Hydrocarbon Dispatcher
TR/078094
Posted: 20/06/2025
- Negotiable - note this is a shift role involving night and day shifts and can be only be undertaken by candidates living in Aberdeen.
- Scotland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeen
- Contract
We are seeking a ProductionScheduler/Allocations Coordinator for an ongoing contract based in Aberdeen.
This is a Control Room based role working 12 hour shifts 7 x Night Shift - Day Off - 7 Day Shifts = 20 days off.
Candidates will have a background in Hydrocarbon Allocations and a knowledge of the Sub Terminal Allocation, Commingling and Attribution agreement (STACA).
Based within the continuously manned United Kingdom Dispatching and Coordination Centre (UKDCC) Aberdeen
MAIN DUTIES
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
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.
This is a Control Room based role working 12 hour shifts 7 x Night Shift - Day Off - 7 Day Shifts = 20 days off.
Candidates will have a background in Hydrocarbon Allocations and a knowledge of the Sub Terminal Allocation, Commingling and Attribution agreement (STACA).
Based within the continuously manned United Kingdom Dispatching and Coordination Centre (UKDCC) Aberdeen
- Monitoring the integrity and safety of all inter-field and some intra-field pipelines.
- Optimising throughput to maximise company efficiency.
- Daily dispatching of nominated sales gas to shippers.
- Monitoring gas sales quality to National Grid gas infrastructure.
- Co-ordination of shutdown and maintenance activities.
- Initial contact for pipeline / medical emergencies
- Co-ordination of Integrated Production, Transportation and Delivery infrastructures.
- 4 Trunk line systems totalling 1600 km, linking 28 offshore and 8 onshore locations. UKDCC activities encompass some 150 gas / NGL sales / purchase / transportation / processing / disposal agreements.
MAIN DUTIES
- Generate and issue Long Term and weekly forecasting for the STACA system. Preparation and issuing of daily dispatching reports, day ahead forecast for the SNS. Operating the STACA dispatching system including Energy Components and backup sheets. Delivery of the Solepit nominations through managing of the Direct Marketing (DM) process.
- Execution of daily and monthly hydrocarbon allocation activities.
- Prompt decisions and timely actions are essential to ensure financial penalties are not incurred.
- Ensure that voice and data communications are maintained with installations. Where necessary initiate loss of communications procedures.
- Communicate directly with partner assets and the third party operators.
- Provide company marketing organisations with before the day and within the day gas availability.
- Participate in Emergency Response exercises adhering to company procedures and Health and Safety Executive requirements.
- Adhere to contractual time limitations and accuracy of information.
- Ensure that any suspect pipeline conditions are investigated quickly and actioned as per emergency procedures.
- Ensure compliance to relevant corporate manuals. Provide out of hours and occasional dayshift support to the Tanker Scheduling team. Delivery of manual reviews, audits, emergency exercises and engagements as per the UK System Operator Assurance Plan
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
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.
Alan Patterson
Office Account Manager
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