Marine Officer

Lagos, Nigeria

Job Family Group:

Production Engineering Upstream

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

November 13, 2026

Business Unit:

Upstream

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role 

As a Marine Officer, you will hold a key position in an exciting development in the offshore oil industry in Nigeria. Your prime responsibility will be to assist and understudy the Marine Supervisor in all aspects of their work. This includes cargo loading and ballasting, including all aspects of stability and strength calculations, cargo sampling, offload hose maintenance, and general shipboard duties.

What you’ll be doing 

You will assist with marine and tanker system operations, air and supply boat logistics on, off, and on the installation to ensure that activities in support of operations can be conducted in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner. Your key responsibilities as a Marine Officer will be to:

• Assist with maintaining the Safety Case and implementing the Safety Management System on the installation.
• Safely and efficiently carry out the loading, storage, transfer, and discharge of crude oil, including assisting with detailed loading/discharge plans and maintaining vessel stability within acceptable limits.
• Safely and efficiently manage the loading, transfer, and discharge of ballast water, utilizing ballast systems to ensure the installation continuously meets stability criteria.
• Manage slop tanks, including clean water overboard discharge in line with operating procedures; operate the inert gas generator to maintain a safe positive pressure regime in cargo spaces; and prepare cargo, ballast, and slop oil tanks for entry and return to service, including isolation and cleaning requirements.
• Perform first-line maintenance on ancillary equipment and ensure the Single Point Mooring Buoy (SPM) and associated equipment remain available for crude oil export.
• Act as Permit to Work Area Authority for marine systems, cranes, lifeboats, escape systems, cargo handling, and tank management systems, and serve as the nominated deputy for the Asset Operator under the permit-to-work system.
• Ensure all relevant safety equipment and systems remain operable; assist the Marine Supervisor in controlling marine activities, ensuring safe standby vessel operations, anchoring/survey/diving activities, bulk and general transfers, and correct operation of the radar and GMDSS unit.
• Ensure safe and timely delivery of duties related to terminal marine assets and supply vessels while driving continuous improvement; assist the Marine Supervisor in liaising with Immigration, NMDPRA, NUPRC, NNPC, support security matters and Port Facility Security Officer relief duties and provide relief coverage for the Marine Supervisor as required.

What you bring  

• Hold a valid Class 1 Master Unlimited Certificate of Competency (CoC) with tanker endorsement; alternatively, a valid Chief Mate Unlimited (II/1) CoC may be considered if supported by relevant sea time for Class 1 certification and at least 10 years of tanker sea-going experience in the maritime industry.
• Have a minimum of 36 months of seagoing service on tankers and at least 5 years of experience in the maritime industry.
• Hold a valid GMDSS certificate and possess a working knowledge of terminal operations, cargo loading, vessel stability, and associated safety systems.
• Previous experience in FPSO/FSO operations is advantageous, while hands-on experience with submerged FRAMO pumping systems and inert gas systems is a significant advantage.
• Demonstrate mandatory experience in tanker operations, along with basic knowledge of tanker operations and terminology.
• Exhibit strong leadership skills, the ability to work with minimal supervision, learn quickly, and be willing to train and qualify as a Permit Signatory and System Auditor.
• Possess knowledge of FPSO operations and terminal marine asset standards and requirements, including OCIMF, SIGTTO, ICS, and PIANC, with the ability to effectively organize, plan, lead, and manage work and personnel.
• Have a good understanding of demurrage cost and oil loss claim reduction, product quality and the Product Quality Early Warning System, oil accounting procedures, process isolation standards, and the Permit to Work system; experience as a Confined Space Safety Assessor and Authorised Gas Safety Tester is an advantage.

What we offer 

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. 

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. 
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and 
• international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Shell in Nigeria 

As one of the world’s leading energy companies Shell plays a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. Shell has been active in Nigeria since 1937, and pioneered oil and gas production onshore more than 60 years ago. 

Shell also made history in 2005 when it began production at Bonga, Nigeria’s first deepwater oil. Shell companies and investments have continued to play pioneering roles in onshore, shallow and deepwater oil and gas exploration and production. 

Shell has been at the forefront of gas development, producing and delivering gas to domestic consumers and export markets for over 40 years. 

Our values 
Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people form the basis of the Shell General Business Principles. 

Our contributions 
Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) are major contributors to the economy, not only through the energy they produce and the revenues they generate for the country, but also via their supply chains, local content and social investment. 

Nigeria depends on the oil and gas industry for approximately 90% of export income and 75% of overall government revenue. 

SCiN pursue a variety of social investment projects, with a particular focus on community and enterprise development, education and health. Nigeria is one of the largest concentrations of social investment spending in the Shell Group. 

Read more about our contributions in Nigeria. 

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