Shipping Operator

• Day to day operational management of spot and time chartered vessels whereby ensuring the safety and the proper execution of the charter party.
• In direct contact with Masters concerning the operations of our TC vessels.
• Manage commercial follow up of shipping agents and other ship services providers (inspection, brokers, STS Service providers, etc…)
• Organise Ship to Ship Transhipment operations, hereby requesting quotations from STS service suppliers and appointing the selected STS provider.
• Plan voyages of the time charter and spot vessels in association with the external and internal customers meet their needs
• Identify and report all safety and security related matters (High risk area, condition of use, site safety etc…) which are then dealt in collaboration with concerned departments or external parties.
• Checking shipping documents and dealing with Letters of Indemnity.
• Implement terms and conditions of any new time charter party negotiated by Shipping Chartering team.
• Take inventory of incidents and near miss incidents and report to management and manage with ship owners during off hire event in conjunction with chartering
• Monitor performances of TC vessels and compliance with TCP. Follow performances calculation and prepare claims when required with good understanding of how the vessels are running to be able to challenge figures and identify inconsistencies.
• Provide assistance and propose optimization for all shipping aspects (cargo operations, consumption, routing, ship’s constraints etc…) to Operations, Chartering and Trading Departments
• Ensure rules and regulations are followed in ports and report any modification with potential impact on operations.
• Manage and negociate all operational claims related to the execution of the charter party.
• Validate shipping cost incurred during ship’s voyages and liaise with back office team to ensure invoice payment.
• Collect Environmental data for the fleet within the framework of Sea Cargo Charter.

• Shipping Operators ensure the safety and optimization of the vessel’s voyages.
• Shipping Operators are the focal point of contact with ship owners to ensure ship’s availability and that vessels can comply with voyages set by Operations and Trading Departments.
• Shipping Operations are in contact with the vessel managers and large variety of interlocutors worldwide while staying in close relationship with the Chartering Team, Technical and Vetting team, as well as Operations and Trading Department for day-to-day business. The jobholder is therefore the key interface between above mentioned teams and departments.

• Interact with a lot of internal and external stakeholders and be the main interface between ship-owners and Operations /Trading Department
• Work in a commercial environment with different nationalities and cultures
• Shall be able to interact with persons without shipping / technical knowledge, have the ability to share and explain shipping and technical matters and convey key messages
• Shipping operations can be part of critical logistical chains which can require 24/7 responsiveness of the involved operator.
• The position requires flexibility of mind and being quick in bringing the advice and technical support, as decisions of maritime operations need to be taken promptly.
• Manage and report all HSE aspects of the shipping activity
• Work in a challenging and evolving environment requiring strong adaptation and pro activity

• You hold a Master degree, with shipping knowledge if possible or ex shipping operator or ex seafarer and ideally with knowledge of contracts structure.
• You have minimum of 5 years of professional experience in one of these relevant fields/functions
• A previous experience working with a tanker shipping company and in the Scandinavian / Nordics areas would be an advantage
• You are capable to understand and manipulate technical subjects in day to day
• You can easily read/understand legal documents (TCP, contracts).
• You can manage a lot of information and prioritize tasks in a moving 24/7 environment
• Capable to well manage under pressure and to adapt to business
• You have a good sense of prioritization with capability to anticipate issues and provide solutions
• Autonomous, rigorous, business oriented, good relationship, well organized and pro active
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Become one of the drivers of energy transition with TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping.

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people

Trading Shipping :

Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with TotalEnergies. We are one of the most active players in the international oil markets, trading with a vast network of customers and suppliers worldwide: national oil companies, producers, other oil majors, refiners, traders, distributors and end-users.

We have developed a set of trading strategies and expertise, which allows us to respond permanently to market changes and opportunities, on all physical and paper oil markets.

Satisfying the energy needs of a growing world population, curbing global warming, and adapting to changing customer behaviors and expectations are the three challenges that TotalEnergies must meet over the next 20 years. With its biomass blending and trading activity, TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping is an active participant in the development of sustainable biofuels. Our maritime transport expertise also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transportation and we recently announced the time chartering of new vessels equipped with LNG propulsion.
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