Project Management jobs

Project management is a field that brings together vacancies for specialists responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering projects in shipbuilding, ship repair, port and maritime infrastructure. Offers are published here by shipyards, ship repair plants, design and engineering companies, fleet operators, ports, terminals, and service and contractor organizations of the maritime industry. Compliance with deadlines and budget, quality of the result, risk management, interaction with the customer and contractors, and fulfilment of classification society and supervisory authority requirements depend on these specialists. In the maritime industry, these specialists interact with management, technologists, foremen, procurement, lawyers, quality control engineers, the customer and contractors.

What vacancies are collected in this section

The "Project management" category presents vacancies in several areas:

• Project leadership: project directors, project managers, programme managers
• Planning and control: schedule and budget planning and control specialists
• Risk and quality management: risk specialists, project quality engineers
• Technical and author's supervision: supervision engineers, acceptance specialists
• Contractor management: contractor relations specialists, tender managers
• Project offices: PMO specialists, project coordinators, project administrators

Vacancies for management positions are also published here: portfolio manager, head of project office, development director, head of fleet modernization programme.

Who this section is for

The section will be useful for those looking for work in project management in the maritime industry:

• Project directors and managers
• Schedule and budget planning and control specialists
• Risk and quality management specialists
• Technical and author's supervision engineers
• Contractor relations and tender specialists
• Project office specialists and project coordinators

What to consider when looking for work

A few practical tips for applicants in this field:

• State project types. Ship construction, repair, modernization, port infrastructure construction are different competencies.
• Describe your experience managing budget and deadlines. These are key parameters of the profession.
• Note your knowledge of methodologies. PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban and experience with MS Project, Primavera are highly valued.
• State your experience with customers and contractors. Communication is an important part of the work.
• Don't delay your response. Good specialists receive several offers in a short time.

How to find a job in project management on Steel Water

Steel Water brings together vacancies from shipyards, ship repair plants, design and engineering companies, fleet operators, ports, terminals, and service and contractor organizations from different countries. Employers post offers indicating the field, project types, experience requirements and conditions. You can apply directly through the platform, create your own resume and receive offers from maritime employers. Registration opens access to chat with the employer and full vacancy details.

For employers: how to post a vacancy

If you are looking for project management specialists, post a vacancy with a detailed description of the field, project types, area of responsibility and conditions. The combination of actively searching the resume database and posting a vacancy gives the best result: specific vacancies indicating project types, methodologies and conditions attract more relevant candidates and reduce the time to fill the position.