Senior Marine Chartering & Contracts Manager

Lead all chartering, contracting, and commercial governance for marine assets supporting offshore topside and jacket EPCI projects across the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia
. Secure competitive vessel spreads, negotiate robust marine contracts, and ensure strong risk and compliance management across heavy lift, transportation, installation, towage, DP construction, accommodation, and support vessels
.

• Charter and negotiate semi‑submersible crane vessels, sheerlegs, heavy lift vessels
  , and float‑over installation units
  .
• Structure commercial terms considering regional metocean patterns
  , including Shamal winds
  , summer heat constraints, shallow‑water operations, and SIMOPS requirements.
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC
  , Qatar Energy
  , and Saudi Aramco marine assurance frameworks.

• Charter jacket launch barges
  , deck cargo barges (300–400 ft), and module transport barges for topside and jacket transport from key Gulf fabrication hubs:
• Dammam / Jubail
• Negotiate terms covering loadout engineering
  , skid systems,
  seafastening
  , grillage, ballasting, and tow route planning.
• Manage regional maritime risks including Strait of Hormuz transit and shallow-draft port restrictions.
• Charter AHT/AHTS
  , towing tugs, and mooring vessels for barge positioning, towing, and spread support operations.
• Define bollard pull requirements, towing gear certification, anchor spread planning, and port authority approvals across UAE, Qatar, and KSA.
• Oversee tow plans, risk assessments, stability documentation, and MWS approvals.

• Charter DP2/DP3 OCVs, MPCVs, DSV/ROV vessels, W2W vessels
  , and accommodation barges/floatels
  .
• Negotiate contract terms covering:
• DP trials, station-keeping guarantees, W2W gangway requirements, crane operations, POB management
  , and SIMOPS control.
• Ensure alignment with Hook‑Up & Commissioning (HUC) teams for tie‑ins, mechanical completion, and offshore energization.

• Structure commercial terms for lay rates, abandonment & recovery (A&R), welding spreads, seabed risk, and metocean downtime.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage marine contracts based on BIMCO standards, including:
• TOWCON, TOWHIRE, BARGEHIRE, SUPPLY TIME, HEAVYLIFTVOY, HEAVYLIFTTIME, PROJECTCON
  .
• Develop a clause library and fallback matrix covering:
• liability & indemnity, P&I, H&M, wreck removal, pollution, DP failure, weather downtime, breakdown, anchor drag, SIMOPS
  , and offshore construction interface risks.
• Ensure contract compliance with requirements of:
• ADNOC Marine
• Marine Warranty Surveyors (DNV, ABS, Lloyd’s)
• Maintain visibility of vessel availability, pricing, and utilization across Gulf marine hubs:
• Track heavy lift campaigns, EPC seasonality, port congestion, and regional project cycles.
• Conduct QBRs with vessel owners, operators, and brokers focused on:
• technical capability, QHSE, compliance, commercial discipline
  , and documentation quality.
• Oversee offshore execution:
• tow logs, barge stability, anchor spreads, DP logs, crane ops, weather downtime
  , and daily reporting.
• Manage claims relating to:
• standby, breakdowns, weather, towage delays, DP incidents, SIMOPS conflicts
  , and sea fastening or vessel underperformance.
• Ensure complete and timely documentation for ADNOC, Qatar Energy, and Aramco audit requirements.

• Reduced marine downtime vs. tender allowances
• Clean marine assurance and MWS audit outcomes
• ≥ 80% of contracts executed on approved templates
• Reduced marine standby and delay exposure
• Improved supplier QHSE & technical ratings across the fleet

• 15+ years in chartering/contracting offshore construction vessels across UAE, Qatar, and/or KSA projects.
• Strong working knowledge of BIMCO contracts:
• TOWCON, TOWHIRE, BARGEHIRE, SUPPLY TIME, HEAVYLIFTVOY, HEAVYLIFTTIME, PROJECTCON
  , including modification and negotiation of deviations.
• In‑depth understanding of:
• ADNOC, Qatar Energy, and Aramco marine requirements
• Marine risk frameworks (P&I, H&M, wreck removal)
• Heavy lift operations,…