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Marine Operations Manager Jobs in Houston, TX at ICON Consultants, LP
Title: Marine Operations Manager
Company: ICON Consultants, LP
Location: Houston, TX
Regional Chartering & Voyage Ops Lead – West # 26-04894
Job Title: Regional Chartering & Voyage Ops Lead
Location: Houston, TX 77079
End-Client: Large Energy Company
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits (401K, Health, Dental, and Vision) through Icon Consultants are available
Job Type: 6 – month contract role possible conversion to FTE
Regional Chartering & Voyage Ops Lead – West
This role is critical to building the company's independent marine capability, ensuring safe, compliant, and cost-efficient global supply.
You will lead chartering and voyage operations across the West region, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution of marine shipments across complex shipping lanes.
You will play a key role in managing regional shipping operations within the TSA environment, working closely with service providers and internal stakeholders to build operational understanding, strengthen supplier relationships, and support transition to the company's independent operating model.
This is a senior operational role requiring autonomy, strong judgement, and the ability to manage escalations in a fast-paced environment while balancing cost, service, and risk. In the West region, this includes strong focus on disruption management, demurrage exposure, and effective coordination across terminals, barge operators, and brokers.
1. TSA Readiness & Transition:
Shadow TSA and provider operations for West region chartering and voyage execution
Build deep understanding of regional shipping flows, routing, suppliers, and operating constraints
Support development of regional procedures, governance, and escalation pathways
Prepare for a seamless transition to the company's internal execution model post-TSA
2. Chartering & Voyage Execution:
Execute chartering activities across spot, term, and contract chartering requirements
Plan and manage vessel scheduling and voyage execution across West region shipping lanes
Coordinate vessel nomination, loading, discharge, and shipment execution activities
Deliver safe, efficient, and reliable marine operations aligned with global standards
3. Fleet Utilization & Optimization:
Optimize vessel utilization, turnaround, and capacity usage across regional operations
Identify opportunities to improve deployment efficiency, reduce avoidable cost, and support effective use of capacity
Provide operational input into freight optimization, routing decisions, and network planning
Support cost-efficient execution through disciplined planning and regional market understanding
4. Supply – Demand Integration:
Align shipping execution with regional supply-demand plans and customer delivery requirements
Manage capacity constraints, rescheduling requirements, and operational trade-offs
Support continuity of customer commitments through proactive planning and coordination
Provide regional insights to support network optimization and freight strategy
5. Demurrage & Operational Risk:
Manage demurrage exposure, port delays, claims, and operational disruptions
Drive proactive resolution of issues, deviations, and exception scenarios
Monitor voyage performance, service reliability, and key execution risks
Apply sound judgement to balance cost, service, and operational continuity in disruption-sensitive environments
6. Terminal & Stakeholder Coordination:
Coordinate closely with ports, terminals, barge operators, agents, suppliers, and service providers
Ensure smooth ship – shore interface and effective operational execution
Build strong relationships with brokers, ship operators, and regional partners
Maintain alignment with the Logistics Control Tower for visibility, exception management, and escalation
7. Governance & Compliance:
Ensure adherence to vetting approvals, clearance requirements, and marine standards
Maintain compliance with HSSE, sanctions, and marine risk controls
Execute operations within global CoE governance frameworks
Work closely with the Marine Vetting & Clearance Specialist to ensure safe and compliant execution
Experience Required:
8 -15 years of experience in shipping operations, chartering, or voyage operations
Strong experience in tanker, lubricants, chemicals, or bulk/liquid shipping environments
Proven capability in complex regional operations with high exposure to operational exceptions and demurrage risk
Strong understanding of voyage execution, scheduling, operational risk, claims, and demurrage management
Strong decision-making capability in dynamic and escalation-driven environments
Experience working with terminals, barge operators, brokers, and shipping service providers
Preferred:
Experience in oil & gas, lubricants, or chemical shipping
Familiarity with voyage management and chartering systems
Exposure to TSA environments, transitions, or carve-out-related operating models
Ability to work across multiple geographies and time zones
Who will you work with
Lead – Shipping Operations
Regional Chartering & Voyage Operations Lead – East
Marine Vetting & Clearance Specialist
Regional Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial, and Planning teams
Terminals, barge operators, ship owners, brokers, agents, and regional marine service providers
