Summary
Milaha is seeking a Survey QA/QC and Reporting Specialist in Doha, Qatar. The role reviews survey data and geophysical interpretations, checks survey findings against ROV records, and validates reports and other technical deliverables. It also manages subcontractor outputs, technical queries and non-conformances, monitors reporting quality KPIs, and supports improvements to procedures. Applicants need a diploma or higher in surveying, engineering, geomatics or a related field, at least 8 years of survey reporting or QA experience, and offshore Middle East experience.
The posting
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Internal Communication: Senior Marine Geophysicist, Senior Hydrographic Data Processor, QHSE Operations, Projects, Document Control.
Purpose: To coordinate with Survey, ROV, Diving, Projects, QHSE and Document Control teams to verify technical data, resolve reporting discrepancies, manage comments and revisions, ensure compliance with project requirements, and support timely submission of accurate survey deliverables.
External communication: Clients, Survey/Data processing subcontractors, software vendors.
Purpose: To coordinate with clients, survey subcontractors, data processing subcontractors and software vendors to clarify technical requirements, resolve reporting comments, obtain missing information, ensure deliverable compliance, and support timely submission of accurate and approved survey reports.
Accountability: Uphold Milaha Offshore & marine HSE and quality management requirements in all reporting and coordination activities.
Responsibility: Ensure documentation processes support safe operations, report hazards and contribute to HSE awareness.
Authority: Escalate non-compliance issues and invoke stop work authority when unsafe practices are evident.
Responsibilities
Operations:
Field data integrity: Verify completeness, tractability and consistency of raw survey data, processed data, logs, metadata, calibration records, navigation files, positioning records and field reports before reporting acceptance.
Geophysical interpretation QAQC: Review interpretation of SSS, MBES, SBP, magnetometer, pipeline & structure inspection and ROV-support datasets to confirm that freespans, scours, debris, crossings, exposures and anomalies are correctly classified and reported.
ROV vs survey cross-checking: Cross-check geophysical findings against ROV inspection records, video logs, stills, eventing sheets and as-built/client data to identify mismatches before final report submission.
Tender/project support: Review tender assumptions, survey methodology, reporting requirements, deliverables matrix and client specifications to ensure QAQC needs are built into the project from the start.
Reports validation:
Deliverable acceptance: Establish formal report acceptance criteria/checklists for each survey scope, including minimum content, drawings, charts, mosaics, event lists, anomaly registers and supporting appendices.
Subcontractor control: Review and monitor subcontractor survey processing/reporting outputs, including competence, software used, deliverable quality, revision control, and responsiveness to comments.
Compliance and Safety:
NCR and technical query management: Raise, track and close technical NCRs, observations, comments and client queries related to survey deliverables.
Lessons learned: Maintain a survey reporting lessons learned register and ensure recurring reporting errors are addressed through template updates, checklists or additional verification steps.
Accountable for ensuring that survey reporting and technical deliverables do not introduce operational risk through inaccurate seabed, pipeline, debris, obstruction, crossing, exposure, scour or freespan information.
Responsible for escalating survey data discrepancies that may affect diving, ROV, lifting, trenching, pipelay, vessel positioning, SIMOPS or subsea construction activities.
Optimization:
Identify key areas for improvement in procedure and processes relating to data processing, develop required procedures and oversee the implementation of the procedure and process.
KPI monitoring: Track survey/reporting quality KPIs such as report rejection rate, number of client comments, NCRs, rework hours, late deliverables and repeat findings.
Qualifications
Education & Professional Qualification: Diploma or higher in Surveying, Engineering, Geomatics or related field
Professional Experience: 8+ years survey reporting / QA.
Geographic Experience: Offshore Middle East experience.
Computer and Language Skills: MS Office, GIS, Adobe, SonarWiz, EIVA NaviEdit/NaviModel, AutoCAD/Civil 3D, GIS platforms, Qinsy/Qimera, Fledermaus
Market / Industry / Functional Knowledge: Strong understanding of hydrographic, geophysical and pipeline inspection survey workflows and document control, revision management, NCR/CAPA and quality assurance
Related Professional Training, Certification, or Membership:
Mandatory: Strong technical survey writing and QA mindset
Preferred: Experence in survey and pipeline route surveyance in site seabed deb