Trading Operations

03.10.2025

**What does the job involve?**:The operator will be responsible for planning, scheduling and managing the waterborne transportation of Liquid Petroleum Gas - LPG. This includes supply scheduling logistics, analysis of tankage inventories, communication with shippers, agents, inspection companies, counterparties and other internal and external stakeholders.

You are utilizing your operational knowledge to independently solve complex tasks with a short-term operational or tactical impact/risk. You deliver on tasks with significant impacts on team objectives. You independently communicate within the immediate team incl. traders, across different areas, and towards key stakeholders, including partners or external parties. You may navigate potentially conflicting agendas. You adhere to established procedures and identify as well as resolve challenges. You proactively seek continuous improvement, embrace change and ambiguity. You demonstrate flexibility to adopt new activities and ways of working and take ownership of your own work. You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

**What will my tasks be?**:
Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

- Manage and optimize the transportation of LPG (pressurized and refrigerated cargoes) in the energy portfolio, ensuring efficient flow assurance and optimization.
- Plan, schedule and optimize the transport of LPG products, ensuring timely delivery and minimizing disruptions, in close co-ordination with the LPG trading desk.
- Analyse tankage inventories, storage capacity and ensure product availability.
- Stay updated on industry trends and regulations related to energy transportation and flow assurance.
- Responsible for correct, timely updates of relevant operational and reporting systems.
- Participating in the on-call duty system within the operation team.

**Here's what we expect from you**:
At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

- Minimum 5-10 years operational experience in managing LPG cargo shipments.
- Preferable 2-5 years’ experience in pressurized LPG operations, cargo and ship operations.
- Bachelor’s degree in Maritime, Economics, Logistics or related disciplines. Experience from trading operations from an oil company, trading house or shipping is an advantage.
- Familiar with using IT technology and IMOS voyage system is an advantage.
- High ethical awareness and integrity, and with focus on safe operations and HSE.
- Proactive, flexible and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Capable to work under pressure and tight deadlines, agile and efficient working attitude.
- Commercial mindset with proven track record in delivering value add to the P&L.
- Proficiency in English language is required; Mandarin is an advantage.

**What can we offer you?**:
We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

**Equal opportunities for everyone**:
Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

**About Equinor**:
Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net z