Senior Helicopter Operations Coordinator

We have a Job opening for Senior Helicopter Operations Coordinator
. This role is accountable for both the planning and coordination of all offshore personnel movements and helicopter flight scheduling under the JOC, and the coordination of marine activity under the JMPLOC.

• Position Title – Senior Helicopter Operations Coordinator
• Location:
  
  Doha Onshore
• Mobility date: ASAP
• Demob date: 31/12/2027

Doha – position based within the JOC in the company as determined by the Aviation Lead. Participation in JOC duty roster to cover out of hours and weekend duty. 4 days on for 12 hours, followed by 4 days rest – shift pattern may be day or night shift as directed by management, however will be fixed for the 4 days.

During the 4 days rest personnel are ‘on call’ where they subject to recall to work if required, however will be afforded an additional off‑day or compensation as appropriate. Annual leave and sick leave is granted at a quantity of days as per their own company entitlement. The operational elements in the position requires a 24/7 mindset.

• Plans and schedules helicopters and supply vessels in support of all offshore operations, including JV Companies, by assessing, calculating and assigning loads, capacity, operational priorities, and route economy.
• Liaises and coordinates the timely delivery of materials and cargo between users and contractors to meet ship and aircraft loading schedules thereby ensuring viability of planned movements, and involving considerable external liaison with contract suppliers, haulers, material handlers, port security and user departments.
• Schedules and prioritizes deliveries of cement, drilling chemicals, diesel fuel, water, and all other bulk required by offshore locations in order to maintain production and drilling operations.
• Resolves conflicts in passenger and cargo bookings to offshore locations using computer based logistics systems such as overbooked flights and payload issues, liaising and coordinating new departure schedules between the booking personnel of each company and the heliport that will ultimately meet the requirements of each company, and to ensure that at no single time more than one logistics activity is operating at any offshore location (e.g. cargo offloading during helicopter landing).
• Abstracts and collates information from offshore locations and ports on behalf of Qatar Armed Forces aircraft/vessels, including producing daily status reports for the military and organization of fuelling, landing, routing through rig protected zones and ports, and using that knowledge to conduct critical safety deconfliction for military assets with QP/JV’s own logistics assets, based upon an assessment of the operational information provided from the military against the scheduled movements of the day.
• Acts as ‘Super-User’ for the bespoke cloud-based logistics IT systems which are national systems critical to daily management of offshore platforms. Receives calls from users and fixes any technical issues encountered, or grants new access to the system upon confirming approval with the companies authorized signatory.

• Education – College or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in programming of supply vessels or helicopters or similar operation within the oil and gas industry.
• Fluent (level
  6) in English both verbal and written.
• Strong demonstrated understanding of safety risk associated with personnel and cargo movement.
• Team player showing individual initiative, responsibility and integrity.
• Proficient in MS Office.

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion.

In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.