Marine Safety Officer (f/m/d)

CMA; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension plan

Supplementary health insurance

Deutschlandticket subsidy

Sports membership

Luncheon vouchers

Job summary

CMA CGM Hamburg is seeking a Marine Safety Officer to ensure IMS compliance, ship security and ongoing safety improvements across its fleet. The role involves close collaboration with ashore teams and ships crews, audits, and trainings.

The ideal candidate has maritime leadership experience, ISM/ISO audit training, and strong English proficiency. Willingness to travel for ship visits and quarterly trips to Marseille is expected.

Qualifications

• Sailing experience as Master Mariners, preferably container vessels, with 1 year ashore
• Trained in ISM and ISO Internal audits, CSO and accident investigations
• Knowledge in QHSE management
• Excellent verbal and written English
• Able to work independently and in a team
• Physical ability to perform audits onboard ships
• Able to travel for ship visits/inspections
• Willing to travel to Marseille head office quarterly when required

Responsibilities

• Ensure implementation of Integrated Management System and Ship Security Plan
• Promote communication between ashore departments and ship crews
• Ensure seaworthiness of vessels with proper Manning, maintenance and equipment
• Manage ISM, ISPS, MLC, ISO and flag audits and follow up actions
• Handle QSSE audits or inquiries onboard ships
• Monitor corrective and preventive actions
• Conduct accident investigations
• Perform regular vessel inspections and port visits per KPIs
• Conduct trainings for shore staff and ship crews

Skills

Maritime experience

English proficiency

Audit & quality management

Independent & team work

Travel readiness

Audit onboard ships

Education

Tools

ISM/ISO audits training

CSO & accident investigations training

Job description

Marine Safety Officer (f/m/d)

Req ID: 594360 Posting Start Date: 05/11/2026 Hamburg - Kleiner Burstah 12, DEU CMA CGM Permanent contract Full Time

Created on January 1st 2008, CMA Ships is a fully-owned subsidiary of CMA CGM with the objective to manage all fleet related operations.CMA Ships is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and operates under various flags’ Documents of Compliance (DOC). A team of more than 4,700 seafarers of all nationalities including more than 300 cadets are working at sea and ashore. It includes a Marine Human Resources Department to accompany the seafarers, a fleet management department with more than 40 superintendents ashore, a dedicated department supervising the ship-buildings, the development of IT systems and working on energy issues and innovation with engine experts, a dedicated Purchasing department, a specialized team to organize the vessel dry docks as well as a team of experts to run the Fleet Navigation and Support Center to monitor the CMA CGM fleet 24/24.With a modern and innovative fleet to the service of excellence and safety, tomorrow’s vessel devices are designed and tested such as LNG energy, engine tuning or hull shape optimization… acting every day for a more sustainable shipping Industry.

For the CMA Ships Germany entity in Hamburg we are recruiting a Marine Safety Officer (f/m/d).

As a Marine Safety Officer, you will responsible to ensure that your assigned fleet of vessels are in compliances with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations, and you perform your duties accordingly with the company’s quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies. You will be monitoring vessels’ continuous performance improvement plan, ensuring timely periodical reports are submitted.

Your responsibilities:

• Ensuring the implementation of the Integrated Management System and the Ship Security Plan
• Promote good communication between ashore departments and ship crew
• Ensuring the seaworthiness of assigned vessels (i: properly manned, maintained and equipped) in conjunction with the concerned departmens and vessels
• Management and follow-up of ISM, ISPS, MLC, ISO and flag audits
• Handling QSSE audits or inquries onboard your assigned vessels
• Monitoring of corrective and preventive actions
• Accident investigation
• Regular vessels inspections and port visits in accordance to company’s KPIs
• Conducting trainings when required for both shore staffs and ship crew

You will be the contact point of flag administrations and support Fleet department with the classification societies (RO). You will be required to participate in the Emergency Response Team when necessary.

You bring aboard:

• Sailing experience as Master Mariners on-board merchant ships, preferably container vessels with a minimum of 1 year work experience ashore
• Trained in ISM and ISO Internal audits, CSO and accident investigations
• Knowledge in QHSE management
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment
• Physical ability to perform audit onboard ships
• Able to travel aboard for ships visits / inspections regularly
• Availability to travel to our head office in Marseille at least once per quarter when required

What you can expect:

• A position in a global organisation where you are challenged with interesting and diverse tasks
• Attractive office in the heart of Hamburg
• Ergonomic work place with height-adjustable desks
• As part of the CMA CGM Group, a leading worldwide shipping group, and due to our size, business diversity and European network access to a vast range of opportunities for promotion and career development
• Company pension plan and supplementary health insurance
• Employer’s contribution to public transport (Deutschlandticket) and sports membership
• Luncheon vouchers (Pluxees)

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.