Senior Oil Crude Oil Operator – Major Oil Major Trading

Leading global asset backed commodity trading house of Oil Major seeks an experienced Senior Crude Oil Operator to join their Central London HQ.

Joining their Central London Global HQ, you’ll join a major global trading business with multiple global trading desks and offices including in Singapore, Geneva and Houston. Working closely with traders, analysts, and other operators within the products team, you’ll manage the day-to-day trading operations activities for the relevant commodities.

You will have exposure to the full commodity-trading lifecycle through close collaboration with the Oil & Freight Trading, Shipping Operations, Scheduling, Credit, Middle Office, Back Office, Insurance, Legal, Finance, and Contract teams. A degree of flexibility is expected to enable knowledge-sharing with various members of the operations team and to provide cover when required.

As well as being a major global physical and derivative Crude Oil, Refined Products, LNG, Natural Gas, Power, Emissions player, my client is also a major Bio Fuels trader, a rapidly growing market. You’ll join a growing commodity trading house committed to supporting your professional development, offering a dynamic environment that values knowledge, innovation, and career progression. This position could be your gateway to becoming a Lead Operator, a Head of Operations, or pursuing new challenges across their global network.

This Senior Crude Oil Operator role sits within a team of 6 operators (varying levels of seniority) supporting 4 traders with crude cargoes mostly across the North Sea area (different grades, usually coming from UK/Norway but also global). The role is end-to-end operations process (but not settlements/finance as these are handled by separate teams), liaising with the various internal and external teams to get the cargo to the buyer.

External counter parties will include refineries, storage, terminals, inspections. You’ll need to have prior experience in crude operations, including knowledge of the various contracts e.g. spot & long-term, lifting agreements, Boeftm terms, and knowledge of all relevant cargo documentation that goes into the operation. It’s a very collaborative environment so strong soft skills and the ability to be a team player are especially important.

• Manage the day-to-day trading operations activities for Crude Oil commodities.
• Manage key documentation, including proforma invoices, vessel nominations, letters of credit, provisional and final cargo insurance, narrowing/nomination of dates and quantities, and vessel clearance.
• Support the demurrage and cost management teams with ancillary costs such as demurrage, freight differentials, deviation costs, and dead freight, and assisting with resolutions.
• Update the company’s position and ensuring that all systems contain the latest data for all cargoes.
• Ensure full compliance with internal controls and external requirements (REACH, customs, etc.).
• Liaise with inspection companies regarding cargo quality and quantity controls.
• Manage storage locations, including stock reconciliations.
• Work with the sanctions team to protect the company’s interests.
• Build and maintaining good working relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure the efficiency of operational activities, as well as with external stakeholders such as terminals, inspection companies, and other counter parties.

• 5 years+ experienced working in a similar European Crude Oil Operator position, ideally for another major oil trading business
• Strong understanding of the oil trading lifecycle and understanding of trading and shipping operations activities (e.g. cargo, time charters, voyage charters, quality and quantity controls, storage).
• Knowledge of cargo documentation, B/I, inspections, L/C, voyage orders and customs would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships both internally and externally.
• British or Irish passport holder or hold a visa allowing you to live and work in the UK without any visa sponsorship needed