Senior Shipping Operator

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We’re 22,000 colleagues in more than 30 countries delivering oil, gas, wind and solar power to 170 million people worldwide. Taking on tough energy challenges is our job. Right now, we’re facing an enormous task: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions.

We’re up for the challenge. Are you?

The position

By joining our team in Marketing, Midstream & Processing you will have the opportunity to:

• Operate, schedule and optimize clean and dirty vessel tanker operations in compliance with Equinor’s shipping policy and procedures and Charter Party requirements. 
• Manage close communication with charterers, cargo operator, owners, brokers and agents to ensure efficient ship operation e.g. instructions,operational and logistical planning including agent nominations, vessel clearance and documentations etc. 
• Collaborate with Equinor’s shipping headquarters to ensure standardisation and global operating procedures are adhered to. 
• Contribute to value add, commercial optimization, improvements processes and best practices to support our shipping activities. 
• Be responsible for proper documentation, correct and timely inputs of operational information into relevant IT systems.   
• Participate in the Duty phone setup on rotation. 

As our Senior Commercial Shipping Operator, you will be working with; oil tankers, ship owners, terminals, customers, agents and more, covering logistics and transportation of oil cargoes worldwide, in close co-operation with our traders, charterers and other operational units. We perform our operations in a dynamic, global set-up with operational teams in Norway, Singapore, UK and US. In this role you will become a is a member of the Asian operational team with the responsibility of supporting the West to East arbitrage and regional shipping activities for the bench. 

You

Some qualities are essential for Equinor. You identify with our values, open, collaborative, courageous and caring, which guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow. You make safety your priority and contribute to our zero-harm culture. For this position, we are also looking for:

• Relevant experience in ship operations from the tanker segment including STS operations and other related ship operator’s responsibilities. 
• 5 to 10 years seafaring experience as Chief Officer or Master is preferred. 
• Seagoing and operational experience from VLCC, Suezmax, LR1, LR2, MRs, LPG refrigerated, and pressurized vessels is preferable. 
• It is expected that the right candidate is motivated and encouraged to take lead, challenge- and improve best practices to support our trading strategy, and to advise and support other colleagues in the operation team. 
• Preferably strong experience from East of Suez incl. the Asian markets and China based receivers. 
• Strong IT skills. Knowledge of IMOS voyage handling system is preferable or be willing to become an IMOS superuser. 
• Bachelor or master’s degree in Maritime, Economics, Logistics or related disciplines. Prior experience from trading operations from an Oil, Trading or a shipping company is an advantage. 

General information

Please attach copies of your diplomas, certificates and grades in English or a Scandinavian language. Applications submitted without necessary attachments will unfortunately not be evaluated. If you are in the process of completing a degree, please upload an official temporary transcript or other document describing subjects and grades completed to this point.

Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process. All permanent and temporary hires will be screened against relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions law. Furthermore, background checks are performed on all final candidates.