New Building Design & Tender Project Manager

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA Ships, a CMA CGM Group subsidiary, seeks a New Building Design & Tender Project Manager in Marseille to steer pre-contract activities for vessel designs and tender discussions. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with yards, design offices, and internal teams to align technical solutions with strategic efficiency goals.

The role demands a Master’s degree in naval/maritime engineering, 5+ years in vessel design, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in naval or maritime engineering or from a merchant shipping school.
• 5+ years of experience in vessel design and shipbuilding operations.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Experience working in a shipyard is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to creating a catalogue of Newbuilding solutions to procure vessels with improved efficiency.
• Establish and maintain relationships with main shipyards, design offices, and industry players.
• Review tender documents: technical specifications, key drawings, and shipbuilding contracts.
• Collect and analyze new-building market information.
• Ensure compliance with CMA CGM Standards via the Design Improvement Office.
• Prepare and present bi-monthly Steering Committee updates on alternative fuels.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Master’s degree in naval or maritime engineering

Merchant shipping school qualification

Job description

Marseille, FRA

New Building Design & Tender Project Manager

New Building Design & Tender Project Manager

Req ID: 593355 Posting Start Date: 16/10/2026 Marseille, FRA CMA Ships Technical Shipmanagement and New Building Permanent contract Full Time

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.

THE ROLE

In charge of managing new ship design projects and newbuilding tender discussions (pre-contract) within the Newbuilding Design & Tender department

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

• Contribute to the creation of a catalogue of Newbuilding solutions enabling CMA CGM to procure vessels with enhanced efficiency while maintaining economic and industrial viability
• Create and maintain relationships with main shipyards, design office, competitors and all industry players
• Contribute to document review during tender process: Technical specification, key drawings, shipbuilding contract.
• Collect and analyze new-building market information
• Liaise with Design Improvement Office to ensure that latest in-house newbuilding design complies with CMA CGM Standards
• Propose a continuous performance improvement plan which will be reported and reviewed on a periodical basis
• Prepare and present bi-monthly alternative fuel Steering Committee to internal stakeholders
• Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations
• Ensure all your duties in accordance with quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• Master’s degree in naval or maritime engineer or graduated from the merchant shipping school 5+ year experience
• Solid technical knowledge of vessel (containership is a plus) design, and operations
• Working experience in a shipyard is a plus
• Fluent English, written and spoken
• Communication and networking capabilities
• Analytical and synthetic thinking

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure

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