Fleet Upgrade Project Manager Retrofits & Dry Dock Projects

CMA CGM; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CMA CGM India in Mumbai seeks a Project Coordinator for retrofit projects in the shipping sector. You will manage project planning, coordination with partners, and ensure execution aligns with budgets, schedules, and QA standards.

Key responsibilities include coordinating with officers, service engineers, agents and suppliers; preparing status reports; monitoring costs; and ensuring handover at project end, while maintaining compliance with IMS and safety policies.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Engineering or Naval architecture, C/E or 2/E.
• Fluent English.
• Good knowledge of Shipping industry and preferably on the specific projects you are in charge of.
• 2 years in Shipping sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Comply with IMS and all relevant international rules and regulations.
• Ensure all 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.
• Be in charge of specific projects of retrofits.
• Coordinate with partners (Officers, Service Engineers, Agents, Shipyard, Engineering companies etc) about projects engineering and implementation.
• Evaluate and confirm the complete project planning (engineering, logistics, installation, commissioning)
• Prepare project status reports by collecting and analyzing information and trends, recommending actions.
• Be in daily communication with the planner, PMO, doc controller and logistic team.
• Follow budget and costs.
• Ensure continuous and accurate communication with Fleet department and complete hand over at the end of the project.
• Develop project objectives; Review project proposals, plans and bids from contractors; Determine project technical specifications; Completing technical studies; Following the installation.
• Identify engineering problems, ensure solutions are implemented and provide feedbacks accordingly.
• Set docking schedules; create and update dry-dock standard specifications; Prepare annual budget; Define project scope and specifications; Issue DAI; Monitor project engineering and drawing issuance; Check Purchase Orders; Provide technical advice to procurement; Plan and perform kick-off meeting.
• Liaise between all interested parties to monitor execution of the project; Manage deviations; Monitor expenditures and approve invoices; Monitor project status; Perform annual review with yard and suppliers.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Master degree in Engineering or Naval architecture, C/E or 2/E

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Role & responsibilities

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;

Retrofits projects

Project coordination

• Be in charge of specific projects of retrofits
• Coordinate with partners (Officers, Service Engineers, Agents, Shipyard, Engineering companies etc) about projects engineering and implementation;
• Evaluate and confirm the complete project planning (engineering, logistics, installation, commissioning)
• Prepare project status reports by collecting and analyzing information and trends, recommending actions;
• Be in daily communication with the planner, PMO, doc controller and logistic team;
• Follow budget and costs;
• Ensure continuous and accurate communication with Fleet department and complete hand over at the end of the project.

Execution

• Manage and organize the project by: o Developing project objectives; o Reviewing project proposals, plans and bids from contractors; o Determining project technical specifications (product design, customer requirements and performance standards); o Completing technical studies (basic design and detailed engineering); o Following the installation (in shipyard or at sea) assisted by the site offices when required.
• Identify engineering problems, ensure solutions are implemented and provide feedbacks accordingly;

Dry dock Projects

Planning

• Set docking schedules;
• In collaboration with Fleet department, create and update dry-dock standard specifications;
• Prepare annual budget;
• Define project scope and specifications;
• Issue DAI, in collaboration with the Superintendent;
• Monitor project engineering and drawing issuance;
• Check Purchase Orders for the project;
• Provide technical advice to procurement department during supplier negotiation and selection phase;
• Plan and perform kick-off meeting.

Execution

• Liaise between all interested parties to monitor execution of the project (dry dock or afloat repairs, class renewals, retrofits and new equipment installation);
• Manage deviations to the initial specification;
• Monitor project expenditures and approve invoices up to limit of authorization;
• Monitor project status (progress and quality) and take actions when necessary, in liaison with the site office;
• Perform annual review with the yard and suppliers, including review of claim status.

Close-out and hand-over

• Perform yard evaluation
• Issue EDD, in collaboration with Superintendent;
• Perform hand-over and closing meeting;
• Perform project close-out (close contracts, compile final reports and documentation).

2.4. Budget

• Prepare budget, in liaison with Superintendent.

Preferred candidate profile

Master degree in Engineering or Naval architecture, C/E or 2/E.

• Good knowledge of Shipping industry and preferably on the specific projects you are in charge of.
• Fluent English;
• Competent with various software, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.

2 years in Shipping sector is preferred.