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 Scientist to join our UAE team and enhance their career. To be successful, you must have a marine science related bachelor’s degree (marine biology, marine science, marine ecology, or similar) as a minimum. For the Marine Scientist role, experience of 2 years or more is required.

As a Marine Scientist, you will be responsible for studying the marine environment and your inputs will assist our teams in preparing reports detailing the outcome of our surveys.

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Bachelor's degree qualification in marine science
• Marine practical experience and comfort working in marine environment on vessels and underwater.
• Comfortable working in an offshore work environment both on and off rotation (not core job).
• Experience in report writing for baseline surveys or EIA
• Personal vehicle and UAE license required or actively being sought. 
• Commercial or recreational diving license.
• Experience in sample collection, storage and field equipment usage.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken English (additional languages, such as Arabic are preferable).
• Well-developed interpersonal skills: verbal, non-verbal, written.
• Self-motivated and results oriented with high levels of energy.
• Is able to work in a team, reporting to senior team members.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills and the ability to work independently in the completion of tasks.
• Familiarity with Arabian Gulf habitats and species

Responsibilities:

• Conducting marine surveys, acting as, or reporting to the Field Team Leader and Project Manager.
• Performing tasks in a manner which is consistent with prescribed methodology, testing, analysis, design or computation methods.
• Conducting assignment and investigative work, of specific scope and complexity in accordance with skill development, involving set elements of broader assignments.
• Assisting more senior professionals/technical officers in carrying out technical tasks.
• Survey and inspection of equipment with recommended improvements and innovations.
• Collection of samples with proper chain of custody procedures.
• In-situ testing of marine water quality.
• Marine mammal and reptile observations during routine works.
• Basic data collection, entry and reporting.
• Participate in SCUBA dive surveys.
• Flexibility to travel for work within GCC

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

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.