Communications Center Operator - Kuukpik

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $45.00 Hourly

LOCATION

Endicott Island MPI

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

This position is seasonal, with employment occurring throughout the 2026 Nuiqsut whaling season. Work hours are 12 hours per day, seven days per week. Work will begin at the start of the whaling season as determined by the Nuiqsut Whaling Captains Association. The whaling season typically starts around August 25th. Communications Center Operators would arrive a day before the start of whaling to attend orientation and training. Nuiqsut whaling activities usually last approximately two weeks, but may last longer due to weather conditions and other factors. This position is based at Hilcorps Endicott Operations Center.

Travel between the Deadhorse area and home will be paid. Transportation arrangements between Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse and Endicott will be provided. Hilcorp will provide a vehicle for use on the job in Deadhorse.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Be available by phone or radio contact to assist and provide information to Nuiqsut whaling crews while on duty.
• Obtain current weather forecasts via the Internet and similar sources for the Nuiqsut/Cross Island/Deadhorse area.
• Provide weather information to Nuiqsut whaling crews and others traveling between Nuiqsut, Oliktok, West Dock, Endicott, and/or Cross Island.
• Work with the 2026 Nuiqsut Expediter to arrange for pick-up and delivery of personnel, goods, materials, equipment, and supplies from various locations.
• Keep a record of key whaling activities (e.g., which crews are leaving Nuiqsut to travel to Oliktok/West Dock/Cross Island, how many people are on board boats traveling between various areas, which crews are out scouting for whales, which crews have struck and landed whales, what time whales were harvested, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

• Fluency in speaking Inupiaq and English
• Ability to effectively communicate with Nuiqsut whaling crews, family members of Nuiqsut whaling crews, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission representatives, Hilcorp representatives, and other similar individuals and entities involved with 2026 Nuiqsut whaling activities
• Previous work experience in whaling activities and communications center activities preferred
• Working knowledge of how Nuiqsut whaling is conducted
  
• Understanding of Nuiqsut subsistence whaling importance for Nuiqsut and the North Slope communities
• Nuiqsut resident preference

APPLICATION DEADLINE

August 15, 2026

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT

All decisions pertaining to employment, upgrading, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment advertising, recruitment selection, layoff, terminations, training, compensation, benefits, and educational assistance will be executed without regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, parenthood, medical condition, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, genetic information, or any other basis or characteristics prohibited by applicable law.

Kuukpik Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Kuukpik Corporation applies a shareholder preference in employment to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.