Duty Marine Coordinator required for a major Offshore Wind Farm Developer based in Scotland.

Responsibilities

Participate in the preparation of the marine coordination procedures.
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 Radio.
Preparation of vessel manifests.
Maintain logging, meeting, and reporting routines as stipulated in the Marine Coordination Procedures.
Obtain work schedules from the operations team and contractors and coordinate SIMOPS meetings and distribute minutes so to avoid traffic/ work related conflicts of interest.
Co-ordinate monitoring and maintenance of navigational marking of the offshore site.
Monitor and communicate weather reports.
Prepare and issue Notices to Mariners, and other such advisory notices.
Act as initial point of contact and coordinator for offshore emergency response plans.
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.
Support a team of four duty marine coordinators deliver marine coordination services 24/7, 365.Requirements

MCA Master 200 or higher.
Evidence of transferable control room experience from either Oil and Gas or any other relevant occupation.
All current offshore certifications (preferable).
HNC in Marine/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent (NVQ L4 and Above) is desirable.
Experience in marine coordination within the offshore wind or Oil and Gas industry.
Proficient in VHF communications.
Experience of incident control / crisis management.
Experience dealing with fishermen and other stakeholders present in the marine environment.
Extensive experience in Vissim Marine Coordination and preferably PTW additionally.
Good knowledge of marine legislation and best industry practice.
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.
Knowledge of WTG Safety Rules and Marine Coordination software is essential.
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.
Attention to detail to produce consistently high quality marine logs.
Fluent English both verbal and written