Project Manager Newbuilding

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 : 
  
Working in our Newbuilding entity, you are responsible of managing the construction projects of several vessels.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

You shall: 

• 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
• Issue comment on drawings for approval in accordance with shipbuilding contract
• Seek for assistance or experts’ opinions for specific drawings
• Follow up: 
  • drawing approval and work progress for your project
  • extra and credit, specification deviations.
• Provide Pre-delivery purchaser with necessary information to draw the list of initial stores and spare parts
• Manage vessel’s delivery
• Ensure specifications approval
• Train New Building Superintendents. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?
  

• You are an engineer graduate with a specialisation in naval architecture
• You have at least 1 year experience in Naval Architecture and/or Newbuilding projects, with technical knowledge of vessel design
• Fluency in English and professional proficiency in French 
• Good project management and analytical skills, flexible, results-oriented
• Effective verbal, written and presentation skills
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !