Offshore Marine Coordinator
Posted 1 week ago by Innova Solutions
£530 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Grimsby, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Offshore Marine Coordinator role is essential for supporting safe offshore operations and logistics within the construction of offshore wind farms (OWF). The position involves coordinating marine and helicopter operations, managing emergency responses, and ensuring compliance with maritime regulations. Candidates must have experience in marine coordination and be proficient in communication and documentation related to offshore operations. The role requires working in shifts, including weekends, and may involve additional ad-hoc shifts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Emergency response coordination and liaising with project staff and external agencies.
- Vessel and helicopter traffic control according to established protocols.
- Tracking of personnel, vessels, and communications.
- Managing access restrictions for wind turbine generators (WTG).
- Optimizing vessel allocations and managing unforeseen changes to schedules.
- Operating the offshore management system to ensure personnel certification and asset maintenance.
- Providing weather forecasting and observation data to project and vessel masters.
- Managing relationships with weather data providers and local stakeholders.
Key Skills:
- Experience in marine coordination with over 2 years in the field.
- Competence in using Supplier Database for Offshore Operations.
- Proficient in radio communications and GMDSS.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with SAP and offshore industry practices.
- Knowledge of incident control and marine traffic control.
- Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.
- Familiarity with maritime certification and emergency response protocols.
Salary (Rate): £530 daily
City: Grimsby
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
City: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, DN31 3NB
Duration: 30-Jun-2025 - 31-Mar-2026
Hours Per Day: 12.00
Hours Per Week: 84.00
Daily rate £530 Umbrella 2 week on/ 2 week off Local applicants within approx. 2 hours of Grimsby
Experienced in Marine Coordination, over 2 years.
Competent in the use of Supplier Database for Offshore Operations.
Competent with Radio Communications.
GMDSS Familiarity with Maritime Certification.
Experience Excellent communication skills Documentation Marine coordination/control experience Airspace coordination - Helicopter Operations Experience with the system SAP Previous offshore industry experience Knowledge of incident control Radio operations experience
Description: Marine & Helicopter Coordination is a key support function within the Offshore Operations & Logistics department of Construction, enabling safe operations offshore, safe transit and access to the OWF, assets within the OWF and emergency response during the construction of an OWF. The role includes day and night shift and includes weekend work. There is scope for Additional Ad-Hoc Shifts during main contract period and Ad-Hoc work prior to and following main contract period.
Key Task: Emergency response coordination; acting as the front line person responsible for coordinating the response as well as liaising with relevant parties such as project staff and/or external agencies. Vessel / helicopter traffic control as per agreed coordination protocols, procedures and processes. People, vessel and communications tracking. Manage WTG access restrictions. Ensure that all vessel allocations and unforeseen changes to the daily plan/schedule optimise the efficient use of the vessels available. Operate the offshore management system ensuring; (all offshore personnel have the correct certification & all assets are maintained to the latest status) Liaise with local stakeholders as required. Provide weather forecasting and observation system data, and interpret to provide advice and recommendations to Project and Vessel Masters. Manage relationship on a day-to-day basis with weather data and observation system providers (for example, get problems with data or sources of data resolved). Liaise with local stakeholders as required
Requirements: Competent in the use of Supplier Database for Offshore Operations. Computer literate. Familiarity with Maritime Certification. Capable of working as part of Team, proactive, working under pressure and engages well with organisation. Experienced in Emergency Response offshore. Personnel Tracking – whereabouts of people always working on asset projects offshore. Marine Traffic Control – access to the OFW according to custody, timing, work scope. Airspace coordination – safe flight operations to, on and from the OWF. Monitoring of weather & marine operations on the OWF Surveillance & vessel avoidance. Liaison & Advisory – Documentation / HSE / Marine Inspection / Helicopter Operators. Statutory Reporting – Pollution / Lighting / Drifting buoys / Vessel Infringement.