Marine Officer (offshore)

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

With more than 10000 people around the globe, GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region, GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.

Privately owned by our people, GHD will support you to move overseas for job opportunities as well as enhance a collaborative and culturally diverse working environment. We give you the opportunity to work on interesting projects with industry leaders along with career development through the GHD Business School, flexible leave and family-friendly policies.

Our Middle East operation is currently seeking a Marine Officer (Offshore) to join our UAE team. To be successful, you must have a minimum 3 years’ marine experience in conducting routine site-specific inspections and other task specific function with a BSc related to Environmental Sciences.

The successful candidate will possess the following;

• Marine experience and comfort working in marine environment
• Comfortable working in an offshore work environment for deployments of up to one month continuously, if required.
• Experience in sample collection, storage and in-situ instrument usage
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills: verbal, non-verbal, written.
• Good report writing skills
• Self-motivated and results oriented with high levels of energy.
• Is able to work in a team and individual environment.

Responsibilities:

• Survey and inspection of sites with reporting to supervisor.
• Survey and inspection of equipment with recommend improvements and innovations.
• Collection of samples with proper chain of custody procedures.
• In-situ testing of marine water quality.
• Marine mammal and reptile observations (MMRO) during routine works.
• Basic data collection and entry.
• Participate in dive surveys where required

Preferential (non mandatory) skills:

• Skippers license and comfortable handling of vessel
• Commercial or recreational diving certificate.
• Offshore training (BOSIET, H2S etc.)

This is a great opportunity for you to develop your career while being part of a well-established and growing organization. 

A competitive salary package will be offered to the successful candidate based on qualifications, skills and experience. GHD practices family friendly policies and warmly welcomes applications from all nationalities and supports the nationalisation programs in the United Arab Emirates.

GHD warmly welcomes applications from all nationalities and support the nationalization programs in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.