • Support delivery of contractor training and certification courses • Assess trainee readiness and reinforce course material with field experience • Support onboarding of newly certified contractor crews and verify field readiness • Assist with equipment movement, customs and carnets, vessel arrangements, spares, and logistics for UK and European jobs • Perform routine maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor fabrication or repair on survey equipment • Provide status updates on active UK jobs to the wider Operations team and clients • Maintain detailed daily activity records across crews under oversight • Feed field issues, near-misses, and lessons learned into operations and training processes • Promote continuous improvement of safety and quality management practices across UK operations • Travel within the UK and occasionally elsewhere in Europe for jobs, training, and mobilizations

🎯 Requirements

• Experience operating marine technologies directly related to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), ideally with at-sea commercial experience beyond private vessel operation • Experience leading, training, or supervising field crews or technicians in a maritime or offshore environment • Ability to teach or mentor others • Experience with hands-on survey work and remote oversight of crews • Experience working with maritime contractors or vendors, ideally within the United Kingdom and/or European market • Troubleshooting capability on marine survey equipment, including remotely guiding crews through fixes • Strong communication skills • Ability to assess crew performance and job readiness against a defined standard • Based in, or willing to relocate to, the United Kingdom • Right to work in the United Kingdom without a visa or work permit • Ability to travel regularly for survey operations, including nights away from home • Ability to build and implement processes from the ground up • Ability to make decisions in imperfect scenarios and assess time-critical tradeoffs • Ability to stand for prolonged periods on a vessel, sit at a desk, and work on a computer • Ability to work outdoors in weather conditions on a vessel • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times • Ability to obtain and maintain the medical fitness certification required for UK offshore survey work, commonly an ENG1 seafarer medical certificate or equivalent • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, with travel up to 80%

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunities employer • Reasonable accommodations during the hiring process