Onshore Drilling Materials Coordinator - Urgent Immediate Start
TR/081695
Posted: 02/04/2026
- PAYE - Competitive
- Scotland, Aberdeen City, Aberdeen
- Contract
Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Onshore Drilling Materials Coordinator, based in Aberdeen. This is an urgent requirement for an immediate start for approx 4-6 months. Candidates must be available to start asap and have current eligability to live and work in the UK. The role will be based in the Aberdeen office, 4 days per week, with 1 day based at home.
Responsibilities:
Experience & Qualifications:
Contract position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/081695.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Responsibilities:
- Support the Drilling and Logistics teams on day to day basis for well planning and operational support as required
- Responsible for coordinating logistics and contractual activities, required to perform the drilling operation in a safe and efficient manner
- To arrange, direct and supervise all marine, land and air transport of personnel and equipment
- To ensure emergency response resources are available and operational as per operational requirement at any time
- To keep an accurate record of all material movements to/from the drilling rig, including rental equipment
- Materials movement focal point for the drilling rig
- Coordinate the receipt, handling, storage, maintenance and transport of all Company and Contractor provided materials.
- Coordinate road transportation of all provided materials including necessary road permits for specialist cargo
- To supervise all material handling at the supply base including loading and offloading of supply vessels
- To create a Material tracker for the robust management and control of materials, so that work order components can be tracked, expedited, receipted, consolidated and stored in advance of planned shipment dates.
- Ensure materials required for offshore can be sourced from the inventory and are identified and issued to the respective work orders.
- To create Load Lists for all materials for loadout to your assigned offshore asset.
- To check and verify all equipment manifests for shipment of equipment to/from UKCS
- To arrange for inspection and repair of all material and equipment returned from the drilling rig in accordance with the instructions provided by the Drilling Supervisor
- To ensure that all movement of bonded materials is reported timely and accurately to the Customs Office
- To ensure that delivery of bulk materials is arranged for and that an accurate record of delivered quantities is obtained
- To ensure that personnel handling materials at the shore base are trained and qualified for their work
- To supervise all material handling at the supply base including loading and offloading of supply vessels
- To ensure that all lifting equipment is certified according to company requirements and Statutory Regulations
- To ensure that all chemicals and hazardous materials are packed labelled and handled according to company requirements and Statutory Regulations
- To ensure that security checks cargo have been performed in accordance with company requirements before departure and upon departure and arrival of helicopters, update the Personnel On Board System
- To ensure emergency resources are operational as per operational requirements and to provide back-up support for relevant resources if required
- Participate in the Drilling Duty team, and when required participate or support the 2nd and 3rd line emergency response teams
- Timely identify requirements for additional marine and aviation needs to support Logistics team to make arrangement to secure and charter Supply, Standby and Anchor Handing support vessels as required utilizing the market potential at any time
- To support in the detailed planning of mobilisation and demobilisation activities for rig operation, including rig move, anchor handling and other operational preparations
- Performance management related to logistics services, optimising the resources available and scheduling in a safe and efficient manner in support of the Company’s business objectives
- Reviewing contract specific KPI’s, reviewing supplier performance and provide feedback to Contract Owner and stakeholders to support performance reviews
- Ensure all rental materials are returned to the Vendor from the offshore asset as part of the end of well reconciliation
Experience & Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level and/or relevant experience as a Drilling Materials Coordinator with both relevant offshore and onshore experience
- Experience with jack-up rig operations
- Experienced in shorebase, aviation, marine operations and vessel movement planning
- Competent user of business systems, SAP, MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Offshore experience preferable and must have live BOSIET and medicals to enable deployment offshore if required.
- Enthusiastic interest in Logistic management/supply chain activities and techniques;
- Demonstrate good problem solving skills with a tenacity to seek continuous improvement
- Ability to work well within a team and maintain a positive relationship with contractor personnel.
Contract position
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/081695.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Anna Fryer
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