Description
A Offshore Wind Energy Operator is looking for 2 Marine Co-ordinators to complete a 12 months contract in the East Sussex Marine Office focussing on the Marine activities around an offshore windfarm. One of the roles is to start as soon a possible, and the other is to start in December 2015.The Marine Co-ordinator will work as part of a small site based team under the instruction of the Lead Marine Co-ordinator. The construction activity will continue 24/7; however the marine co-ordination facility will work only a day shift , including early and late shifts. Site operations will continue from approximately November 2015 until early 2018.
Work role
The core of the Marine Co-ordinator role is to coordinate the movements of vessels and personnel within the offshore construction site including;
- Ensure safety of personnel during operations and preparation for operations
- Ensure application and compliance to best marine/offshore safety & operational practices in respect of CTV operations and site management
- Ensure CTV passage and logistics plan are in accordance to project requirements
- Optimise CTV use for efficient transfer of personnel and equipment
- Watch keeping and communication for live operations of persons and all site vessels via (VHF/UHF/AIS/E-MAIL/Telephone, etc.
- Coordinating the position of vessels and other relevant equipment within Construction Site (offshore) and berthing sites, minimize down time, avoid conflict of interest and maximize safety
- Organise persons and equipment to be ready for transfer by CTV in a timely manner
- Monitor and record all project vessel movements by means of an AIS based tracking system.
- Monitoring Real Time weather information and advise CTV skippers of changes that may alter plans
- Undertake general duties to support the smooth running of the marine coordination facility as required by the Lead Marine Coordinator
- Manage vessel fuelling and Maintain a record of same
- Manage site inductions and issue access cards for all personnel onshore and offshore.
- Identifying and Reporting logistics related conflicts.
- Manage the maintenance and issue of high value PPE to personnel
- Manage emergency situations in the unlikely event they occur
- Administration to a very high and consistent standard;
- ALL NOK details for personnel offshore are available and in date
- Maintain records of CTV activities including downtime, maintenance and utilisation
- POBs and crew certificates for the CTV's are in date and adequate
- Produce and distribute a Marine Coordinators Daily & 5-Day Overall Planned Vessel Movements and weather look-ahead. Review same and identify any potential conflicts
- Project Transfer documents and weather forecasts to CTV's prior to sailing.
- Organizing and maintain a weather log.
- Manage and Maintain a record of vessel fuelling
The Marine Co-ordinator may have short periods on vessels but the greater majority of his time will be onshore.
Working time
The roles will be filled over the next 6-months as the site builds up to maximum effort two coordinators will be taken on soon, two later.
The role requires weekend working - Initially the role requires flexible working to suit site needs.
When the Offshore Construction Site is established the role requires continuous 14 days working 12-hour shifts followed by 14-days rest period.
The marine co-ordinators will works late and early shifts with some flexibility expected in the start and finish times commensurate with reasonable shift lengths.
Candidate skills & experience
- Being a marine coordinator on an offshore wind farm
- Logistics management experience in a safety critical environment preferably marine, renewable energy or offshore
- Marine background involving management of live operations preferably smaller vessels
- Good understanding of best practice marine safety
- Use of VHF equipment
- AIS vessel and people tracking software
- Marine coordination procedures.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Microsoft Excel and Word experience
The ideal candidate will have some formal qualifications that are marine biased.
Certification required includes:
- PST or BOSIET
- Offshore Medical
- Working at Heights
- VHF radio operators training
- First aid