Subsurface Information & Samples Lead (NSTA Compliance)

JAB Recruitment; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

JAB Recruitment is supporting an established UK energy organisation in Barrow-in-Furness with an ongoing 2-year PAYE contract for an Information & Samples Coordinator. The role ensures regulatory compliance across subsurface, wells, production, infrastructure and decommissioning, acting as the primary liaison with the NSTA on Information & Samples requirements and statutory data obligations.

You will manage NSTA submissions, data retention, and digital archives, oversee the National Data

Qualifications

• Strong subsurface, wells and/or decommissioning data management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary focal point for engagement with the NSTA Data Compliance team.
• Coordinate and deliver statutory NSTA submissions, including infrastructure GIS data, stewardship information, decommissioning and relinquishment data, production reporting and well-data corrections.
• Manage Missing Data Requests / Section 34 Notices, ensuring responses are delivered within regulatory deadlines.
• Coordinate legacy and decommissioning data submission plans and future NSTA Calls for Data.
• Manage digital submissions to the National Data Repository (NDR), including seismic, site survey, wellbore and legacy datasets.
• Oversee physical samples and archives, including retention, transfer and disposal requirements and reporting to the British Geological Survey (BGS).
• Develop, maintain and track Information & Samples Plans (ISPs) for decommissioning and licence relinquishment events.
• Ensure ISP commitments are delivered, auditable and aligned with asset lifecycle and UKCS licensing requirements.
• Support the management and integration of subsurface, wells and infrastructure data, including transition of technical data stores to cloud-based solutions.
• Act as the bridge between technical disciplines and corporate data-governance requirements.
• Act as a key user/focal point for NDR, PEARS, UK Energy Portal systems and GIS/mapping.
• Work closely with Wells, Subsurface, Decommissioning, Legal, Commercial, Information Management and IT teams to ensure regulatory obligations are understood and delivered.

Skills

Subsurface data management

Wells data management

Decommissioning data management

NSTA Information & Samples knowledge

NDR submissions

GIS/mapping

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Project coordination

Education

Earth Sciences degree

Computing Science degree

Tools

NSTA

NDR

PEARS

UK Energy Portal

GIS software

Job description

JAB Recruitment is supporting an established UK energy organisation in Barrow-in-Furness with an ongoing 2-year PAYE contract for an Information & Samples Coordinator. The role ensures regulatory compliance across subsurface, wells, production, infrastructure and decommissioning, acting as the primary liaison with the NSTA on Information & Samples requirements and statutory data obligations.

You will manage NSTA submissions, data retention, and digital archives, oversee the National Data