Senior Newbuilding Commercial Lead

Maersk; København; On-site; DKK 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Maersk is seeking a Senior Newbuilding Manager to take commercial ownership of complex vessel investment projects across their full lifecycle. You will lead business cases, bidding, contracting and delivery while collaborating with Fleet Technology, Chartering, Finance and Legal.

You will provide senior commercial capacity across the tonnage portfolio and drive market analysis, risk assessment and governance submissions to ensure long-term value and protection.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience within shipping, vessel investment, newbuilding, sale and purchase, or a comparable capital-intensive industry.
• Proven experience leading complex commercial negotiations and managing high-value contractual commitments within defined mandates.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to balance price, vessel specification, delivery schedule, contractual risk and long-term value.

Responsibilities

• Drive the commercial development, procurement and execution of assigned newbuilding and vessel investment projects, from business case through tendering, contracting, construction and delivery.
• Lead or contribute to investment business cases covering vessel specification, timing, commercial structure, risk, CAPEX, cash flows and total cost of ownership.
• Lead or support shipyard engagements, tender processes, bid evaluations and negotiations of LOIs and Shipbuilding Contracts, in close collaboration with Legal, Fleet Technology and Finance.
• Lead commercial yard due diligence and counterparty assessments, including financial strength, risk and compliance, together with Finance, Treasury and Compliance.
• Act as the commercial contract owner throughout the project lifecycle, managing contractual milestones, payments, guarantees, options, claims and amendments.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams and ensure high-quality governance submissions, decision papers and management reporting.
• Provide flexible senior commercial capacity across the wider tonnage portfolio during peak periods, including SnP transactions, purchase options, sale and leaseback projects, newbuild for time charter and contractual amendments.
• Monitor shipyard capacity, pricing, market dynamics and competitor activity, translating market intelligence into actionable commercial analysis and recommendations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key shipyards, shipbrokers, OEMs, advisers and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to consistent commercial processes, knowledge sharing and lessons learned across the Newbuilding team.
• Work closely with fellow Senior Newbuilding Managers, providing support and project coverage as portfolio priorities and workloads evolve.
• Identify and elevate material commercial exposures and decisions outside agreed mandate to the Head of Newbuilding, while maintaining ownership and momentum of agreed workstreams through completion.

Skills

Commercial shipping experience

Negotiation leadership

Investment project management

Stakeholder management

Contracting & LOIs

Job description

Maersk is seeking a Senior Newbuilding Manager to take commercial ownership of complex vessel investment projects across their full lifecycle. You will lead business cases, bidding, contracting and delivery while collaborating with Fleet Technology, Chartering, Finance and Legal.

You will provide senior commercial capacity across the tonnage portfolio and drive market analysis, risk assessment and governance submissions to ensure long-term value and protection.