Marine Quality Assurance Advisor Downstream

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What role you will play in our team

• ExxonMobil is seeking an experienced Marine Professional to join our global team, driving competitive advantage through growing business and fleet of contracted vessels worldwide.

  • To be successful in this role, you must quickly build understanding of our business needs, employee value proposition and be able to translate business strategy and objectives into high impact actions.

  • You will be a strategic, innovative, and a critical thinker who is outcome focused, able to challenge organization paradigms and demonstrated ability to lead transformational change

  • You come with high ambition, high energy, tremendous work-ethic, and a desire to be part of a winning team

  • If this sounds like you, we want you on the team!

• Work with the managed service provider (MSP) marine quality assurance (MQA) team on various tasks related to the assessment and stewardship of vessels and operators engage in EM related business.

• Subject matter expertise in the support of Global Marine (GM) innovation and external advocacy initiatives.

• Serve as subject matter expert on the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and repair of marine assets (hydrocarbon transportation vessels, offshore support vessels, and floating terminals) used in EM business.

• Expert advisory on ship-handling and seamanship, vessel administration, cargo and ballast operations, mooring & towing operations, terminal interfaces, regulatory compliance, operation and repair of vessel machinery systems, and vessel emergency response.

• Leverage this knowledge to interface between various EM business units and MSP Project Advisory team to identify, develop, and execute marine technical and operational solutions, in a project management role utilizing MSP personnel on a subcontractor basis.
  
  Job location is based out of Bangalore, Karnataka

What you will do

• Work with the MSP’s MQA team on various tasks related to the assessment of candidate third party vessels and vessel operators for EM service, and the stewardship of contracted vessels

• Monitoring and verification of High Consequence Risk (HCR) prevention and mitigation voyage order subjects; Verify onboard and underway sailing along with operator office visits to verify effectiveness of operators’ HCR safeguards.

• Implementing and stewarding Performance Improvement Roadmaps with key operators not meeting expectations; Engaging with vessel operator in higher severity incidents and keeping relevant internal stakeholders informed.

• Reviewing higher severity incidents involving EM chartered vessels, including any associated gap closure activities; Emergency response support activities, as outlined in the GM “Marine Emergency Support Response Plan”.

• Processing screenings in “SMARTQA” system where elevated approvals (i.e. beyond the authority of the MSP); Work with the MSP to evaluate / approve STS Service Providers and STS locations;

• Engaging with EM affiliates to provide solutions related to ongoing or potential voyages, chartered vessels / potential vessels, terminals, STS, risk screenings, voyage order clauses, and preventative / mitigative measures.

• Determine if task specific Risk Screening is required for evaluation and provide advisory

• Business continuity plan (BCP) activities, including vessel screenings in “SmartQA” MSP is unavailable.

• Support of EM Upstream MQA activities, as outlined in the EM “Marine Quality Assurance Production Best Practice.”

• Preliminary contract review & ad-hoc projects support

About You

Skills & Qualifications

• Marine operations, technical and/or nautical expertise and experience between 5 -10 years as a marine officer.

• Thorough knowledge of ExxonMobil MQA processes, procedures, the functionality and use of SMARTQA.

• Comprehensive understanding of EM OIMS, CIMS, standards and procedures for management reporting.

• Previous work experience on shore side or ship board operations roles dealing with deep sea tankers or marine terminal operations

• Knowledge in the compliance to Access Control, Risk Assessment, Change Management & Business DRP/BCP

• Marine industry knowledge with MQA requirements/expectations and risk management principles;

• Capabilities to act as an ISM Auditor with experience in Third Party Safety Management System audits;

• Strong leadership and collaboration, ability to communicate clearly and interface with Senior Management.

• High integrity, disciplined, discretion and adherence to confidentiality.

• Effective mentoring & motivating capabilities, ability to work with different cultures and diverse backgrounds.

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and effectively plan and prioritize activities.

• Effective team player possessing abilities to interact effectively with internal personnel, external third parties & ExxonMobil affiliates world-wide.

• Fluent and proficient in English. Effective in verbal and written communications.

• Strong commercial judgement and analytical ability.

• Understanding of related information systems, data analytics and effective dash boarding.

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance and life. We offer you: 

• Competitive compensation 

• Medical plans, maternity leave and benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment benefits 

• Retirement benefits 

• Global networking & cross-functional opportunities

• Annual vacations & holidays

• Day care assistance program

• Training and development program

• Tuition assistance program

• Workplace flexibility policy

• Relocation program

• Transportation facility

Please note benefits may change from time to time without notice, subject to applicable laws. The benefits programs are based on the Company’s eligibility guidelines. 

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