Maritime Assurance Coordinator

**The Role**:
**Where you fit in**

The Ship Quality Assurance Team which provides advice to all areas of the business including Crude, Products, LPG, LNG and Chemicals. The Ship Quality Assurance Decision Support functions includes the confidential vetting and screening of vessels offered for all forms of Shell employment, including time charter inspections and ship owner management reviews. Member of the high-performance SAFE Team providing administration and decision support. The APME maritime assurance team supports the business carrying out this process and provides advice to all areas of the business including Crude, Products, LNG, Specialties, LSC and Chemicals.

The key-role of the Maritime Assurance Coordinator is to assure/co-ordinate vessel vetting processes, SIRE inspections and that 3rd party (where Shell has interest) terminal assessments are initiated in time against Group Standards for Quality Assurance. Partners in Safety (PiS) programme within the APME region, which will involve coordinating with the GM, Shipping and Maritime (APME), PiS programme manager and support team in London/Rotterdam, and Leaders from partner organisation within the region.

**What’s the role?**

Accountabilities:

- Expected to develop an understanding of the management and implementation of Shell Ship Quality Assurance Standards in support of Group requirements for shipping businesses for Oil, Chemicals, LNG and LPG activities.
- Ability to remain rational, composed and productive under pressure is a distinct advantage in order to operate successfully in this role.
- To assist with the upkeep of established Quality Assurance procedures and projects.
- To establish and maintain an appropriate level of competence to accompany inspectors on Ship inspections and Management Reviews, if the OCIMF competency requirements are met.
- To assist the APME Maritime Assurance Team with vessel vetting process. Provide advice to Shell’s Global Trading Network (GTN), Group Companies, and joint venture companies on vessel assurance and terminal facilities with emphasis on protecting Health, Safety & the Environment.
- To assist in the maintenance of the SAFE 2000 database of vessels and develop professional relations with all internal (STASCO, STn and OpUnit) customers as well as external customers (Ship owners, Oil Companies, Ship Managers, Industry Organisations - OCIMF, CDI etc).
- Assist MTAs in developing terminals needed by the business that may have been rated as caution or unsuitable to a standard at which they can be rated eligible.
- Review Location data & eligibility conflicts in GMAS for the region as well as provide the MTA network with upcoming inspection requirements for Shell, JV, OSP & 3rd party operated facilities through routine data extraction from GMAS “To do list” and reporting out to the MTA network for planning & scheduling inspections/risk assessments as required.
- Shell’s Partners in Safety programme; facilitating the Focus Group meetings, serving as the East focal point for the CEO conference organisation committee, and tracking of programme targets for the APME, amongst other things.

**Dimensions**:

- The role requires the co-ordination for the delivery of assurance for over 1,600 regional terminals and over 130 bunker barges, slop barges, tugs & dumb barges for T&S and various COBs.
- The position will allow, and require, exposure to Trading & Supply interfaces with Shipping including the Trading Floors, Product Quality, Demurrage, commercial teams & emergency response.
- The Maritime Assurance Team values diversity of experience and thought, and we believe in creating an inclusive culture and work environment where you can thrive, innovate, and develop; but most of all, be yourself.
- Working with vessel operators from all over the globe our team consists of diverse nationalities and has an inclusive working environment in which different values and perspectives are valued with safety ranked as top priority for every activity.

**What we need from you**

We hope to find the following in your CV:

- An understanding of the Maritime Assurance processes & associated tools is essential (maritime, storage) and exposure to a regulatory environment would be an advantage i.e., GMAS, OSP database etc.
- Previous seagoing experience as a Deck Officer / Engineer Officer at operational level on tankers.
- Excellent computer skills e.g., excel, word, access, SharePoint management etc
- Previous experience within Shell in an operational, assurance or commercial role is considered an advantage

**Company Description**

Shell is one the largest foreign investors in Singapore and began operations in 1891. Today, we have more than 3,200 employees in Singapore alone. The Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site today is the largest Shell refinery in the world in terms of crude distillation capacity, which makes Singapore a key regional supply and trading centre for Shell in the East. Singapore is the largest petroche