Shell Petroleum Development CompanyNigeriaPosted 14 November 2026

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Closing date: The listing does not give one. Employers often close early when they have enough applicants, so apply soon.
Where: Nigeria, Nigeria
How to apply: On myjobmag.com, where the employer takes applications.

What’s The Role

As a Marine Officer, you will hold a key position in an exciting development in the offshore oil industry in Nigeria. Your prime responsibility will be to assist and understudy the Marine Supervisor in all aspects of their work. This includes cargo loading and ballasting, including all aspects of stability and strength calculations, cargo sampling, offload hose maintenance, and general shipboard duties.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will assist with marine and tanker system operations, air and supply boat logistics on, off, and on the installation to ensure that activities in support of operations can be conducted in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner. Your key responsibilities as a Marine Officer will be to:

Assist with maintaining the Safety Case and implementing the Safety Management System on the installation.

Safely and efficiently carry out the loading, storage, transfer, and discharge of crude oil, including assisting with detailed loading/discharge plans and maintaining vessel stability within acceptable limits.

Safely and efficiently manage the loading, transfer, and discharge of ballast water, utilizing ballast systems to ensure the installation continuously meets stability criteria.

Manage slop tanks, including clean water overboard discharge in line with operating procedures; operate the inert gas generator to maintain a safe positive pressure regime in cargo spaces; and prepare cargo, ballast, and slop oil tanks for entry and return to service, including isolation and cleaning requirements.

Perform first-line maintenance on ancillary equipment and ensure the Single Point Mooring Buoy (SPM) and associated equipment remain available for crude oil export.

Act as Permit to Work Area Authority for marine systems, cranes, lifeboats, escape systems, cargo handling, and tank management systems, and serve as the nominated deputy for the Asset Operator under the permit-to-work system.

Ensure all relevant safety equipment and systems remain operable; assist the Marine Supervisor in controlling marine activities, ensuring safe standby vessel operations, anchoring/survey/diving activities, bulk and general transfers, and correct operation of the radar and GMDSS unit.

Ensure safe and timely delivery of duties related to terminal marine assets and supply vessels while driving continuous improvement; assist the Marine Supervisor in liaising with Immigration, NMDPRA, NUPRC, NNPC, support security matters and Port Facility Security Officer relief duties and provide relief coverage for the Marine Supervisor as required.

What You Bring

Hold a valid Class 1 Master Unlimited Certificate of Competency (CoC) with tanker endorsement; alternatively, a valid Chief Mate Unlimited (II/1) CoC may be considered if supported by relevant sea time for Class 1 certification and at least 10 years of tanker sea-going experience in the maritime industry.

Have a minimum of 36 months of seagoing service on tankers and at least 5 years of experience in the maritime industry.

Hold a valid GMDSS certificate and possess a working knowledge of terminal operations, cargo loading, vessel stability, and associated safety systems.

Previous experience in FPSO/FSO operations is advantageous, while hands-on experience with submerged FRAMO pumping systems and inert gas systems is a significant advantage.

Demonstrate mandatory experience in tanker operations, along with basic knowledge of tanker operations and terminology.

Exhibit strong leadership skills, the ability to work with minimal supervision, learn quickly, and be willing to train and qualify as a Permit Signatory and System Auditor.

Possess knowledge of FPSO operations and terminal marine asset standards and requirements, including OCIMF, SIGTTO, ICS, and PIANC, with the ability to effectively organize, plan, lead, and manage work and personnel.

Have a good understanding of demurrage cost and oil loss claim reduction, product quality and the Product Quality Early Warning System, oil accounting procedures, process isolation standards, and the Permit to Work system; experience as a Confined Space Safety Assessor and Authorised Gas Safety Tester is an advantage.

Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Shell Petroleum Development Company on shell.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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