Port Equipment Project Manager

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.

Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

CMA CGM Group has decided to structure and strengthen its R&D approach by creating a Center of Excellence dedicated to Innovation and Research. The center will increase the company’s capacity for technological and scientific innovation necessary to meet its strategic objectives (decarbonization, digitalization…), while generating profitability and ensure a high visibility on the Group’s commitment to industry’s energy transition. It will rely on strategic industrial and academic partners experts in the maritime industry (laboratories, companies, startups, shipyards, etc.).

CMA Terminals is a port operator used to develop, design, build, own and operate terminals and dry docks. CMA Terminals welcomes CMA CGM lines but also invites all shipping companies to develop terminals and offer a top quality service.

YOUR ROLE

You will be part of the Technical Department and responsible to follow up the equipment / maintenance performances of a portfolio of terminals and to assist terminals and project teams for the specifications, procurement and maintenance of handling equipment.

You will be the technical referent for a category of equipment.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

The key elements to the role are:

• Technical assistance / management of equipment procurement projects
• Development of group technical specifications for container handling equipment
• Responsible for the follow up of the maintenance / equipment performances for a portfolio of terminals:

• Ensuring that terminals are preserving consistent levels of maintenance of their handling equipment and keep focused on constant improvements
• Conducting technical audits
• Capex and Opex budget review
• Assisting Terminals in meeting targets towards performances enhancement and control of OPEX
• Assisting and guiding terminals for major repairs, upgrade and refurbishment projects
• Issuance of technical specifications for new equipment
• Promoting and implementing best working practices

• Benchmark and qualification of new technologies to optimize terminal equipment efficiency and performances
• Coordination with Purchasing Dpt and Terminals to ensure equipment are purchased and delivered according to specifications
• Assisting terminals in the implementation of Computerised Maintenance Management System
• Managing technical projects for greenfield terminals and existing terminals
• Coordinating with SSE, IT and R&D teams

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Master degree in engineering
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in container terminal technical departments
• Experience of port cranes manufacturing project management
• Experience of heavy equipment procurement
• Technical and industrial skills for container terminal equipment
• Experience in heavy lift equipment maintenance
• Experience in CMMS project
• Fluent in English, both spoken & written

Join the CMA CGM adventure!