For all roles, please send a CV with covering letter outlining your interests and motives to hr@wahkwong.com.hk, or contact the hiring manager directly.

Working within an independent unit within Venture Energy, you will be part of a team responsible for developing marine fuel projects in the Greater China region and marketing these to an international customer base.

You will be responsible for identifying offtake opportunities with buyers of renewable fuels and developing these from concept through contract to execution. Working with the project development team, you will both market volumes under contract with Venture Energy and ensure sufficient future volume has been secured.

Your team will work with marine industry partners to provide market insight, intelligence, and guide them on key issues related to offtake agreements, end user requirements, ISCC compliance, and other matters. This is a developing industry and supporting customer knowledge is a key requirement.

You will be required to think and make decisions both at a high level; analytically, in financial or strategic terms, but also work at the operational level; building relationships, solving problems, and executing the plans we develop.

You will need to respond dynamically to changing circumstances and requirements. It is anticipated our mandate will flex as the market develops, and you will be capable of identifying these shifts and responding to challenges and opportunities in the market as they arise.

Venture Energy is currently at a start-up phase of development. We expect it to grow substantially in the next 2-3 years. In this time, we expect you will take responsibility for components of the business and manage staff within these units.

Expect to travel regularly, both in Mainland China, across Asia, and further afield in Europe.

• Market Development: Work with your network and with Venture Energy’s established customer base to keep track of the developing renewable fuels market and identify opportunities within that. Work with senior team members to progress leads into actionable offtake requirements.

• Sales & Trading: Travel widely to market the fuels offtaken by Venture Energy to customers. Negotiate offtake agreements and complete documentation. Work with our trading desk to ensure sufficient availability and delivery according to contract terms.

• Operations: Where required, provide operational support to developing projects, anchoring supply-chain services together with our operations team.

• Everything Else: Venture Energy is a growth company operating in a fast-developing new industry. Part of your role is supporting projects that arise, plugging gaps no one exists to. Perhaps that’s doing due-diligence on a VC investment, building a comms plan, editing a policy paper, or writing a job description. There are always more jobs than people; you will be responsible for building and shaping the company.

90% of the world’s trade moves by sea. That’s approximately 11 billion tonnes of goods; or about 1.5 tonnes per person each year. Today almost all the ships serving this US$14 trillion industry burn fuel oil, a dirty, high-carbon, fuel. This is not sustainable.

The maritime industry is entering a phase of dislocation. EU and IMO rules are forcing shipowners, traders, operators and supply-chain companies to adopt clean fuels for their vessels. By 2050, the shipping industry will be net-zero. Today, almost none of it is.

That means over the next 25 years, the market will need to invest up to US$60 billion per year, every year. To decarbonise our industry will need to build plants, re-engineer ships, develop supply-chains, new infrastructure, and totally re-imagine the services our industry needs. There are vast gaps in our supply chain that need to be filled, and quickly. Venture Energy’s mandate is to plug those gaps.

Venture Energy is a leading provider of next generation fuels. We develop plant and infrastructure projects to drive marine decarbonisation across Asia and the world.

Our Fuel Division invests in upstream renewable fuel production capacity, offering development, sales, marketing, and logistics services to plant consortia, and a reliable project partner to offtakers, particularly of methanol and ammonia. Together with our Joint Venture partners we offer clean-fuel export and trading services.

Our Power Division develops shore-power, vessel-charging, and battery-swap infrastructure across Greater China and North Asia. Together with our partners, we are developing the world’s largest network of shore-power infrastructure to power the energy transition.

We are an international organisation with a proud Chinese heritage; our aim is to be local in both markets, offering our international partners unparalleled visibility of and seamless access to the Chinese market, and our Chinse partners an effortless international reach.

We move aggressively, think differently, and deliver effectively, but always hold ourselves to the traditions and standards of Wah Kwong Group, a privately owned shipowner headquartered in Hong Kong.

Wah Kwong Maritime Transport (‘WKMT’) is an integrated maritime services company headquartered in Hong Kong. The Group employs almost four thousand staff and has offices in London, Genoa, Shenzhen, and Weihai. Founded in 1952, WKMT has established an industry leading reputation for technical competence and high-quality services.

The Company runs maritime assets totalling more than US$3 billion, growing its managed fleet at over 20% CAGR for the last five years to ~100 vessels. WKMT has recently restructured to enable the continuation of its ambitious growth strategy and is actively investing across the maritime industry and adjacent fields.

We are a unique Group with a strong Chinese heritage, but a global mindset. From our headquarters in Hong Kong, we operate with a flexible mentality, employing staff from all over the world. We value integrity, and our reputation for fair dealing.

• Manager 5-10 Years Experience, Associate 2-5 Years Experience
• Directly relevant experience at a reputable organisation directly involved in the development of energy, chemical, or fuel projects.
• Working knowledge of product marketing, sales, and trading, including structuring and negotiating offtakes,
• Experience marketing chemicals or industrial products
• Fluent in English and Putonghua (both written/spoken)
• Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (ppt/xlsx)
• Integrity
• Grit

• Demonstrated intelligence, curiosity, and an interest in building businesses are as important as having worked at a particular company or attended a particular school.
• Some international experience, either educational or professional, is useful.
• A working knowledge of corporate finance or a background in strategy/consulting/investment might be useful but is not essential.
• Professional qualifications such as an MBA, CFA or CIMA might be useful, but far from essential