Maritime Assurance Manager EUAF

, United Kingdom

Job Family Group:
Maritime

Worker Type:
Regular

Posting Start Date:
April 10, 2025

Business unit:

Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Step into a role where you\’ll support both Shell and Joint Venture businesses. Our team is a vibrant and positive place to work, valuing diversity of experience and thought. We believe in fostering an inclusive culture and work environment where you can thrive, innovate, develop, and most importantly, be yourself.
The Impact of Shipping: Did you know that 90% of the world\’s trade travels by ship at some point? The energy required to power the shipping industry for one year is enough to power New York City for 60 years. Decarbonizing shipping is a monumental task that involves changing fuels, operating patterns, and the actual equipment onboard ships. This requires developing infrastructure to get the fuels to ships, creating new ships that enable zero emissions, and developing the new fuels themselves.

Challenges and Opportunities: The opportunity to decarbonize the industry is tremendous, but so are the challenges. Ships have a long lifespan-20 to 40 years-meaning ships built today may still be operating in 2050. Additionally, the cost of new fuels is significantly higher than current dominant shipping fuels. Despite these challenges, Shipping & Maritime in Shell is recognized by industry stakeholders as a leader in ship management, assurance, and technology services. We are proud of our long history as the Group\’s centre of maritime expertise, facilitating the global movement of energy products that support and raise the standard of living for millions of people.

Your Role: If you are up for a challenge and have a personal purpose to enable safe profitable operations and decarbonization of the shipping industry, you could be what we are looking for. The objective of Maritime Assurance is to protect the Shell Group from risks occurring in maritime operations and ensure that vessels, barges, and terminals used by the Shell Group are fully compliant with local, regional, and global regulations. This minimizes the risk of harm to people and the environment, damage to Shell\’s reputation, or financial claims on Shell, while facilitating business in accordance with the Statement of General Business Principles.

Our Team: Our team collaborates with vessel operators from around the globe. We cherish an inclusive environment where different values and perspectives are celebrated, with safety as the top priority in every activity. Expect plenty of support and encouragement while you\’re here. You\’ll work alongside people who share your passion for safety and compliance. We place a high value on career growth, and with significant changes impacting our industry, you\’ll have opportunities to develop new areas of expertise and tackle rewarding challenges in the digital space as we pioneer new ways of working.
Join us and be part of a team that is making a significant impact on the future of shipping and maritime operations.

Where You Fit In (Dimensions)?

Global Maritime Activities:
Shell operates around 2,000 vessels daily, with the SAFE Team conducting 75,000 vessel screenings annually.

To manage risks, 30,000 OCIMF and CDI reports are reviewed each year, including 3,000 specific to Shell. Additionally, 100 management reviews (TMSA3 audits) of third-party technical operators are performed annually.

About 50% of these activities are carried out by the EUAF team which this position will lead.

Team and Culture:

1. Manage a direct team of 7, including Senior Maritime Vetting Assessors, Maritime Vetting Team Lead and Maritime Inland Assessors, within a total team size of 17 people.
2. Provide leadership and support to the teams in London, Rotterdam, and S&M India (Chennai).
3. Diverse and inclusive environment valuing different perspectives.
4. Safety is the top priority in all activities.
5. Core values: honesty, integrity, and respect for people.

Shipping and Maritime Expertise:

1. Shell\’s center for all shipping and maritime matters.
2. Supports customer-facing businesses through Maritime HSSE, operational excellence, commercial delivery, ship management, risk management, emergency response, localized knowledge, and technology innovation.
3. Leads industry coalitions in maritime safety, decarbonization, and operational efficiencies.

Special Challenges:
Success in this role requires the ability to remain rational, composed, and professional under pressure and lead across time zones.

What is the Role?

1. The incumbent will be responsible for understanding, managing, and implementing Transport Safety Standard, Maritime Safety Standards to support the Group\’s shipping business requirements. Manage the clearance process for vessels and terminals handling Products, Crude, LNG, and DLNG for Trading and Supply team and JV partners during EUAF working hours.
2. Act as the main contact for Trading and Supply, JV Partners, and ship managers to build collaborative relationships, ensuring smooth operations and alignment using clear KPIs and scorecards.
3. Provide management support and make decisions for the Management Reviews process (TMSA3 audits) in the EUAF region.
4. Lead a team of 17 skilled professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
5. Act as a decision maker in the long-term time charter process for global, regional and inland vessels.
6. Join out-of-office hours duty roster and travel internationally primarily to London, Rotterdam, and Chennai.
7. Provide guidance on incident management to the team, internal and external stakeholders.
8. Drive continuous improvement by proposing and driving digital changes to the vetting processes.
9. Support OCIMF Programmes Governance Expert Group (PGEG).
10. Implement Transport Safety Standards, Maritime Safety.
11. Ensure compliance with international legislation (e.g., MARPOL, SOLAS, ISM) and industry standards (e.g., ISGOTT, ICS, IBC).

This role offers a dynamic opportunity to lead and innovate in maritime safety and compliance, ensuring Shell\’s operations are safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible. It will be part of EUAF Leadership team and Shipping & Maritime extended leadership team.

What We Need from You?
We are excited to connect with candidates who have held or currently hold an STCW II/2 (Deck or Engineering) Certificate of Competency issued by a recognized flag. Ideal candidates will possess a solid understanding of international standards, Classification Society rules, and regulations, with a strong preference for those experienced in HSSE and maritime vetting.

Experience as a Master or Chief Engineer Officer on ocean-going tankers (LNG, LPG, Chemical, Crude, Products) with over 4 years of shore-based experience and a BSc Degree in the Maritime field would be preferable.

1. Familiarity with international legislation (e.g., MARPOL, SOLAS, ISM) and industry standards, codes, and guidelines (e.g., ISGOTT, ICS, IBC).
2. Experience in incident management and ICS protocols.
3. Understanding and implementation of IMO Conventions, shipping regulations, SEAM Standards.
4. Demonstrated leadership capabilities to engage and inspire a team, fostering creativity and empowerment.
5. Experience in managing a team of professionals in different locations is advantageous.
6. Experience as a Maritime Technical Advisor or Maritime Assurance Assessor is preferred.
7. Engagement with regional regulatory bodies and industry partners is beneficial.
8. GMAS proficiency is desirable.
9. Recent Auditing experience.
10. Open to business travel to support delivery.

Company description
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world\’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviours. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There\’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

An inclusive place to work

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we\’re nurturing an inclusive environment – one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential…

We\’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you apply, and we\’ll take it from there.

We\’re closing the gender gap – whether that\’s through action on equal pay or by enabling more women to reach senior roles in engineering and technology.

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