Drydock 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 170,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.
 

CMA Ships, a subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, covers all facets of the maritime business: from the fleet management of the vessels to that of the crew members.
CMA Ships is also a team of experts responsible for implementing innovative solutions and making CMA CGM vessels more energy efficient.
Find out more about CMA Ships.

YOUR ROLE

As a Drydock Project Manager , you are responsible for the planning and execution of drydocks projects for our fleet of vessels. To do so, you must:

• Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations
• Ensure all your duties in accordance with quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies
• Propose a continuous performance improvement plan which will be reported and reviewed on a periodical basis

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

Manage the drydock projets :

• Planning
• Set docking schedules
• In collaboration with Fleet department, create and update drydock standard specifications
• Prepare annual budget, with the Fleet Superintendent
• Define project scope and specifications
• Monitor project engineering and drawing issuance
• Check Purchase Orders for the project
• Provide technical advice to procurement department during supplier negotiation and selection phase
• Plan and perform kick-off meeting.

Execution:

• Liaise between all interested parties to monitor execution of the project (drydock or afloat repairs, class renewals, retrofits and new equipment installation)
• Manage deviations to the initial specification
• Monitor project expenditures and approve invoices up to limit of authorization
• Monitor project status (progress and quality) and take actions when necessary, in liaison with the site office
• Perform annual review with the yard and suppliers, including review of claim status.
   

Close-out and hand-over:

• Perform yard evaluation
• Perform hand-over and closing meeting
• Perform project close-out (close contracts, compile final reports and documentation).

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• Graduated from a Master's degree in Engineering or Naval Architecture
• You have a first technical experience in the shipping industry
• Fluent English
• Competent with various software, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. 
• Project management and analytical skills
• Rigor, method and organization
• Multicultural experience.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !