Geophysical Operations Manager

Nomad Atomics is on a mission to make the broad uptake of quantum sensing a reality and simultaneously push the limits of our field beyond what we think is possible. We are building the world’s most advanced fit-for-purpose quantum sensors to allow us to see the world like never before.

Our team is made up of leaders in the quantum sensing field. We believe the time for commercial quantum sensing has come, and we are determined with making it happen.

We are growing here at Nomad Atomics - FAST. We are searching for people who want to finally take the commercial sensing game into the modern era of technology.

**Who you are**

You are a voracious learner, a problem solver, and a doer. You are fascinated by emerging technologies and excited help build a company with ground-breaking ideas.

You are excited to operate at the forefront of technology development and be the first in the world to deploy these quantum sensors. You are a people person, able to build relationship with all walks of life to create an environment for success.

You take pride in your work, your teams, and the processes and systems you build.

**Your role**

Working hand in hand with the co-founders, you’ll be responsible for geophysical operations at Nomad Atomics. This is an exceptionally hands-on role requiring a broad skill set, including organisation and deployment of field crews. You will help build processes, policies and systems to drive efficiency and safety. We operate in extreme conditions where crew safety is of the utmost importance.

The role requires an action orientated, organised and task driven individual to ensure that gravity acquisition programs are acquired on schedule, within budget and to the highest HSEC&Q standards practicable.

You will be engaged daily in tasks like:

- Coordinate with Business Development team to build customer relationships,
- Lead survey planning and budgeting
- Prepare, update, and implement HSEC&Q at Nomad Atomics
- Assist with ISO certification
- Maintain awareness of HSE legislation and changes, and advise executive of any changes that may have an impact on the Company’s operations
- Coordinate mobilisation and demobilisation to and from site, including import and export of equipment, onboarding of personnel, etc
- Recruit and manage field crew
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for gravity acquisition field work
- Organise crew onboarding, medicals, inductions, etc
- Liaise with clients to ensure optimal outcomes
- Work with hardware development teams to develop and maintain testing procedures for gravity equipment
- Maintain and develop maintenance procedures for field equipment
- Work with hardware development teams to transfer field knowledge of equipment use to drive innovation and improvements
- Organise project meetings
- Prepare summary reports on field operations
- Semi-regular interstate and international travel may be required to support field teams and build customer relationship

**Requirements**:

- Undergraduate or graduate degree in geophysics or related field
- Ideally 5-10 years’ experience managing people and teams
- Geophysical project operations experience, in particular gravity acquisition, is desirable
- The ability to promptly solve tough problems, to handle pressure, and meet deadlines
- Experience working in the resources industry, including in-depth knowledge of the resource and resource exploration industry
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and IT fluency
- Comfortable with managing large teams of people
- Comfortable with talking to all levels within an organisation; from field personnel through to managers and directors

If you think you’re right for the role, but don’t have some of these skills, reach out - we’d love to talk anyway.

**Benefits**

The role is **full-time** and based in **Melbourne, Australia**.

We have the flexibility to work from home from time to time, but mostly it’s getting your hands dirty with our new equipment.

We offer a competitive salary, employee share option package and opportunities for professional growth and advancement.