Superintendent Marine Operation

About the company:

We are a global energy maritime logistics leader with a world-class asset base. We are the dedicated and vital logistics arm for ADNOC Group, providing mission critical and highly specialized services across ADNOC’s entire value chain. We also provide market-leading, cost-competitive maritime and logistics solutions to over 100 global customers and ship to more than 50 countries across the world. As a global energy maritime logistics leader and the dedicated and vital logistics arm for ADNOC Group, we are driven to set the highest standards in shipping and maritime operations, pushing boundaries and pioneering new frontiers in sustainability. We are committed to delivering world-class solutions that are innovative and efficient, while always putting safety first.

About the job:

Supervise, monitor, and control the day-to-day tanker vessels operations (owned, chartered, and managed tanker vessels) while at sea and in ports to ensure that vessels are operated, the cargo handled safely and in line with the operating targets, complying with the latest regulations and company’s standards.

Key accountabilities:

• Manage all day-to-day operations activities relating to owned, chartered in, and managed tanker vessels’ cargoes under the authority of the Operations Manager, and where necessary providing administrative and technical support to tanker vessels masters.
• Contribute in the pre-fixture requirements with the chartering team.
• Supervise and monitor vessels’ compliance with charter party and voyage orders requirements.
• Ensure compliance of all vessels with ADNOC procedures, international regulations, flag state, and classification authorities.
• Coordinate with internal and external parties at the appropriate levels, including brokers, charters, legal, insurance, terminal operators, and ports authorities to ensure safe, smooth, and economic operations.
• Ensure that cargo handling, including load, discharge, and cargo tanks preparations, are performed in accordance with the approved safe, efficient standards and procedures and to ensure adequate reporting.
• Confirm compliance with operations procedures by means of planned ship inspections whenever possible.

Generic accountabilities:

• Plan and manage voyages including loading, sea passage, vessel performance, ship/tanks condition, cargo intakes, vessel and crew operational performance standards.
• Where required, prepare and direct ship vetting and monitoring systems.
• Plan and manage port calls, negotiate competitive demurrage accounts, liaise with agents, masters, customers, and brokers to ensure all port calls are efficient, safe, and effective ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Ensure cargo handling at load and discharge ports is performed in accordance with approved safety and operational efficiency standards.
• Monitor performance at sea and where necessary formulate speed and consumption claims.
• Approve relevant documentation in order to meet requirements of ADNOC standards and requirements.
• Prepare, analyze, and present reports as required in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide technical and administrative assistance during negotiation phase to achieve terms and conditions commercially favorable to ADNOC.
• Follow up with the ship vetting clearance and inspection system.

Minimum requirements:

• Master Mariner Class 1.
• Around 10 years’ sea experience, including two years as a Master, three years as Chief Officer on-board tanker vessels.
• Deck senior rank experience on-board chemical tankers is an asset.
• Detailed understanding of various aspects of the operation of tankers.

Professional certifications:

• Management, leadership, teamwork, communications, problem solving, and effective decision-making courses/certifications are assets.
• Tanker and chemical endorsements are assets.