Crewing Coordinator

Join our team as Crewing Coordinator

Crewing Coordinator

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Crewing Coordinator for Jack-Up Barge and Swift Drilling., both part of the Van Es Group. This unique role involves ensuring that our barges are manned with qualified offshore personnel, in line with company policies, client requirements, and legislation. It’s a challenging and diverse position that requires close collaboration with various departments and external agencies.

 About Jack Up Barge & Swift Drilling

Jack-Up Barge and Swift Drilling jointly own and operate a fleet of self-elevating jack-ups in offshore energy operations. With over 20 years of experience operating worldwide, we are frontrunners in this highly specialized segment of offshore and marine services. We assist significant energy and offshore multinationals globally in achieving their goals in the energy transition, providing crew support wherever their operations take place offshore at our headquarters in Oosterhout. Jack-Up Barge and Swift Drilling are part of the Van Es Group.

About Van Es Group

The Van Es Group, a leading company in the international offshore sector, offers significant growth opportunities. Over the past 50 years, our company has evolved into a diverse and dynamic offshore community of multiple companies contributing daily to innovation and energy transition. Our Family Members include Jack-Up Barge, Swift Drilling, Dutch Offshore Contractors, Z-Bridge, The Offshore Partners, Heavy Lift Crane Company, World Wide Equipment and Dave Engineering, providing a wealth of opportunities for career development and progression.

Your role

• Reports directly to the Crewing Manager
• Works closely with our other Crewing Coordinator
• Assists Rig Managers with crew pre-qualification and planning
• Close contact with Rig Managers, Vessel Management Team, Crew, Crewing Agencies, and the QHSE department

Making impact

As crewing coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day service delivery, planning, and execution of all personnel logistics operations relating to their assigned vessels. This encompasses all aspects of mobilising and demobilising personnel being sent offshore, ensuring that our operations run smoothly and efficiently. This will be done in cooperation with our selected agencies, with whom you will be working on a daily basis. Planning, changing out crew and thinking ahead will be the most important parts of this job. All of this is done as part of the team with our other crewing coordinator and our crewing manager.

Key Responsibilities 

• Coordinate the pre-selection and recruitment of offshore personnel and maintain effective manning pools, ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to financial budgets
• Manage crew qualifications, training, and certifications and develop training matrices based on company policies and project needs
• Ensure efficient and reliable crew rotation for all barges, filling opportunities for inter-barge changeouts
• Monitor crewing agencies to ensure they comply with frame agreements
• Take over and cover the responsibilities and duties of the Crewing Manager in their absence
• Be available by phone outside office hours for emergencies and high-priority situations in consultation with colleagues within the Crewing Department
• Conduct yearly visits to barges (once in port) and meet with agencies and service providers to review cooperation

Your experience, skills, and personal competences

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years as a crewing coordinator in offshore or marine settings, preferably with Jack-up experience
• Regulations: Strong understanding of international crewing regulations and maritime labour laws
• Languages: Fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken)
• Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and relevant Crewing software
• Key Skills: Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Personal Attributes: Assertive. Detail-oriented, stress-resistant, and adaptable with strong initiative and problem-solving abilities
• Interpersonal Skills: Effective networking, relationship-building, and teamwork capabilities
• Professionalism: High integrity, ethical standards, and organisational awareness, and the ability to switch easily between crew and management levels

Our offer

• A pleasant and professional work environment in a dynamic team
• A 1-year contract with the possibility of a permanent position
• A contract for 40 hours per week
• Competitive salary and secondary benefits (travel allowance, pension scheme, insurance, and vacation pay)
• A workplace at modern headquarters in Oosterhout
• A provided daily lunch with colleagues
• If there is a long travel distance, partial remote work is negotiable
• The opportunity to be part of the offshore community of the Van Es Group

What to expect

At Van Es Group, we value personal leadership and encourage our employees to grow personally and professionally. As a Crewing Coordinator, you will play a key role in our office in Oosterhout, with ample opportunities for development and shaping your role over time.

Selection process

Apply now and join a dynamic, international offshore organisation where no two days are the same. We look forward to your contribution to keeping our operations running smoothly. Send your CV and motivation letter to our HR Officer, Nick Lantinga. He will be your first point of contact regarding this vacancy.

More information about the Van Es Group

Van Es Group is a prominent Dutch family business in the offshore sector and energy transition. We extend a family-oriented approach to all our customers, employees, networks, and suppliers, building long-term relationships with partners, customers, and family members. Our on- and offshore portfolio includes Jack-Up Barges, pontoons, ring- and crawler cranes, subsea cable carousels, crewing, and platform access systems for the offshore sector. The diversity and volume of our offshore equipment and infrastructure set us apart in the international offshore industry. Our core values are teamwork, ownership, and entrepreneurship. For more information, visit our website, Van Es Group

Contact information

Jack-Up Barge & Swift Drilling
Everdenberg 17
4902 TT Oosterhout
The Netherlands
+31 0184 420091