Marine Geophysical Specialist
Woolpert · Anchorage, AK · $75.4k–$94.3k
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Mid level · asks for 3+ years
Open 69 days
Visa sponsorship: Says no sponsorship · This posting says it won't sponsor
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The posting, as Woolpert wrote it
At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.
As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.
Position Overview
Woolpert is hiring a Marine Geophysical Specialist to join our dynamic Maritime Team. This position is responsible for marine geophysical surveys using a variety of industry-standard software and sensors. This position is eligible for remote work and extensive travel is required to support projects in Alaska, Hawaii, and contiguous USA.
*Must be willing to travel up to 50% for project related purposes*
We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country the job is located.
What You Will Do
- Perform geophysical surveys support of government and private sector clients in energy, telecommunications, environmental remediation, transportation, and utilities.
- Travel extensively up for periods of up to four weeks at a time and typically not more than six months per year.
- Utilize geophysical survey systems such as multibeam sonar, side scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, magnetometers and gradiometers, ultra-high resolution seismic sources, and GNSS positioning systems.
- Marine geophysical and hydrographic survey: Fieldwork may range from daytime operations on small inflatables boats to 24-hour operations on offshore ships.
- Candidates may be required to transport and operate company owned vessels up to 30 feet in length. However, a captain’s license is not required.
- When not in the field, the candidate will support marine geophysical data processing and analysis, reporting, field planning, logistics, proposal writing, and estimating.
- Occasionally candidates will be required to acquire or process using atypical tools. This may include GNSS topographic survey, vessel-based LiDAR, ROV operations, drone operations, Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers, bottom sampling using grab samples or piston cores, Cone Pentrometers Testing, etc.
- Survey system integration, data quality control, and troubleshooting.
- Support the entire geophysical project life cycle, including proposal development, survey design, mobilization, survey acquisition, QA-QC, data processing, data interpretation, and reporting.
What You Will Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in surveying, geomatics, environmental science, ocean engineering, coastal and ocean policy, geology, geography, geophysics, oceanography, spatial science, marine science, physics, mathematics or comparable field plus a minimum of 5 years of job-related experience, or a master’s degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
- Ability to work in a team environment, self-manage, and manage others.
- Experience
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ique benefits, including:
- Freedom to Work program: Set your own schedule and location (as appropriate).
- Principal program: Earn the opportunity to become an owner of the firm.
- Flexible paid time off/vacation: Take time off when it makes sense for you and your team.
- Career development: Explore a wide range of learning and growth opportunities within and across industries.
- Health, life, vision, and dental insurance: Cover all your medical bases.
- Paid sick time, retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, pet insurance, identity protection, technology stipend, employee assistance program, and more!
Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Pay Range
$75,400 — $94,300 USD
Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/
Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement .
Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.