Shipbuild Project Manager - Wave Energy Installation Vessel

CorPower Ocean; Viana do Castelo; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

CorPower Ocean is seeking a Shipbuild Project Manager to act as the owner’s representative on a new vessel project for handling Wave Energy Converters at sea. You will lead shipyard selection, contract negotiations, and oversee delivery within time and budget, coordinating with engineering, operations and finance teams.

You will build the team to crew, operate, maintain and manage the vessel, with potential progression to Vessel Manager after delivery, and travel to shipyards as needed.

Formación

• MSc or BSc in naval architecture, marine engineering, mechanical engineering or similar.
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Responsabilidades

• Prepare tender documentation together with the ship designer and internal stakeholders.
• Identify, pre-qualify and evaluate shipyards on technical capability, capacity, financial strength, track record and price.
• Lead or support negotiations of the shipbuilding contract, specification, payment terms, guarantees, and delivery schedule.
• Follow up the shipbuilding contract, including milestones, payments, variation orders, and claims.
• Follow up the ship designer, including design progress, drawing approval and design changes
• Manage interfaces between yard, designer, equipment suppliers, and our WEC engineering team, so the vessel and the WEC handling concept work together.
• Follow up the classification and flag state approval process, including plan approval, surveys, and certification.
• Follow up the design, integration and approval of systems for remote and/or unmanned operation, including the interface between the vessel and the remote operations centre.
• Carry out regular shipyard site visits, and lead or coordinate an owner’s site team during construction.
• Follow up quality assurance, inspections, testing, HSE performance and non-conformities.
• Attend and follow up FAT, harbour acceptance tests, sea trials, commissioning, and delivery.
• Ensure the project stays within budget and timeline through active cost control, forecasting, and schedule management.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.
• Report status, risks and key decisions to management.
• Support the setup of the organisation and structure for crewing, operating, maintaining and managing the vessel.
• Contribute to setting up safety management systems, maintenance systems, spare parts strategy and technical documentation.
• Follow up guarantee claims during the warranty period.
• Lead or support the transition from project to operations.

Conocimientos

Fluent English

Project management

Stakeholder management

Shipbuilding contracts

Budget management

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Educación

MSc in naval architecture

MSc in marine engineering

Descripción del empleo

CorPower Ocean is seeking a Shipbuild Project Manager to act as the owner’s representative on a new vessel project for handling Wave Energy Converters at sea. You will lead shipyard selection, contract negotiations, and oversee delivery within time and budget, coordinating with engineering, operations and finance teams.

You will build the team to crew, operate, maintain and manage the vessel, with potential progression to Vessel Manager after delivery, and travel to shipyards as needed.