Oil Tanker Operator

Trafigura • Houston, TX

3d

About The Position

As an Oil Tanker Operator at Trafigura, you will join a team managing one of the world’s largest time-charter fleets and handle all aspects of the company’s time-charter vessel operations. You will ensure that vessels operate properly and perform effectively while meeting global standards and international regulations.

The role is part of the Shipping Operations department within the Energy and Operations division, which executes physical trades and relies on strategic investments in storage and logistics capabilities around the world. You will work with internal departments such as Chartering and Cargo Operations and external partners such as brokers, ship-owning companies, and service providers.

Trafigura is an equal opportunity employer and states that it does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices on the basis of legally protected status.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience managing vessel operations.
• Strong understanding of time-charter and voyage-charter terms and conditions.
• Strong understanding of BIMCO standard forms and clauses.
• Knowledge of laytime and demurrage calculations.
• Understanding of P&L and variance analysis.
• Demonstrated cargo-operations experience, including preparation for loading and discharge.
• Bunker-operations experience, including planning, quality specifications, and sampling procedures.
• Knowledge of shipping regulatory frameworks.
• Solid understanding of shipping-management software such as IMOS or Danaos.
• English proficiency, written and verbal.

Nice To Haves

• Strong business knowledge and a commercial approach.
• Ability to work in a multinational, fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with internal and external partners.
• Data analysis and visualization skills, including dashboards, critical metrics, and trend analysis.
• Report-writing and presentation skills.
• Automation-tool development experience or capability.
• Understanding of AI/ML applications in shipping operations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake voyage planning to meet international regulations and respond to vessel operational issues.
• Optimize bunker procurement and consumption strategies.
• Review and coordinate stowage planning and cargo handling operations, and resolve issues in real time.
• Coordinate agency appointments and provide voyage orders to vessels.
• Supervise vessel performance throughout voyages, including speed and consumption analysis.
• Coordinate weather-routing services and performance-optimization initiatives.
• Manage hold and tank cleaning optimization.
• Handle vessel questionnaires, certificates, letters of indemnity (LOIs), and related supporting documentation.
• Maintain and update company software systems with required operational data.
• Collaborate with internal and external counterparties to manage ongoing operations, including pre- and post-fixture activities.
• Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements and Trafigura’s global policies and procedures.
• Prepare operational reports and performance analyses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed