At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead marine operations and ensure safe, efficient shipping across complex routes.
- Company: Join Castrol, a leader in marine logistics with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous parental leave, and excellent retirement benefits.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and partners for operational excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in marine logistics while developing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in marine operations, chartering, or oil & gas is essential.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
This is a role within the Castrol organisation and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence.
We are building Castrol's independent marine capability, and this role plays an integral part in that journey. As the Regional Chartering & Voyage Operations Lead for the West region, we rely on you to help us deliver safe, compliant, and efficient marine shipments across sophisticated routes. We work closely with partners across the supply chain, and this role helps us bring clarity, stability, and strong judgement to a fast-moving operational environment.
What You Will Deliver
- We work together to ensure our regional shipping operations run safely, efficiently, and in line with our global standards.
- TSA readiness & transition
- We are preparing for a smooth shift from TSA support to our own internal execution model.
- Build understanding of regional shipping flows, suppliers, and constraints.
- Shadow TSA and provider operations to prepare for transition.
- Shape regional procedures, governance, and escalation pathways.
- Support a flawless move into Castrol's internal operating model.
- Chartering & voyage execution
- Manage spot, term, and contract chartering.
- Oversee vessel scheduling, nomination, loading, discharge, and voyage execution.
- Deliver safe, reliable, and efficient operations.
- Fleet utilisation & optimisation
- Improve vessel utilisation and turnaround.
- Identify opportunities to reduce avoidable cost.
- Provide insight into routing, freight optimisation, and network planning.
- Supply-demand integration
- Manage capacity constraints and rescheduling.
- Balance operational trade-offs to protect customer commitments.
- Share regional insights to support network optimisation.
- Demurrage & operational risk
- Oversee demurrage exposure, port delays, claims, and disruptions.
- Resolve exceptions with sound judgement.
- Supervise voyage performance and operational risks.
- Terminal & customer coordination
- Coordinate with ports, terminals, barge operators, agents, and suppliers.
- Ensure smooth ship-shore interface.
- Build relationships with brokers, ship operators, and regional partners.
- Align with the Logistics Control Tower for visibility and escalation.
- Governance & compliance
- Ensure adherence to vetting, clearance, HSSE, sanctions, and marine risk controls.
- Operate within global governance frameworks.
- Partner with the Marine Vetting & Clearance Specialist to ensure safe execution.
What You Will Need to Be Successful
- Experience in oil & gas, lubricants, or chemical shipping.
- Familiarity with voyage management or chartering systems.
- Exposure to TSA or transition-related operating models.
- Comfort working across multiple geographies and time zones.
You Will Work With
We work closely with teams across shipping operations, supply chain, procurement, commercial, and planning. You will also partner with terminals, barge operators, ship owners, brokers, agents, and marine service providers. We are a team focused on operational excellence, continuous improvement, and building a resilient marine logistics capability for the future. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.
Travel Requirement
Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role.
Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation.
Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.
Skills: 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.
Logistics Operations Leader in Reading employer: Bp Energy
At Castrol, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the marine logistics sector. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our comprehensive training programmes and flexible working options, ensuring that you can thrive both personally and professionally. Join us in our West region operations, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of marine shipping while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion.
