Logistics Coordinator

Doyon Limited•Anchorage, AK

About The Position

The Logistics Coordinator serves as an internal consultant and logistics lead for Fairweather client projects, supporting several concurrent drilling or completion projects. The role develops logistics and supply plans, selects and manages vendors, and coordinates the movement of equipment, materials, and support personnel through Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk, and other remote locations. The position plans costs and schedules, supports seasonal drilling logistics, manages procurement and contracts, coordinates multimodal freight and inventory, and monitors shipments and project risks. It advises project teams on supply approaches, vendor strategy, contract structure, and seasonal timing; balances shared resources and competing priorities with the Drilling and Projects Manager; and provides weekly project and portfolio status reporting. The role also ensures relevant shipping, hazardous-material, waste, safety, and environmental requirements are followed. Most work takes place in an office with a diverse group of colleagues. Project-based trips to remote field locations on Alaska’s North Slope should be expected. The work is primarily sedentary, with extended sitting and typing; field visits involve routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying items up to 50 pounds over potentially uneven, icy, or rocky terrain.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 5 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
Direct experience supporting drill rig operations, including drilling or completion logistics.
Demonstrated experience managing vendors, contracts, or bid processes.
Working knowledge of drilling and completion operations and their required equipment, consumables, and services.
Strong negotiation, cost analysis, and contract administration skills.
Planning and scheduling skills across competing projects, with sound judgment under changing priorities.
Familiarity with North Slope access, seasonal tundra and ice-road rules, and Alaska shipping routes.
Understanding of safety management, DOT hazardous-material requirements, and ADEC environmental requirements.
Proficiency with ERP or procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar, Microsoft Excel, and scheduling tools.
Clear written and verbal communication with crews, executives, regulators, and vendors.
Ability to lead field personnel, with a record of safe and respectful supervision.
Consultative approach, including advising project teams, explaining trade-offs, and earning buy-in without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Remote Alaska experience is strongly preferred.
Procurement or contracts experience, including bid evaluation and negotiation.
Logistics experience in remote or arctic operations, including multimodal freight.
Experience managing two or more projects simultaneously.
Prior North Slope experience at Prudhoe Bay, Kuparuk, or similar fields.
Supervisory experience leading field support crews.

Responsibilities

Build logistics plans, resource-loaded schedules, and cost forecasts for projects, including contingency for weather and access.
Support annual drilling-program seasonal planning for winter tundra access, summer shipping, and breakup restrictions.
Solicit bids, evaluate proposals, and select vendors and service providers using technical, safety, schedule, and cost criteria.
Negotiate and administer contracts, master service agreements, work orders, and change orders; track spending against project budgets and Authorization for Expenditures.
Maintain a qualified-vendor list and performance scorecards covering safety, on-time delivery, quality, and cost.
Identify long-lead items and secure supply before seasonal windows close.
Coordinate equipment and materials logistics from Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Lower 48 origins to the Slope for drilling and completion operations.
Plan and track trucking, air cargo, barge and sealift, and winter ice-road or tundra movements.
Manage inventory, warehouses and laydown yards, and returns of rental and surplus equipment.
Track shipments by status, ETA, and cost, and report delays before they affect rig schedules.
Ensure shipments, hazardous materials, and waste movements meet DOT, ADEC, company HSE, and environmental requirements.
Communicate with employees, contractors, regulators, and vendors; lead weekly logistics coordination meetings and issue status reports.
Meet project teams at the planning stage to define scope, constraints, and logistics requirements and recommend supply approaches.
Pool purchasing, freight, and laydown capacity across projects to improve pricing, avoid equipment conflicts, and share surplus inventory.
Prioritize competing demands with the Drilling and Projects Manager based on rig schedule, critical path, and safety impact; escalate conflicts early.
Issue weekly status reports for each project and a combined portfolio view of spending, open orders, and risks.
Advise project teams on make-or-buy decisions, vendor strategy, contract structure, and seasonal timing, and share lessons learned between projects.
Name a backup for each project during rotation off and field absences.
Lead field personnel and provide safe, respectful supervision.