Marine Advisor

The Marine Advisor is accountable for all marine operations across Astron
Energy’s coastal footprint in South Africa, including the Refinery,
Lubricants Plant, coastal terminals, and non-operated marine facilities
where Astron has commercial or operational interests (including AE EVCO
trading and supply).

The primary objective is to ensure incident-free,
reliable, and efficient marine operations that comply with international
marine standards, local port authority (TNPA) regulations, Glencore Marine
Assurance (including Glencore trading), and Astron’s Operational
Management System (OMS).
• Assist in development of new process – vetting process of vessels
• Verifying of new process implemented – Ship to Ship (STS) operations

Key Accountabilities:
Operational Excellence: Drive incident-free marine operations through strong governance, compliance with OMS, and risk-based decision-making.
Marine Assurance & Risk Management: Conduct audits, inspections, and risk assessments across all marine assets (operated and non-operated), to reduce
liability and ensure regulatory alignment. This includes C&I sites for bunkering and Ship to Ship operations.
Stakeholder Leadership: Manage key marine relationships with TNPA, Glencore, and third-party terminal operators to safeguard Astron’s interests and operational continuity.
Technical Advisory: Provide strategic marine input into site operations, berth scheduling, and vessel handling to support business continuity and safe trading.
Asset Integrity & Reliability: Support maintenance and reliability programs for marine infrastructure, integrating best practices to elevate facility standards and ensure long-term sustainability.
Focus Areas:
• Safe and compliant terminal operations
• Marine risk reduction across Astron’s footprint
• Efficient vessel turnaround and terminal availability
• Alignment with Glencore trading and global marine standards.

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Snr Certificate and an Engineering Degree.

Work Experience:

• 5 years minimum of marine experience (Shipping, barge or port operations)
• Management of Safety systems and processes
• 5 years of Terminal Operations

Knowledge and skills:

• This position requires a Senior level specialist with knowledge and multi-disciplinary experience involving ship, barge and particularly terminal operations. Some of the key process and knowledge requirements must focus on:
  • OE/HES experience, Process Safety Management, Reliability and maintenance and local legislative knowledge with regards marine operations.
  • Communicate effectively through a wide range of staff , ranging from jetty operator to senior managers .
  • External communication and interaction - with external partners e.g. JV partners, contractors, government employees, harbour authorities etc.
  • Change Management experience
  • Risk Assessment knowledge

Application deadline: