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Junior Customs Clearance & Safety Specialist

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Job Description

Wood is recruiting for a Junior Customs Clearance & Safety Specialist to join its Iraq business unit focusing on providing daily support for customs clearance coordination and safety administration to ensure compliant and efficient material movements.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq on 5/2 rotation.

Responsibilities

Wood is recruiting for a Junior Customs Clearance & Safety Specialist to join its Iraq business unit focusing on providing daily support for customs clearance coordination and safety administration to ensure compliant and efficient material movements.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq on 5/2 rotation.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Junior Customs Clearance & Safety Specialist to join our Iraq Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

  • Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
  • Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
  • Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
  • Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Job Objectives:

Provide daily support for customs clearance coordination and safety administration to ensure compliant and efficient material movements for WQ1. Assist in reviewing shipping documents, coordinating with suppliers, freight forwarders, BOC and FOD departments, maintaining transportation safety records, supporting journey management processes, and compiling HSE performance data. Contribute to safe and timely logistics operations through effective communication, documentation control and reporting. The scope is intentionally operational and support-oriented, aligned with specialist-level positions in the Supply Chain Section.

Working Environment:

Office-based role with regular visits to warehouses, FOD, customs clearance locations, contractor offices and operational sites. Frequent communication with suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, BOC departments. May require occasional travel to support customs clearance activities, logistics operations and transportation safety inspections.

Key Functions & Activities:

Support Customs Clearance Activities:

  • Review shipping and customs clearance documents for completeness and accuracy before submission.
  • Follow up customs clearance progress and maintain shipment tracking records.
  • Liaise with suppliers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, BOC and FOD departments regarding document requirements and shipment status.

Support Transportation Safety Administration:

  • Verify drivers' licenses, training certificates and vehicle compliance documents are valid and updated.
  • Assist in transportation safety inspections and follow up corrective actions as instructed.
  • Support logistics contractors in submitting required safety documents and reports.
  • Maintain document filing, trackers and action logs for customs clearance and logistics safety activities.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

  • Bachelor's Degree. Basic knowledge of Iraqi customs clearance procedures, import/export documentation requirements, transportation operations and logistics safety practices.

Professional Certifications: N/A

Work Experience: Minimum 1 years' experience in customs clearance, logistics coordination, transportation administration, or HSE administration or related fields. Experience in Oil & Gas industry is preferred.

Languages:

  • Arabic (Mother Tongue).
  • Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.

Technical Competencies: Customs Clearance Coordination, Journey Management Administration, Transportation Safety Management, HSE Data Reporting, Logistics Coordination,

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

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