Maritime Industrial Standard Operator

Saudi Aramco; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Maritime Industrial Standard Operator to enhance safety and compliance at its oil ports. This role involves analyzing safety violations, managing vessel traffic, and ensuring adherence to international maritime standards. With a commitment to excellence, the company provides a dynamic working environment and opportunities for professional growth. Join a team dedicated to delivering reliable energy solutions while upholding the highest safety and operational standards. If you have extensive maritime experience and a passion for excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of maritime experience with at least 5 years as a senior officer.
• Proficient in international maritime regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Verify breaches of maritime conventions and regulations.
• Analyze tankship safety violations and formulate claims.

Skills

Maritime Studies

Marine Engineering

Safety Analysis

Regulatory Compliance

Technical Writing

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Maritime Studies

Master Mariner Certificate

HND in Nautical Science

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world's largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generation-spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a Maritime Industrial Standard Operator to join our Terminal Pilotage Operations Division.

The Terminal Pilotage Operations Division is responsible for providing a professional pilotage service, vessel traffic management system and support services at all Saudi Aramco Oil Ports and Terminals for the purpose of expediting the seaborne export and import of crude oils and hydrocarbon-based products in a safe, efficient, cost effective and environmentally sound manner in accordance with shipping industry's best practices.

Your primary role is to analyze tankship safety violations and defects and ship related incidents, verifying breaches of applicable International Maritime Organization conventions, marine industry standards, port rules and regulations. Formulate claims with full supporting documentation for additional marine assistance services provided that are beyond the contractual obligation of Saudi Aramco.

Key responsibilities

• Verify breaches of applicable International Maritime Organization conventions, marine industry standards and port rules and regulations.
• Generate follow-up telexes and correspondence with ship principals.
• Review local and international marine guidelines and standards as related to Terminal Pilotage Operations Division.
• Monitor and verify budget accounts for the division.
• Assist the supervisor in continuous updating of the Port Booklet and other relevant publications.
• Analyze marine safety statistics of Saudi Aramco ports and terminals.
• Formulate claims with full supporting documentation for additional marine assistance services provided that are beyond the contractual obligations of Saudi Aramco.
• Initiate telexes dispatched to ship principals and evaluate telexes received from ship principals in respect to highlighted concerns on ship operations.
• Analyze tankship safety violations, defects and ship related incidents.
• Exercise controls of verification for all items associated with budgetary control of the division.
• Review jointly with marine engineer related marine/terminal projects.
• Deputize for supervisor of unit when required. Maintain readiness to deputize at international marine conferences.
• Attend safety meetings with operational members of the division.
• Provide technical support where applicable and carry out any other assignment as required.
• Formulate claims to recover Saudi Aramco's marine services expended upon additional marine assistance and oil spill cleanup costs incurred as a result of services beyond the contractual requirements.
• Research material, documentation and technical data in order to support terminal operations by providing advice when relevant general instructions fail to satisfactorily address a particular problem.

Minimum requirements

• You will hold a bachelor's degree in maritime studies, or a high national diploma (HND) in nautical science/marine engineering along with a Master Mariner (Class I)/Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency from a recognized and approved program.
• You must have a minimum of 10 years' experience, which includes a minimum of 5 years' experience as a senior officer onboard tanker and/or gas (LPG) carrier.
• You must have knowledge of and experience with international regulatory body requirements, classification standards, marine/mechanical engineering practices, specifications and/or rules.
• Written and spoken English with an extensive marine technical vocabulary in order to communicate effectively with other marine professionals including marine lawyers and industrial professionals. Business letter and report writing skills are essential.
• Demonstrate skills and discretion in dealing with outside organizations.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.