• Job Description

  Req#: R121490

  Job Title

  Marine Chartering Manager

  Who are we?

  Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a family-owned international refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. With operations throughout Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland we focus on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers and our communities. Every day, we strive to put our good energy in action to bring families together, support the environment and local wildlife, and to create learning opportunities that empower the next generation.

  Here's what you can expect from us:

  When you're a part of our team, you'll see how we bring good energy to all that we do. At Irving Oil, we strive for a work environment where each of us feels we belong, can bring our whole selves to work, and where we treat our fellow employees with kindness and respect. Together, we will support our corporate strategy, high standards and the communities where we live and work. Our collaborative approach, safety-first culture and commitment to building resilient teams helps reinforce our internal brand position where People Matter. That's why we're dedicated to investing in our employees’ potential, so that they can reach their career goals.

  Job Description

  What you can expect in a typical day

  As a Marine Chartering Manager, you will be an integral part of our Marine Charterer team. You will be responsible for leading a team of two Marine Charterers with an overall responsibility for all chartering requirements including black and clean oil barges (Canadian & American flag), crude shipping on Suezmaxs, Aframax, and VLCCs (Canadian & Foreign flag) and vessels from Europe. They manage successful chartering at better than market condition to ensure low transportation costs per Bbl to the company. Their responsibilities also include management of vessel performances and procurement of marine bunkers, ensuring minimal risk with charters on exposure in terms of schedule reliability, meeting emission regulations, and meeting customer delivery windows. Securing vessel availability for long term, short term and spot charters will be required as well as larger long term project supply strategies.

  What we offer:

  • Competitive salary, bonus , and pension plan

  • Flexible benefits, including a Health Spending Account

  • Hybrid Work Opportunity – flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office and remote

  • Wellness support, including annual wellness allowance and paid personal care days

  • Paid vacation and vacation purchasing

  • Personal and professional development opportunities

  • Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for seven consecutive years

  Your roles and responsibilities:

  • Directs and supervises the activities of the chartering function to ensure adequate and appropriate vessels are chartered to meet the company’s operating requirements.

  • Works with the Marine Charterers and helps lead the negotiation of chartering terms consistent with market conditions.

  • Coordinates with Manager of Marine Operations to ensure the team is delivering on the accuracy and timing of instructions to both chartered in vessels and company relets.

  • Coordinates with Manager of Marine Operations to ensure that the team's assessment and checking of claims from owners/brokers for demurrages, detention, and deviation within the terms of the charter party is done in a timely manner in order to negotiate prompt settlement.

  • Provide recommendations for maximizing the fleet revenue and profits on the spot chartered crude vessels.

  • Perform and help coach marine charterers on day-to-day chartering and operations for the Asphalt program and associated vessels on either time or spot charter for same.

  • Design of chartering strategies and constant review of market conditions, evaluation and recommendation of candidate ships and barges from an operational and financial standpoint and negotiation of the charter conditions with the owners, operators, and brokers.

  • Coordinate and supervise chartered ships and barges operations, which includes, for spot voyages, the actual freight versus planned freight cost variance analysis and corrective action, recommendations, invoice approval and payment for follow-up. For time chartered vessel, analysis of speed and consumption performance for both owned and time chartered vessels to ensure compliance to agreed speed and consumption within their respective charter parties. In non compliance situations, ensure that owner is placed on notice and lost costs claimed back.

  • Ensure that all vessels have sufficient bunkers on board, and that the correct controls are in place to allow the required quality of bunkers to be delivered.

  • Identify analysis, and present to management, time charter opportunities with focus on lowering the cost per Bbl of either crude or product transportation.

  • Compile monthly, quarterly, and yearly KPIs, and performance data for both accounting and management.

  • Use well developed and proven leadership skills to interact effectively and honestly with senior leaders and other stakeholders.

  • Work collaboratively with direct team and hold individuals accountable for commitments, job performance and behaviours by providing regular, timely, and specific, constructive feedback.

  • Provide coaching and mentoring to team members.

  • Lead project work related to marine chartering and delegate to charterers to help support this project work. Communicate with other stakeholder supporting project work.

  • Work closely with the Senior Manager of Marine Logistics on strategic initiatives and future needs for the Marine space.

  Professional skills

  • Strong analytical and negotiation skills.

  • Strong financial analysis abilities

  • Strong communication skills, both written and spoken

  • Excellent listening skills, ability and willingness to invest time in understanding the direction of the various shipping markets you will be expected to follow.

  • Flexible and adaptable to constant changing and fast moving environment/situation

  Travel

  • Travel is not a requirement for this position.

  Education and experience

  • Law Degree or Bachelor of Business or BSc in Marine Transport

  • Excellent knowledge of Maritime Law, chartering terms and conditions, and its implications

  • Good knowledge of claim procedures/settlements

  • Member of the Institute of chartered shipbrokers an asset

  • Strong Project Management skills - Project Management designation as asset

  • Strong Financial knowledge - MBA/CPA designation an asset

  • A combination of education and experince may be considered

  • Experience: (business related and approx. # of years).

  • 5- 10 years experience in tanker ship chartering

  • 5-10 years Experience in tanker vessel operations is required

  • Minimum 3 years of Project Management or leadership experience required

  Irving Oil supports a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants.

  #LI-Hybrid

  Job Requirements - Work Experience

  Operations, Project Management, Supply Management

  Job Requirements - Education

  Bachelors

  Location

  Saint John, NB

• About the company

  Irving Oil Ltd. is a Canadian gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company.

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