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Entity: Supply, Trading & Shipping
Job Family Group: Shipping Group
Job Description:
About the Role
Join bp Shipping and help support the safe and reliable operation of our LNG fleet. As an Assistant Marine Superintendent, you will work with Marine Superintendents and Vessel Managers to support marine operations, vessel assurance, regulatory compliance, and fleet performance. You will provide marine expertise across vessel operations and projects while helping maintain high standards in safety, navigation, cargo handling, maintenance, and assurance.
This role offers the opportunity to apply your maritime experience in a global business and contribute to the transportation of energy around the world.
Key Accountabilities
- Support the marine technical management of bp Shipping's operated fleet, including vessel availability, marine operations, dry dock planning, ship/shore compatibility assessments, and implementation of marine operating standards.
- Develop Marine Assurance documentation and support assurance activities including SIRE inspections, incident investigations, Safety & Operational Risk Assessments, Flag State inspections, Class assessments, corrective action management, and ship visit reporting.
- Monitor maritime legislation and industry guidance, incorporating relevant requirements into marine procedures, standards, and working practices.
- Provide marine and LNG expertise to technical, project, and partnership teams through risk assessments, operational reviews, and business initiatives.
- Support vessel maintenance programmes, equipment replacement activities, Master appraisals, recruitment activities, training initiatives, and cadet inductions.
- Engage with regulators, NGOs, classification societies, flag administrations, and industry bodies to support shipping quality and marine safety.
- Fulfil a role within the bp Shipping Incident Management Team (IMT) or Business Support Team (BST) and participate in training and emergency response exercises.
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Essential Education
- Senior Mariner Certification or equivalent professional marine qualification.
- Gas Dangerous Cargo Endorsement.
Essential Experience & Requirements
- Experience in a senior shipboard role on LNG vessels.
- Experience in a marine operational or technical role ashore.
- Understanding of LNG vessel operations, navigation, cargo handling, and marine safety management.
- Knowledge of HSSE principles and marine operations.
- Ability to handle priorities and deliver results in a changing operational environment.
- Ability to analyse technical issues and identify practical solutions.
- Communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across teams and influence others.
- Commitment to safety, continuous improvement, and delivery of high standards.
Desirable Experience
- Knowledge of IMO regulations and maritime legislation.
- Experience with HAZOP, HAZID, Root Cause Analysis, and other risk assessment methodologies.
- Understanding of bp Shipping operations and commercial shipping activities.
- Experience supporting SIRE inspections and tanker assurance activities.
- Ability to communicate marine concepts to non-marine partners.
- Involvement in industry working groups, shipping associations, or regulatory forums.
Why join us?
At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.
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, 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 essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation!
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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 {+ 4 more}
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
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