Drilling Logistics Lead I
Duration:
12 months
Location:
Spring, TX
Schedule:
5/40 – Onsite
About Airswift
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift partners with organizations worldwide to deliver critical talent across complex projects, offering global reach and industry expertise.
This Drilling Logistics Lead I opportunity sits within a demanding drilling support environment, supporting logistics and materials management activities for remote operations and offshore or onshore rig locations.
Role Context
This position is linked to a refinery and chemical complex and focuses on drilling logistics support for international drilling activities. The role requires coordination across supply base operations, warehouse functions, freight movement, and material handling in a technical operating environment.
About the Role
The Drilling Logistics Lead I is responsible for day-to-day logistical support, helping ensure materials and equipment move efficiently to the required locations. The role supports drilling operations through coordination, supervision, and control of logistics activities.
Key Responsibilities
Assess in country logistical requirements and align with Drill Team on base business service’s needs, objectives and requirements.
Supervise supply base/warehouse operations and maintain a consistent level of logistics and procurement support of international drilling activities.
Act as the primary contact with custom officials and freight forwarding companies for import/export clearance of materials and equipment.
Maintain appropriate import/export records and required documentation for internal and regulatory requirements.
Assist with contract tendering exercises for supply base/warehouse facilities, marine vessels, aviation (fixed and rotary wing), stevedoring, and custom-clearing agents.
Maintain performance-tracking records of supply base operations and logistics source contracts.
Ensure that logistics operations are in conformance with all company environmental, health, safety, and security requirements.
Comply with local in-country regulations, and PSC/JOA (Production Sharing Contract/Joint Operating Agreement) requirements.
Assure compliance with Delegation of Authority Guide (DOAG), Controls, and Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) standards and requirements.
Periodically perform internal assessment to assure compliance with controls.
Manage and report effectiveness for logistics managed activities.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Experience in supply and logistics, preferably in international frontier operations.
Experience working in Operations, preferably Drilling support activities and related materials, equipment and services.
Experienced in starting up new operations in a truly remote frontier region.
Experience in material handling equipment (cranes, forklifts).
Must be able to demonstrate sound ethical practices in the supervision of local labor, inventory control, oil field accounting, and contract administration.
Strong analytical and communication skills; Good interpersonal / team skills.