Vacancy

Lead Surveyor

Heading Moçambique

Heading is recruiting a Lead Surveyor, to be based in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Duties
  • Liaise with Project teams to identify all onshore and offshore positioning/survey activities and operations conducted by Project that require positioning techniques
  • Technically manage bid evaluations, award recommendations and contract document preparation Issue survey elements for SimOps dossier or any other request from stakeholders
  • Support positioning activities relative to these operations on behalf of Company (site surveys, rig moves, pipeline inspection, pre-lay, as-laid, as-built surveys, metrologies for both offshore and onshore)
  • Review Contractors specifications, procedures and method statements relative to positioning or survey activities and ensure their effective implementation
  • Perform QA/QC of survey results and liaise with Geomatics Team for implementation in GIS system
  • Support survey-grade drone operations at site by providing supervision and expertise in ground control, trajectory computation, bundle block adjustment and validating final products accuracy (3D model, orthophoto, DTM/DSM)
  • Perform geodetic, topographic, GNSS calculations by use of appropriate survey software
  • Support Project teams on ad-hoc requests by providing insights in topography, positioning and geodesy and any other geomatics related field and issue reports/memos documenting critical findings
  • Define and implement a positioning data management policy based on Company standards to guarantee reliability and sustainability of the data
  • Manage company-owned survey equipment including metrology interfaces and make recommendations for technological implementation in improving positioning accuracy at site
  • Manage service company spending and ensure cost forecast are in accordance with budget
  • Ensure compliance with safety and environmental rules during work and travel
Requisites
  • Bachelor of Science required (Master of Science preferred) in Hydrography, Geodesy or Land Survey
  • Required qualifications include:
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the technical domain (Land Survey, offshore survey including LBL, Sparse LBL, USBL, INS processing)
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience acting as Company Representative for positioning & survey activities (Rig Moves, Survey, Installation, Inspection, Metrologies)
  • Experience in manipulating commonly used CAD & positioning processing softwares (AutoCAD/Microstation/CIVIL3D, Novatel, Leica, RTKLib, Sonardyne Fusion, Kongsberg APOS, EIVA, SALSA, DelphINS)
  • Experience in aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR survey and processing.
  • Experience in GIS and remote sensing would be a plus (QGIS, ESRI suite, Global Mapper)
  • Good knowledge of Field Development Projects in Oil&Gas industry both Offshore and Onshore
  • Fluent oral and written knowledge of English is required
  • Soft skills: Rigorous, Conscientious, Observant, Pro-active, Autonomous, Adaptive, Team player
Notes
  • Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

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  • Published 16.04.2026
  • Expires 30.04.2026
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