Marine Manager at WAEP – Lagos

WAEP is recruiting a Marine Manager in Lagos to lead marine logistics and vessel operations supporting offshore oil and gas activities. The role oversees safety, contractor performance, compliance, costs and operational readiness.

Department: Marine Operations.

Role Purpose

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for marine activities supporting WAEP’s offshore operations, ensuring safe, reliable, compliant and cost-effective management of marine logistics, vessels, marine contractors and offshore interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement marine operations strategies, plans, procedures and performance standards.
• Lead marine logistics planning for offshore personnel materials, equipment and operational campaigns.
• Oversee marine vessel selection, utilization, scheduling, assurance and contractor performance.
• Ensure marine operations comply with applicable maritime regulations, Company HSE requirements and recognized industry standards.
• Manage marine operational risks, SIMOPS interfaces, voyage planning and emergency preparedness.
• Coordinate marine support for drilling, production, projects, well intervention and offshore maintenance activities.
• Monitor vessel performance, fuel consumption, availability, downtime, cost and service quality.
• Lead technical and commercial input to marine contracting, tender evaluation and service-provider management
• Interface with regulators, port authorities, marine contractors, offshore leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Lead marine incident reviews, lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives and develop marine team capability.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Marine safety and incident performance
• Vessel availability and operational reliability
• Marine logistics delivery against plan
• Contractor and vessel performance
• Marine cost and fuel efficiency
• Regulatory and assurance compliance
• Reduction in marine downtime and operational disruptions

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Engineering, Nautical Science, Maritime Studies or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years’ relevant marine/offshore experience, including significant leadership responsibility supporting oil and gas operations.
• Relevant STCW, maritime, marine assurance, HSE or professional certification is strongly preferred.

Core Competencies

• Offshore marine operations
• Marine logistics planning
• Vessel assurance and management
• Maritime regulatory compliance
• Marine HSE and risk management
• Contractor management
• Cost and performance control
• Emergency response and leadership