Job Description

Sarawak, Malaysia

Job Family Group: Maritime

Worker Type: Regular

Posting Start Date: December 4, 2023

Business unit:

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

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This is a supervisory, where managing the technical and non-technical resources within team in Malaysia to deliver safest, cost effective and efficient execution of marine services for Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (SMEP) business units and teams e.g. Production Assets, Wells Drilling and Operations, Maintenance & Engineering, Geomatics, Underwater Inspections and Projects.

Detailed accountabilities:

CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT

Act as Contract Focal Point for assigned Marine logistics and services contracts, facilitating commercial relationship and negotiations, managing interfaces to serve business partners and align to Upstream organization.

Support to ensure contracts are managed in compliance with Group CMCP (Contract Management and Contracting Practice) and PETRONAS requirements.

Support business in optimising contractual performance of logistics and services provider which includes, but is not limited to, vessels, marine facilities and marine services companies.

Support commercial and contractual strategy development, looking at external best practices, working with Supply Chain, Shipping & Maritime and others to drive competitiveness and supply security for mid/long-term value.

Support development of business partners particularly vessel operators operating in Sabah and Sarawak waters.

Build a culture of safety and quality together with our partners in Shell, to ensure a sustainable shipping ecosystem.

MARITIME ASSURANCE & OPERATIONS

Support the implementation of local Marine Management System in accordance with Group Standards, HSSE and SP Control Framework Manuals, Maritime Technical Function (MTF) Management System and MTF Discipline Standards and Guidelines.

Support assurance oversight of all contracted Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) related to Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) services, cargo transportation and personnel transfers.

Support the business in applying Shell Maritime Safety Requirements for cargo transport vessels, support vessels, offshore floating assets, berths, offtake facilities and vessels used for the maritime transport of people.

Support assessment of the Maritime Safety Risks associated with cargo transport vessels, support vessels, offshore floating Assets, Berths, offtake facilities and vessels used for the maritime transport of people and put Controls in place to manage these Risks to As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).

Support to establish and maintain procedures for managing the risk of maritime activities that comply with the Shell Maritime Safety Requirements for offshore operations.

Support to establish and maintain Positive Vetting, in accordance with the Controls approved by the SME for Maritime Safety, of cargo transport vessels, support vessels and all vessels intended to call at offshore floating Assets, Berths or offtake facilities, before acceptance for use.

Support the Authorised Person for Maritime Safety (AP-MS) appointed in the Business to identify the Risks, Controls and Recovery Measures of approach and departure navigation to facilities. Document these Risks, Controls and Recovery Measures in the facility\'s Hazards and Effects Management Process (HEMP).

Support to establish procedures to assess and document the risks for berthing and cargo transfer operations.

Assist to define the work scope for maritime activities, including technical specifications. Obtain approval of the work scope and technical specifications from Authorised Person for Maritime Safety (AP-MS) or SME-MS appointed in the Business.

Support to establish and maintain Positive Vetting, in accordance with the Controls approved by the SME-MS appointed in the Business, of cargo transport vessels, support vessels and all vessels intended to call at offshore floating Assets, Berths or offtake facilities, before acceptance for use.

Conduct or facilitate assessments of marine organisations, vessels and facilities. Ensure post-review outcomes are updated and current in Group Maritime Assurance System (GMAS).

Provide operational oversight of all contracted Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) related to Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) services, cargo transportation and personnel transfers.

Assist business HSSE focal points in the development, and review of, the maritime HEMP and/or safety case ensuring that controls and risk responses identified are appropriately managed to ALARP.

Provide on-site support to the local Incident Management Team (IMT) for Shipping for incidents as local interface with STASCO Casualty.

Provide leadership for delivery of round-the-clock safe and efficient maritime operations.

Provide support in the investigation and follow-up of maritime-related incidents.

MARITIME SOLUTIONS, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS

Driving continuous improvement in the optimisation of maritime operations and efficient ways of working.

Drive supply chain optimisation to ensure most effective local optimisation and decision making to deliver safest, cost effective and efficient execution of marine services.

Spearheading innovations in the industry and building upon external partnerships for enhancements to the business.

Support global team with key market insights, external best practices and analytics to understand opportunities and challenges short, medium and long term for the business.

Support new technology products and services initiated from global, and act as key interface to SMEP stakeholders.

Embed use of digital tools to drive commercial excellence and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

Promote relationships with relevant national authorities and external industry bodies to share best practices, positively influence implementation of safety standards and provide information to the business on initiatives, standards and regulations.

Dimensions:

Total Number of staff reporting to this position: Direct: 0, Indirect : 5 Contractors

Geographical areas of marine operations extend to Malaysia Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to the states of Sabah and Sarawak with office locations in Miri, Labuan, Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur.

Estimated total primary spend for Marine Services is RM380 millions annual OPEX/CAPEX.

Business travels may be required to other Group operating locations such, as but not limited to, Singapore, Brunei, London, Amsterdam and Aberdeen.

Skills and Requirements:

Must be a holder of Master or Chief Engineer Foreign-Going Certificate of Competency.

Preferably served as a senior officer on ocean-going or offshore vessels with seagoing experience of 5 years or more. Experience in offshore marine related services will be an added advantage.

Medically fit for offshore attendance as and when required.

Preferably obtain Maritime Technical Function (MTF) accreditation as an Authorised Person-Maritime Safety (AP-MS) for the following elements within 12 months;

• Maritime Assurance Processes
• HSSE & SP Control Framework \xe2\x80\x93 Transport Manual \xe2\x80\x93 Maritime Safety (TM-MS)
• Maritime Upstream Operations (PSV/AHTS)
• Maritime Upstream Operations (DP) \xe2\x80\x93 only for individual appointed as DP Assurance focal point.
• Maritime HSSE Incidents

This position will suit a maritime professional with a learner mindset, challenging self to grow and develop, keen to build a culture of continuous improvement to deliver safer and better business results.

Highly developed integrative working skills across all business stakeholders, both internal and external.

Strong existing networks (or ability to build one) at enterprise level would be important to be successful in the role.

Proven team player, with ability to influence staff at all levels and across technical & commercial functions. Takes an integrated approach across SMEP to deliver exceptional stakeholder expectations.

Ability to lead a team without formal authority and a strong sense of responsibility to influence peers constructively by setting a tone for collaboration, boundary less working and high performance.

Ability to work across organizational boundaries with a diverse group of colleagues and stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization.

Ability to engage at a senior level within Shell and the external stakeholder community with strong negotiation skills.

Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, think and communicate clearly and be able to solve problems and get things done quickly and thoroughly.

Decisive and good in setting priorities to decide what to do and the order in which it gets done \xe2\x80\x93 being able to balance the impact of new initiatives vs. the need to improve the details of ongoing processes.

Ability to apply new technologies and digital opportunities to team\xe2\x80\x99s advantage. Mindset of innovation, continuous improvement and simplification.

Exhibit external focus and learnings. Leverage use of internal and external data including industry best practices.

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