Manager, Maritime Projects

Carnival UK is in search of a Senior Manager, Maritime Projects, who is crucial in supporting our direction and nurturing a high-performing team for our Queen Mary 2 refit in 2027., Our Maritime & Sustainability Team supports the delivery of major maritime structural projects within the Queen Mary 2 refit. Key accountabilities include:

• Lead delivery of major maritime structural projects within the Queen Mary 2 refit.
• Act as the project lead for assigned structural enhancement workstreams.
• Serve as the internal conduit between external designers/engineers, classification society, regulators, and internal stakeholders.
• Manage project timelines, approval pathways, and dependencies to ensure statutory and class approvals are achieved on time.
Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK06, offered as a full-time position, on a 12-month fixed term basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.


• Strong project management capability within complex maritime or engineering environments.
• Foundational naval architecture understanding or strong engineering background with naval architecture appreciation.
• Ability to read, interpret, and interrogate structural and technical drawings.
• Experience working with external designers, engineers, and classification bodies.
About You: A Catalyst for Change We believe that diversity enriches our team. We're interested in candidates who:
• Are highly collaborative across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Communicate confidently within complex stakeholder environments
• Take a methodical and process-driven approach to approvals and governance.
• Are comfortable operating in ambiguous, high-pressure project environments.
  
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No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people. Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.

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• Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• A friendly welcome with help settling in
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal, Aida
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