New Building Project Manager - Naval Engineer

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM Group's CMA Ships is seeking a New Building Project Manager - Naval Engineer in Marseille to lead the construction of containerships and RoPax. You will supervise design reviews, manage procurement, and ensure vessels meet all regulatory and CMA specifications through delivery.

The ideal candidate has a engineering/naval architecture degree and at least 3 years in the maritime industry, with strong project management, analytical, and communication skills, capable of coordinating with

Qualifications

• Graduated in engineering, naval architecture or maritime school.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the maritime industry.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations.
• Ensure duties align with quality, health, safety, environmental and ethics policies.
• Propose continuous performance improvement plans and report progress.
• Issue comments on drawings for approval per shipbuilding contract.
• Seek assistance or expert opinions for specific drawings.
• Follow up drawing approvals and work progress for your project.
• Pilot initial stores and spare parts procurement process.
• Manage vessel deliveries and ensure specifications approval.
• Monitor risk analyses on ongoing projects.
• Report on project progress and engage with authorities as needed.
• Apply feedback to ongoing projects and propose new standards and guidelines.
• Ensure vessels are built in compliance with all regulations and newbuild specifications.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Technical knowledge of vessel design

Verbal & written communication

Teamwork & independence

Flexibility to change priorities

Multitasking & organization

Education

Engineering/Naval architecture degree

Job description

Marseille, FRA

New Building Project Manager - Naval Engineer

New Building Project Manager - Naval Engineer

Req ID: 573069 Posting Start Date: 29/10/2026 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.

YOUR ROLE

You supervise Newbuildings construction of CMA CGM Group. Containerships vessels and eventually RoPax.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

You shall:

• Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and régulations.
• 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 you project.
• extra and credit, specification déviations.
• Pilot the initial stores and spare parts procurement process.
• Manage vessel’s delivery.
• Ensure specifications approval.
• Follow on risk analysis on going projects.
• Report on project’s progress.
• Be in contact with Authorities for ongoing projects.
• Ensure application of feedbacks on the on going projects.
• Propose new standards and guidelines.
• Ensure that vessels are built in respect with all regulations and Newbuild specifications.

For Environment representative role you shall:

• Interface with RSE for environmental topics related to shipbuilding.
• For Ship construction related activities.
• Identify, record, and monitor KPIs to be followed up during construction of the vessels.
• Identify environmental rules and regulations that need to be followed.
• Review CMA CGM requirements related to environment.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

Graduated in engineering, naval architecture or maritime school.
Experience 3 years in maritime industry.

• Project management skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Technical knowledge of vessel design
• Effective verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-based environment.
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible to change priorities.
• Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.

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.

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