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  • Crude Operations Specialist – Leading Oil & Gas Major

    Crude Operations Specialist | Energy Trading | London

    London | Permanent | Up to £70-80k + Bonus & Benefits | Hybrid

    We’re partnering with an established international energy trading business looking to hire a Crude Operations Specialist into its London trading operation.

    The role sits within a dedicated crude operations team supporting physical crude trading activity, with a particular focus on North Sea cargoes.

    You’ll work closely with traders, shipping, scheduling, credit, middle office, legal, finance and other teams across the full physical trading lifecycle.

    The Role
    You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end operational management of physical crude cargoes, ensuring transactions are executed efficiently from nomination through to delivery.

    Key responsibilities include:
    * Managing physical crude operations across North Sea and international cargoes
    * Handling vessel nominations, voyage orders, documentary instructions, Letters of Credit, cargo insurance and vessel clearance
    * Managing nominations of loading dates and quantities and coordinating directly with terminals
    * Managing operational and contractual aspects of BFOETM paper and chain activity
    * Working across equity, third-party and traded crude cargoes
    * Coordinating with terminals, refineries, inspection companies, counterparties and internal trading teams
    * Supporting the management and resolution of demurrage, freight differentials, deviation costs and dead freight
    * Identifying and resolving operational issues while minimising potential costs and disruption

    What They’re Looking For
    You should have experience within crude oil operations and a good understanding of the physical oil trading lifecycle.

    Exposure to the following would be particularly relevant:
    * North Sea crude operations
    * BFOETM terms and chain activity
    * Spot and term crude contracts and lifting agreements
    * Cargo, voyage and time charter operations
    * Cargo documentation, Bills of Lading, inspections, Letters of Credit, voyage orders and customs
    * Working directly with terminals, inspection companies and trading counterparties
    You’ll also need excellent attention to detail and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across trading, operations and external counterparties in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.

    Package
    Base salary: Up to £80,000 depending on experience
    Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus
    Pension: 10% employer contribution
    Healthcare: Private medical insurance
    Additional benefits: Approximately £1,400 annual lunch allowance, critical illness cover and life assurance
    Hybrid working: 8 WFH days per month

    Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

    If you have experience within crude oil operations and would be interested in hearing more, please apply directly here or send a CV to jobsRS@bramwith.com for a confidential discussion.

  • Senior Oil Crude Oil Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House – £90-100k Basic – London

    Senior Oil Crude Oil Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House – £90-100k Basic – London

    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 BioFuels 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 counterparties 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.

    Main responsibilities:

    • 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 counterparties.

    Salary: £90-100k basic+ bonus + benefits

    Key skills sought:

    • 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

    For more information please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com

  • Endur ETRM Project Manager – £1,100-1,500 per day – London

    Endur ETRM Project Manager – £1,100-1,500 per day – London

    Major global commodity trading house seeks an experienced Endur ETRM Project Manager to join their business critical Endur v.25 implementation, starting in London before rolling out in Houston and Singapore as well.

    This is a London based role 3 days per week with up to 2 days flexi working and you’ll join on an initial 6 month contract basis, and ideally looking to extend for another 6-12 months after this.

    Day rate is open but circa £1,100-1,500 per day.

    Joining one of the largest commodity trading houses, you’ll play a key role as Project Manager on their greenfield Endur implementation on Power, Gas, LNG, Emissions, owning the end-to-end delivery of assigned workstream(s) within the Endur v25 upgrade.

    Reporting to the Global Programme Manager, you will manage scope, schedule, budget, and quality for your workstream(s), coordinating Business Analysts, Developers, the UAT Coordinator, and the Cutover Coordinator to ensure delivery milestones are met, and providing clear, timely reporting into programme governance.

    This is a high-impact delivery leadership role as a part of a multi-year, multi-region transformation programme, offering the opportunity to further develop the delivery practice. As such, this role requires a seasoned ETRM Project Manager who has experience managing and turning around challenging ETRM projects, demanding senior stakeholders and getting the project delivered on time and to budget.

    Key Responsibilities
    Delivery Management

    • Own end-to-end delivery of assigned Endur v25 workstream(s), managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality against the agreed programme plan.

    Governance & Reporting

    • Provide regular status reporting to the Global Programme Manager and contribute to programme steering committee reporting, including RAG status, risks, issues, and decisions required.
    • Chair workstream / cross-workstream forums, ensuring timely resolution of dependencies and blockers.

    Stakeholder & Vendor Management

    • Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders within the assigned workstream(s).
    • Manage relationships with any third-party implementation partners or vendors engaged on the workstream.

    Risk & Issue Management

    • Identify, track, and mitigate delivery risks and issues, escalating appropriately to programme governance.

