Decommissioning Coordinator

Location: Aberdeen Contract Type: Contract Role Job Purpose To support the coordination and delivery of decommissioning activities, helping the organisation provide effective services, insight and engagement for its stakeholders.
The postholder will coordinate meetings, working groups, events and agreed work programmes; maintain accurate information and records; support the preparation of industry materials and consultation responses; and help ensure that actions, communications and stakeholder activities are delivered effectively.
Working closely with the Energy Operations Director, internal colleagues, industry partners and external stakeholders, the role will contribute to safe, responsible and cost-effective decommissioning activities across the UK Continental Shelf, including wells decommissioning.
Team Purpose

• To shape, respond and react to industry issues and opportunities in a strategic, informed and effective way.
• To implement robust business-planning processes informed by insight, data and intelligence.
• To deliver differentiated market intelligence and leading insight across the energy industry.
• To support health, safety, environment and operations initiatives across the energy industry.
• To inform stakeholders of industry opportunities and challenges and help encourage investment in the UK energy system.
• To enhance value through operational support, industry initiatives and value-adding campaigns.

Key Responsibilities Meetings, Forums & Working Groups

• Coordinate the administration and delivery of decommissioning forums, networks, technical groups and task-and-finish groups.
• Arrange meetings, prepare and circulate agendas and supporting papers, record agreed actions and monitor progress against deadlines.
• Maintain forward plans, membership lists, terms of reference and relevant governance records.
• Work with internal and external contributors to ensure papers, presentations and updates are received and circulated within agreed timescales.
• Provide clear and timely information to group chairs, members and colleagues.

Programme & Project Coordination

• Support the Energy Operations Director in developing and maintaining plans for decommissioning projects, priorities and stakeholder activities.
• Monitor agreed actions, milestones, dependencies and delivery dates, escalating potential delays or issues appropriately.
• Coordinate contributions from industry partners, working groups and external stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate project records and prepare concise progress updates.
• Support the delivery of task-and-finish groups and other time-limited industry initiatives.

Member & Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain regular and professional communication with operators, supply chain partners, regulators and other stakeholders.
• Respond to routine enquiries and direct technical or policy matters to the appropriate colleague.
• Gather stakeholder feedback, operational information and examples of industry good practice.
• Support engagement with relevant organisations, including government departments, regulators, industry bodies and professional institutions.
• Help ensure stakeholder views and priorities are accurately captured and communicated internally.

Policy, Consultations & Industry Information

• Support the coordination of responses to relevant government and regulatory consultations.
• Gather, organise and consolidate contributions from stakeholders and subject matter experts.
• Undertake research and prepare background information, summaries and briefing materials.
• Monitor relevant decommissioning developments and share useful information with the Energy Operations Director and wider team.
• Maintain organised records of consultation responses, correspondence and supporting evidence.

Guidance & Good Practice

• Support the development, review and publication of industry guidelines, reports and good practice materials.
• Coordinate input from technical specialists, industry partners and external stakeholders.
• Maintain review schedules, version control and approval records.
• Proofread and quality-check materials for accuracy, consistency and presentation.
• Work with colleagues to support the publication and communication of approved materials.

Events & Stakeholder Activities

• Support the planning and delivery of decommissioning conferences, webinars, workshops and other stakeholder-facing activities.
• Coordinate speakers, contributors, agendas, presentation materials and event information.
• Work with events and communications colleagues to ensure activities are effectively organised and promoted.
• Assist with attendee communications, joining instructions, presentation collation and post-event follow-up.
• Gather feedback and help identify improvements for future activities.

Candidate Requirements Essential

• Previous experience in a coordination, project support, administrative or stakeholder-facing role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to work.

Desirable

• Experience within the energy, oil and gas, decommissioning or related industries.
• Knowledge of offshore operations and decommissioning activities.
• Experience coordinating meetings, working groups, events or industry forums.
• Understanding of regulatory, environmental or operational requirements within the energy sector.

Measures of Success

• Well-organised meetings, forums and working groups supported by accurate papers, records and action tracking.
• Agreed actions, project activities and stakeholder deliverables coordinated within required timescales.
• Accurate and accessible records, contact information and programme documentation.
• Timely and professional communication with stakeholders.
• Effective coordination of consultation input, guidance materials, events and stakeholder activities.
• Positive working relationships across the organisation and with external contributors.
• Increasing knowledge of the decommissioning sector and ability to provide reliable support with reduced supervision.
• Consistent delivery of a high-quality and responsive service.

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