Personnel, Cargo, & Vessel Coordinator

Airswift; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Personnel, & Vessel Coordinator for a 1-year assignment in Spring, TX, focused on coordinating marine logistics in deepwater oil and gas operations. The role emphasizes quick decision-making and robust coordination across vessels and personnel.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in infield logistics, experience with multiple vessel types, and the ability to manage live operations in a 24/7 environment. University degree in marine fields preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; marine operations background preferred.
• 5+ years in infield logistics or cargo and vessel coordination in deepwater oil and gas operations.
• Experience with MFPSV, PSV, AHTS, IMR, FSV, and tugs.
• Experience in live operations with schedule deviations and constraint management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate short-term marine planning and vessel scheduling to support offshore operations.
• Allocate cargo and coordinate personnel across live operations to ensure schedule adherence.
• Engage with shore bases and marine service providers to optimize port plans and resources.
• Assist in risk assessment for weather, tides, and asset constraints affecting schedules.

Skills

Short-term marine planning

Vessel scheduling

Cargo allocation

Personnel coordination

Port plan execution

English fluency

Communication under pressure

Critical thinking

Independent work

24/7 coverage willingness

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marine operations or marine engineering

Tools

Vessel planning systems

Optimization tools

Job description

Job Title: Personnel, & Vessel Coordinator Duration: 1 year initially with possibility of extension Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day Location: Spring, Texas

This opportunity sits within a technically demanding offshore supply environment, focused on coordinating marine logistics, cargo movements, personnel planning, and vessel schedules in deepwater oil and gas operations. The role plays a key part in maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient execution across short-term marine planning and live operational support. This company is seeking a professional who can balance operational priorities, respond to changing conditions, and contribute to schedule optimisation in a complex regional setting.

Required Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; marine operations, marine engineering, or a comparable maritime background is preferred as an academic foundation.

Required Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in infield logistics or cargo and vessel coordination, ideally within deepwater oil and gas operations.
• Required background supporting deepwater drilling operations.
• Experience working across multiple vessel types such as MFPSV, PSV, AHTS, IMR, FSV, and tugs.
• Exposure to marine service requirements beyond cargo movement, including passenger movements, tanker connect/disconnect operations, subsea operations, or environmental audits.
• Familiarity with warehouse and shorebase operations, including materials picking, staging, containerisation, shipment coordination, and preferably crane operations exposure.
• Experience working in live operational environments where schedule deviations, capacity constraints, and competing stakeholder priorities must be managed in real time.

Required Skills:

• Must live within 50-mile radius of Spring, Texas
• Strong capability in short-term marine planning, vessel scheduling, cargo allocation, personnel coordination, and port plan execution.
• Experience using vessel planning and execution systems, including optimisation and scenario-based planning tools.
• Ability to assess operational risks such as weather, tides, currents, port congestion, asset constraints, and cargo or personnel readiness, and develop practical mitigation scenarios.
• Strong cost and commercial awareness, including the ability to evaluate vessel day rates, fuel use, third-party service costs, utilisation impacts, and service-level trade-offs.
• Business-level English fluency, both written and verbal.
• Clear and concise communication skills under time pressure, including coordination with operational teams by phone or radio.
• Strong critical thinking, structured problem-solving, and the ability to challenge assumptions while balancing integrated business objectives.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively across cross-regional and cross-cultural teams.
• Willingness and ability to coach others on marine scheduling processes and systems.
• Adaptability to work across multiple regions with varying regulations, time zones, and operational constraints.
• Willingness to work within a 24/7 coverage model, including 7-days-on/7-days-off patterns, 12-hour shifts, overtime as required, and international travel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Marine operations, marine engineering, or equivalent maritime background.
• Exposure to deepwater business environments associated with major offshore operators.
• Experience supporting process refinement, user acceptance testing, training material development, process documentation, and knowledge transfer activities.

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.