Voyage Operator

Entity:

Supply, Trading & Shipping

Job Family Group:

Shipping Group

Job Description:

About us

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world. In a time of constant change and possibility we need new talent to pursue commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. We’re always striving for more innovative digital solutions, sustainable outcomes and closer collaboration across our company and beyond, and you could be part of that too. Together we continue to grow as the world’s leading energy company!

About the role

The Voyage Operations team is accountable for the execution of safe, compliant, and efficient voyages for all time-chartered vessels.

As a member of the Voyage Operations team, you will be accountable for assuring compliance and efficient execution of voyages for Time Chartered vessels (TC) on behalf of bp Shipping (ST&S).

A Voyage Operator manages all aspects of the voyage in accordance with the voyage Charter Party terms and Time Charter Party terms; engaging with a wide range of internal and external interested parties and acting as the single point of contact for masters and owners/brokers. This role is on the front line of the management and mitigation of ST&S/Group Risk and is therefore expected to proactively spot issues and take pre-emptive action to mitigate risk and maximise commercial value.

The role involves close collaboration with Commercial Analysts, Bunkering, Optimization and Chartering teams to optimise bunkering strategies, enhance time charter performance, and ensure full compliance with the terms of the Charter Party agreements.

This team offers a dynamic working environment where no day on the job is the same. Being on the front line of managing and mitigating risk on behalf of the Group and ST&S means a highly effective operator can make significant contributions that have a material impact commercially.

Voyage Operators are encouraged to positively challenge and be courageous with all interested parties to eliminate risk and operate safe, commercially viable voyages. The person fulfilling this role needs to be able to see the bigger picture and understand how their individual actions within Voyage Operations has a greater impact in ST&S and the business as a whole.

Key Accountabilities:

Build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of internal and external interested parties, Including but not limited to:

• Vessel owners & brokers
• Teams within Shipping (Vessel Managers, Vetting & Clearance, Optimization, Chartering & Commercial)
• Functional teams (Legal, Finance, AOT)
• External bodies
• The Masters of the vessels
• Bunker procurement team
• Voyage claims analysts

Provide commercial expertise and marine awareness to manage risks associated with transportation of hydrocarbons, chemicals and dry bulk.

Act as the designated fleet lead, overseeing day-to-day operations and serving as the primary liaison for both internal and external interested parties.

Ownership of managing and curating critical fleet-related data and communications, while supporting analysts and chartering teams to optimise time charter performance (TCP) and maximise commercial outcomes (TCE/P&L).

Management of all non-scheduling activity including day-to-day operations of allocated voyages for owned & time chartered vessels in accordance with the charter party terms, ST&S policies and Voyage Operations Procedures, such as:

• Management of vessel, port and berth clearances
• Generation and issue of Voyage Orders (including load and discharge instructions).
• Intakes optimisation and UKC compliance
• Appointment of port agents
• Management of Charter Parties terms
• Find opportunities for optimum bunker procurement

Make innovative commercial interventions to improve voyage earnings and opportunities for cost savings.

Provide pre-fixture advice to Charterers.

Support out of hours and weekend duty cover, including support to the BP Shipping Incident Management Team (IMT) and Business Support Team (BST) where needed.

Leverage marine expertise to support the development and continuous upskilling of the Voyage Operations team and broader Operations function through training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.

Essential experience and job requirements:

• Previous experience in a large ship owning outfit
• Previous recent oil tanker or vessel experience
• Strong analytical skills, commercial attitude, and attention to detail
• Strong bias for action
• Experience managing counterparty and customer relationships
• Strong influencing and interested party management skills
• Ability to deliver results under pressure (time constraints and market volatility)
• Experience managing diverse interested party needs

Desirable experience and job requirements.

• Familiarity with BP's risk framework
• Knowledge of SEDNA / Veson Platform
• Knowledge of shipping regulations and laws, especially in the oil tanker sector

How much do we pay (Base)? $95,000.00 - 136,000.00 USD Annually

• Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

This position is eligible for US Benefits – Core. This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full-time employees. You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at Core U.S. Benefits. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits include a pension for eligible employee.

As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.

Why join bp:

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to encouraging an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Analytical Thinking, Ancillary cost management, Bunker buyer, Chartering, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Customer service delivery excellence, Demurrage, Developing and implementing strategy, Listening, Marine assurance, Marine Operations, Marine systems and processes, Marine technical, Market Knowledge, Mentoring, Negotiating value, Operational Excellence, Partner relationship management, Problem Solving, Sentiment and Trends, Shipping/transport, Trading and scheduling operations {+ 4 more}

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