Crewing Coordinator

North Star Shipping; Kingswells; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

North Star is seeking a proactive Crewing Coordinator to keep offshore vessels crewed, compliant and ready. You will work with Fleet Managers and offshore personnel to coordinate crew planning, personnel logistics and mobilisation across a fleet, ensuring qualifications and training are maintained for safe operations.

The role involves recruitment support, onboarding, payroll administration and workforce planning initiatives to build a sustainable pipeline of maritime professionals for the

Qualifications

• Experience in crewing, workforce planning, personnel logistics, seafarer management or operational coordination.
• Experience in maritime, offshore, logistics, shipping or other operationally focused industries.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Commitment to accuracy, compliance and supporting crews and operational teams.
• Knowledge of STCW, MLC, certification management and crew mobilisation requirements would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate crew planning, workforce planning, seafarer management, personnel logistics and crew mobilisation across an assigned fleet.
• Ensure seafarers maintain qualifications, certification and training for safe operations.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration and workforce planning initiatives.
• Respond to urgent crew changes and contribute to long-term workforce planning.
• Provide timely, accurate crew and operational support to vessels and teams.

Skills

Crewing coordination

Workforce planning

Personnel logistics

Seafarer management

Operational coordination

Stakeholder management

Compliance knowledge

Job description

At North Star, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Every day, North Star vessels operate in some of the most demanding environments in the world.

Our crews deliver safety-critical services to offshore installations across the North Sea, providing emergency response, rescue and specialist maritime support that millions rely upon, but few ever see. Supporting a fleet of ERRVs, MRSVs and PSV’s, we play a vital role in protecting people, safeguarding critical energy infrastructure and keeping offshore operations running safely and efficiently

We're looking for a highly organised and people-focused Crewing Coordinator to help ensure our vessels remain safely crewed, compliant and operationally ready. This is an opportunity to join a fast-paced operational environment where your work directly impacts vessel readiness, workforce resilience, crew wellbeing and operational performance across one of the UK's leading offshore fleets.

What you'll be doing

Working closely with Fleet Managers, Masters and offshore personnel, you'll coordinate crew planning, workforce planning, seafarer management, personnel logistics and crew mobilisation activities across an assigned fleet of vessels.

You’ll help ensure our seafarers maintain the qualifications, certification and training required to support safe and compliant operations, while proactively managing crew availability, workforce readiness and operational continuity. You’ll also support recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration and workforce planning initiatives that help build a sustainable pipeline of talented maritime professionals for the future.

No two days are the same. One moment you could be coordinating an urgent crew change, the next supporting long-term workforce planning or helping solve a crewing challenge that keeps a vessel operational.

What we’re looking for

We're seeking a proactive, detail-focused individual who thrives in an operational environment and enjoys supporting people.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

• Experience in crewing, workforce planning, personnel logistics, seafarer management or operational coordination.

• Experience working within maritime, offshore, logistics, shipping or other operationally focused industries.

• Strong organisational skills and an ability to manage multiple competing priorities.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capability.

• A commitment to accuracy, compliance and delivering exceptional support to crews and operational teams.

• Knowledge of STCW, MLC, certification management and crew mobilisation requirements would be advantageous.

Experience supporting ERRV, MRSV, PSV’s or wider maritime operations would be highly beneficial, although not essential.

Why North Star?

North Star is the UK's leading integrated maritime infrastructure support operator, providing mission-critical services to the offshore energy industry.

Our ERRV , MRSV and PSV fleet supports some of the sector's most important operations, helping keep offshore personnel safe while ensuring critical energy infrastructure remains operational. You'll join a collaborative and values-led organisation where your contribution is recognised, your development is supported and your work has a direct impact on operational success.

What’s in it for you?

• Work within a respected and growing offshore maritime business.

• Be part of a collaborative, operationally focused team.

• Hybrid working and flexibility.

• Opportunities to develop your maritime, crewing and workforce planning expertise.

• The chance to make a tangible impact on vessel readiness and operational performance.

Join North Star and help ensure the talented people who power our fleet are supported, mobilised and ready to perform every day.