Voyage Operations Specialist

Job Responsibilities

• Manages all assigned CSC Owned, Bareboat, Term and Voyage Charter Tonnage.
• Plans voyages of assigned vessels including cargoes, fuel management, agency nominations and operational considerations.
• Issues orders to vessels, brokers or direct to owners as appropriate giving full instructions and all pertinent information.
• Administrates voyages in respect to terms and conditions of governing charter party.
• Initiates claims for cargo, vessel, and commercial claims. Provides necessary documentation and assistance to other team members for claims settlement.
• Ensure compliance with CSC safety requirements and applicable laws and regulations.
• Prepares voyage economics as necessary to support decisions.
• On a scheduled and unscheduled basis, receives phone calls and email at home and responds appropriately directing vessel activities during weekends and evenings.
• Works with team members to Optimize Coverage in Relevant Regions.
• Coordinates with Global Trading, Chevron Upstream & Downstream, and other Chevron customers to develop customer's marine transportation requirements.
• Coordinates with Marine Assurance and their Marine Superintendent's on vessels incidents and crew competencies.
• Coordinates with team members and customers to take advantage of any potential opportunity or freight market situations, while keeping customers advised of potential advantages.
• Coordinates and collaborates with other Voyage Operations Specialists, Charterers, Traders and Analysts to ensure full optimization of all vessels in Chevron's fleet.
• Practices approved risk management policies and processes in support of CSC team metrics.
• Effectively balances risk/rewards by thoroughly evaluating possible outcomes and discussing with affected teammates and customers.
• Provides appropriate voyage costing and term charter analyses to customers.
• Develops and maintain customer relationships.
• Actively seeks customer feedback to continuously improve team performance.
• Demonstrates a customer awareness that recognizes and responds to customer needs and expectations.
• Develops & supports Chevron Marine goals and strategies.
• Serves as process owner for specific work processes as directed.
• Participates in the definition, development and maintenance of team metrics to support the CSC mission, vision and values and actively support the team strategies for cost management.
• Participates in learning look backs for voyages with other team members and customers to validate decision making parameters and to ensure continuous improvement of voyage management practices.
• Reviews and prepares comments on customer supply / lift contracts for Chevron Marine Legal and customers.