    Required Skills & Experience:

    • 8-10+ years of ETRM / CTRM project management experience delivering large-scale technology implementations, ideally with some Openlink Endur experience.
    • Proven experience managing delivery of a workstream within a multi-year, multi-region system upgrade or greenfield reimplementation.
    • Strong understanding of the Front-to-Back trade lifecycle within a commodities trading environment.
    • Track record of successful stakeholder and vendor management across Trading, Risk, Middle Office, Finance, and Technology teams.
    • Strong governance and reporting discipline, comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and steering committees.
    • Excellent risk, issue, and change management skills within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

    Preferred Skills:

    • Formal project management qualification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum).
    • Exposure to power, gas, freight, LNG, and emissions markets.
    • Experience managing implementation partners or systems integrators on an Endur programme.
    • Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to accelerate status reporting, RAID log maintenance, and governance documentation.
    • A proactive mindset towards AI adoption – staying current with emerging tools and actively exploring how they can be applied to improve delivery outcomes in a commodities trading technology context.

    If you are an experienced ETRM and ideally Endur Project Manager and looking for a challenging role, paying top dollar to hire the best, then please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com

  • 2 x BioFuels Trading Analysts – Leading Oil & Gas Major – £80k

    Leading global asset backed commodity trading arm of global top 10 oil major seeks 2 x Trading Analysts (Sustainability / Biofuels) to join in London global HQ.

    Working within the Biofuels trading area, you will be responsible for managing sustainability requirements and mass balance accounting, supporting with activities related to sustainability certifications, audit, and feedstock traceability, and supporting sustainability projects (including digitalisation initiatives and the implementation of regulatory frameworks & systems).

    Key Responsibilities:
    Sustainability Operations & Mass Balance Management

    • Manage sustainability mass balance activities across the supply chain, ensuring accurate tracking and reconciliation of sustainable feedstocks and products.
    • Review, collect and maintain sustainability documentation related to inbound and outbound transactions, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and certification requirements
    • Support commercial activities through the management and optimization of available sustainability balances, helping maximize the value and utilization of certified sustainable products.
    • Act as the internal focal point for sustainability documentation and compliance matters, supporting Operations, Trading, Biorefineries, Logistics, Back Office and other business functions.

    Certification, Traceability & Sustainability Projects

    • Work closely with suppliers and counterparties to enhance feedstock traceability and ensure alignment with company sustainability standards and requirements.
    • Coordinate certification activities and manage relationships with certification bodies and relevant industry associations.
    • Lead and support certification audits, including preparation of documentation, internal readiness activities and followup actions.

    Ad Hoc Analytics & Management Support (Ad Hoc)

    • Provide analytical support on an ad hoc basis, depending on business needs and team priorities.
    • Contribute to selected market analysis activities, including supplydemand assessments, market intelligence and sustainability-related market developments.
    • Support the preparation of internal reports, presentations and business updates related to trading activities, sustainability performance and commercial opportunities.

    Salary: £70-80k basic + bonus + excellent benefits

    This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic BioFuels Trading Analyst or similar BioFuels Trading professional keen to join one of the largest BioFuels Traders.

    Skills and experience required:

    • Strong track record (at least 3 years and ideally more) working in BioFuels Trading (100% essential) either in a very similar Trading Analyst role or could be working in a different BioFuels Trading Market Risk, Trade Support Analyst or other BioFuels Trading Analyst role
    • Professionals from quantitative, analytical, operational, or broader financial backgrounds could successfully transition into this trading analyst role by leveraging their data manipulation, risk assessment, and market knowledge skills
    • Strong understanding of sustainability certification schemes, traceability requirements and renewable fuel regulations.
    • Advanced level of Excel & data analysis. Experience with PowerBI or other digital reporting solutions would be a plus.
    • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact effectively with suppliers, customers, certification bodies and internal departments.
    • Bright and degree educated in a quantitative discipline (Engineering, Maths, Statistics, Physics or IT)

    For more information please send an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com

  • Oil & Gas Trading Technology Transformation Senior Business Analyst – London based Energy Trading House

    Oil & Gas Trading Technology Transformation Business Analyst – London based Energy Trading House

    Global asset backed energy/commodity trading house seeks an experienced Technology Transformation Oil, Gas & Biofuels Trading Transformation Business Analyst to join their London Global HQ.

    Working in their Energy Trading Technology Team (focused on Oil, Natural Gas, Power, LNG and Emissions Trading), you’ll work in a Business Analyst role, working on a range of IT transformation projects/programmes, principally for the London (their global HQ) trading desk but also working with trading desks in Singapore and Houston as well.

    This is a London based role, so it is essential that you are able to work on average 3 days per week in their Central London HQ, with 2 days per week working remotely (from home).
    You will ideally be already based in London, settled with a relevant passport or visa that allows you to live and work in the UK indefinitely but my client will sponsor your UK visa and relocate the successful candidate to London if they are exceptional.

    My client is working on a global Endur ETRM/CTRM system (version 23), so the successful Senior Business Analyst will get experience working on Endur and their imminent v.26 upgrade, but the majority of the role will be focused on technology transformation, including working on an immediate global cloud transformation project based from London. This is NOT an ETRM Senior Business Analyst role, but you will work on some ETRM projects.

