Vetting & Clearance Superintendent - London

We are working with a major international energy company seeking an experienced Vetting & Clearance Superintendent to join its London-based shipping team.

The successful candidate will help manage the risks associated with the carriage of hydrocarbons by third-party vessels. This will involve assessing vessels, owners, technical managers, terminals, and contractors to ensure they meet the company's marine assurance and operational standards.

This opportunity would suit a Master, Chief Officer, Chief Engineer, or Second Engineer with experience aboard oil and gas tankers. Previous shore-based experience is preferred, although experienced senior officers looking to move ashore may also be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Perform vetting, screening, and clearance assessments for oil, gas, chemical, and dry-bulk vessels and terminals.
• Assess vessel owners, technical managers, terminal operators, and ship-to-ship transfer contractors against relevant standards.
• Evaluate vessels and technical managers being considered for time-charter business.
• Review vessel inspection reports and process vessel and location clearance requests.
• Support terminal, ship-owner, and contractor assessments.
• Provide marine assurance advice to chartering, operations, logistics, terminal, and wider shipping teams.
• Help ensure marine assurance policies and procedures are applied consistently across the business.
• Lead and review marine operational risk assessments.
• Support management-of-change processes, incident reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate information within marine assurance systems and applications.
• Liaise with vessel owners, technical managers, terminals, contractors, and internal stakeholders.