Marine Coordinator

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Marine Coordinator is responsible for the monitoring and coordination of all marine traffic operations on Ocean Winds Offshore Wind Farms, ensuring alignment with the sites generation license, consent conditions, policies, and procedures along with all applicable laws, regulations and industry best practices.

The Marine Coordinator will work closely with the O&M site team during the O&M phase.

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Participate in the preparation of the marine coordination procedures
• Help revise and keep these procedures up to date
• Monitor all systems for the tracking of vessels and transfer of personnel
• Co-ordinate all project-related marine traffic between ports and the offshore sites
• Communicate with marine traffic using VHF and Site Radio
• Preparation of vessel manifests
• Maintain logging, meeting, and reporting routines as stipulated in the Marine Coordination Procedures
• Obtain work schedules (DAPs) from the operations team and contractors and chair and coordinate SIMOPS meetings and distribute minutes so to avoid traffic/ work related conflicts of interest
• Ensure all ATWs are in date and accepted before permission is given to access assets
• Co-ordinate monitoring and maintenance of navigational marking of the offshore site
• Monitor and communicate weather reports and information
• Issue Notices to Mariners, and other such advisory notices such as Kingfisher Bulletins
• Act as initial point of contact and coordinator for any offshore emergency and activation of site ERP
• Support Search and Rescue operations
• Responsible for the recording and reporting of defects, and under performance
• Preparation of daily reports
• Produce daily, weekly & monthly operational reports
• Work with Asset/Site Managers to ensure safe daily wind farm operations
• Ensure alignment with Moray East and Moray West through regular cross project liaison
• Check Offshore personnel certification is correct and valid, issue crew change certification updates on a daily basis

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MCA Master 200grt or higher
• Evidence of transferrable Control room experience from either Oil and Gas or any other relevant occupation
• All current offshore certifications (preferrable).
• HNC in Marine/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent (NVQ L4 and Above) is desirable

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience in Marine Coordination within the Offshore Wind or Oil and Gas industry.
• Proficient in VHF communications.
• Experience of incident control / crisis management/ Emergency Response

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Good knowledge of Marine legislation and best industry practice G+ Guidelines
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
• Knowledge of WTG Safety Rules and Marine Coordination software would be an advantage
• Knowledge of PTW systems

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to analyse safety risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Organized and methodical approach to overcoming challenges.
• Flexible attitude to be willing to adapt to change
• Flexible attitude for providing cover if needed
• Flexible attitude to attend Training and Courses during Off shifts
• Attention to detail to produce consistently high-quality marine logs

LANGUAGES:

• Fluent English both verbal and written

LOCATION/ MOBILITY:

• The role will be based at Moray East Offshore Wind Farms Operations & Maintenance Centre located in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
• The role may require travel to the marine facilities for vessel audits and inspections.
• Requirement to travel for limited durations of time with short notice to other locations such as Edinburgh
• The role will be based on 14 days on, 14 days off rota.

ED&I STATEMENT

At Ocean Winds, we celebrate all the differences that make individuals unique. We are building a diverse energy workforce, where differences in every form (culture, background, ability, or lived experience) are valued by all, bringing greater perspectives, ideas, and knowledge.

You might not meet every single requirement listed. But, If this role speaks to you, we encourage you to apply. Potential and passion can be just as important as past titles.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive team where everyone is welcome, and we’re committed to making our hiring process as open and supportive as possible. If you need any adjustments or accommodations during the process, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’ll do everything to help. Please reach out by contacting the ‘Job Poster’ in case you will require any such adjustments.

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