What does the job involve?

Responsible for planning, scheduling and managing the movement of commodities including crude and oil products, as well as overseeing ship and cargo operations. Includes supply scheduling logistics, analysis of tankage inventories.

You are utilizing your knowledge independently to solve highly complex tasks with a short to medium-term tactical impact/risk. You address key business challenges that align with Equinor's short and long-term strategy by setting targets and executing work for your team, which you lead, or by defining and delivering services for a specific area. You may lead a project/task within a wider portfolio. ​​You independently lead communication with stakeholders across the business as well as with partners and external parties. You lead negotiations and facilitate the decision-making processes. You oversee execution of improvement agendas, and coach others to embrace change and ambiguity. You demonstrate flexibility to adopt new activities/ways of working that are highly complex and actively communicate to others on how to do so.​ You follow and comply with safety, ethics, and compliance requirements and align with leadership expectations and company values.

What will my tasks be?

Within this position, your key tasks will be to:

• Act in accordance with our ‘shape, empower and deliver’ leadership expectations.

• Have a formal employer role responsibility on behalf of Equinor, including regular follow up of people development, performance evaluation and compliance with working environment requirements.

• Responsible for planning and executing tasks including risk follow up.

• Assist in directing the developing and implementing of strategies to optimize the buying and selling of energy commodities to balance the energy portfolio including through effective flow and supply chain management.

• Plan, schedule, and manage transportation for energy commodities to ensure timely delivery and optimize transportation capacity.

• Implement measures to ensure the quality maintenance of energy commodities during storage and transportation.

• Support in analysis of industry trends, regulations, and market conditions to make informed decisions regarding energy buying and selling.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including finance and risk management, to optimize energy operations.

• Support in leading change initiatives, including recurring projects, to ensure functional insights adapt to the changing market context.

• Maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including suppliers, service providers, customers, and regulatory bodies.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

• At least 10 years of commercial and operational experience in cargo and ship operations, with deep technical and operational knowledge of managing diverse commodities such as crude oil and oil products and preferably knowledge of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operations. This includes experience with oil terminal operations and Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfers.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership role such as Team or Desk Lead, demonstrating the ability to inspire, guide, and develop diverse teams effectively.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Maritime Studies, Economics, Logistics, or a related discipline.

• Proven ability to mentor and develop talent, drive organisational change, implement efficiencies, and embrace technologies to advance digitalisation.

• Established and long-standing networks with commercial service providers, with a proven capacity to strengthen and expand these relationships.

• Fluent in written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly, persuade effectively, and influence stakeholders in an engaging and appropriate manner.

• Demonstrates behaviours in line with Equinor’s leadership principles: shaping strategies, empowering teams, and delivering results. Also embody the company’s core values of being open, collaborative, courageous, and caring.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer

Not just a job - a career

In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.

Attractive rewards

We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, variable pay schemes and a share savings plan.

Wellness and work-life balance

We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.

An inclusive culture

We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.

Equal opportunities for everyone

Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status.

As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs.

Important notes about the application process

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 22,000 colleagues working in nearly 30 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?