    Salary: £60-70k basic + bonus + benefits

    Key skills sought:

    • Proven Energy or Commodity Trading experience (preferably Oil, Natural Gas, Power, LNG or Emissions Trading) working as a Business Analyst, with some technology / digital transformation experience
    • You could currently be working in a similar commodity trading house Business Analyst role or for an external IT/management consultancy and keen to move in-house to a “client”
    • You will have excellent senior stakeholder management skills
    • Bright and degree educated ideally in Computer Science or a relevant discipline

    For more information, please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwithconsulting.co.uk

  • Senior Oil Products & BioFuels Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House – £95k Basic – London

    Senior Oil Products & BioFules Operator – Major Oil Major Trading House – £95k Basic – London

    Leading global asset backed commodity trading house of Oil Major seeks a bright and dynamic Senior Oil Products & BioFuels Operator to join their Central London HQ.

    You’ll join their Central London Global HQ working 3 days in the office and 2 days flexi working per week as standard with opportunities to additionally work remotely for up to 2 weeks every year.

    You’ll be joining 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.

    You will join their Oil Products European operations team (with some adhoc coverage of other global desks), so you’ll work across

    • Light Ends (LPG, Naphtha, Gasoline)
    • Middle distillates (Gasoil Jet Fuel, Diesel)
    • Heavies (Fuel Oil)
    • Biofuels

    Crude Oil is then traded on a separate desk, and so has a separate operations team to support, but again there are opportunities to get some experience supporting Crude.

    You’ll join a very established oil major commodity trading desk but equally 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 Senior Operator and then Lead Operator, a Head of Operations, or pursuing new challenges across their global network.

    Main responsibilities:

    • Manage the day-to-day trading operations activities for oil commodities.
    • Manage key documentation, including pro forma 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 counterparties.

    Salary: £95k basic + bonus + benefits

    Key skills sought:

    • At least 5 years experienced working in a similar European Senior Products or BioFuels 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).
    • A strong understanding of REACH compliance.
    • Strong academics, including a Bachelors degree from a leading UK or international university
    • Experience in managing storage and blending 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 (e.g. EU Settled Status, Spousal Dependency Visa etc) allowing you to live and work in the UK without any visa sponsorship needed

    For more information please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com

  • ETRM & Enterprise Data Mgt Software Hands-on Sales Leader – £150k + £150k OTE

    Global leading cloud-native software house specialised in Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) and Enterprise Data Management, Curve Analytics, and Total Portfolio Analytics seeks an experienced hands-on Sales Director to lead from the front, manage and grow their EMEA sales team (based from London), winning and running a high velocity new logo machine.

    My client are looking for a hands-on, revenue-driving Sales Director to anchor their London office and spearhead their next phase of aggressive growth across the EMEA region. This isn’t a role for a bystander, they are looking for a frontline leader who loves the thrill of being hands-on in closing complex enterprise sales, whilst commanding respect in the commodity/fintech space, and takes pride in building and developing a world-class commercial team.

    This is a player-manager role, so is ideal for an experienced sales hunter who has moved into team leading or overall team management and is eager to join a larger energy trading software and data business going through rapid growth.
    This is not a core ETRM old school product so you won’t be in that “rat race”, you will be selling bleeding-edge software in a niche market, where my client is already the global market leader.

    You will have countless global Oil Major, Utilities, Commodity Trading House clients that you will be able to reference, but needs a “doer” able to raise standards, professionalise the sales cycle and energise their EMEA sales team. This will be an amazing opportunity for a fantastic sales manager though looking to move from an ETRM old school product company, moving into a higher value and more niche industry leader.

    What You Will Do

    • Lead from the Front: Actively hunt, negotiate, and close high-value multi-year enterprise software agreements across EMEA.
    • Scale the Team: Coach, mentor, and elevate a London-based sales team, fostering a high-performance culture built on consultative, solution-oriented selling.
    • Expand the Footprint: Identify new logo opportunities in emerging energy trading software and data sectors
    • Partner Strategically: Collaborate closely with product management and marketing leaders to align company commercial strategy with evolving market disruptions
    • A Proven Deal Closer: You have a verifiable track record of selling enterprise software, SaaS, or high-value data analytics solutions directly into the energy, commodities, or fintech sectors.
    • EMEA Market Expert: You hold a deep network of contacts within the London and broader European energy trading hubs and understand how quantitative teams and C-suite executives buy software.
    • Technically Fluent: You can comfortably navigate conversations regarding energy trading and data integration, risk analytics, and enterprise architecture

    Salary: £150k basic + £150k OTE (uncapped) + benefits

    Key skills & experience sought

    • Several years’ experience working as a handson sales manager selling ETRM, CTRM and/or energy trading data to clients across EMEA, with a track record of hitting and exceeding your individual sales targets
    • Previous people leadership experience, hiring, mentoring and leading a dynamic new business sales team, again hitting and exceeding your team sales targets
    • English fluency is 100% essential, with any other European or Arabic language skills being useful
    • Typically bright, degree educated
    • Able to live and work out of their London office at least 2 days per week, ideally 3 days per week
    • British citizen or hold a visa (ILR, Spousal Dependent Visa, EU Settled Status etc) that allows you to live and work in the UK without any sponsorship needed

    For more information, please e-mail through an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ben at jobsBR@bramwith.com