Natasha Brown

Operations Lead (Uco, Etpm, P & s) @Underwater Contracting Ltd (UCO)

Aberdeen, GB

As the Monica Geller of the office, I soon found myself in a more group wide role. Towards the end of 2017 I was responsible for helping kick off our DP (dynamic positioning) division within Pirie & Smith (P&S) in terms of creating processes, managing contractors, booking travel and navigating the wonderful world of visas for DP Trial & Reactivation projects in West Africa and the Middle East. Once the division was operating like a well-oiled machine, I handed over the reigns to a colleague and moved onto my next ‘assignment’. Underwater Contracting (UCO)- a new company to the group - was my next port of call. As an aquaculture industry focused venture, UCO was completely different to our usual services but with the experience from Pirie & Smith and ETPM, I was able to help put in the administrative processes and paperwork for helping UCO appear much more professional than we were behind the scenes! In winter 2018 management decided we needed a new quality management system for ETPM. ‘Complimented’ as being the most anal and process driven employee, I was coerced into implementing the new system. I found it immensely boring to start with but once I got to grips with the software and requirements of ISO, it became marginally less boring. ETPM became ISO 9001:2015 certified in August 2019 and UCO and Pirie & Smith followed suit in October 2021. Now, my role as Operations Lead is wonderfully diverse and described below in a nutshell- Being part of the Ocean Marine Group Management Team- Managing ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System – approving suppliers, conducting internal audits, preparing management reviews, implementing and improving processes- Onboarding of new Employees - Supporting Team Leads and Employees with HR matters- Liaising with finance team for payroll matters - Providing project and administration support for ETPM, UCO and Pirie & Smith Operations

Institute of Recruitment Professionals - REC

CertRP - Certificate in Recruitment Practice

Robert Gordon University

Introduction to Subsea Engineering

Robert Gordon University

BA Hons, Management with Marketing

University of Aberdeen

MA, Management Studies with French