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About the Role

The New Building Project Engineer serves as a key technical reference within the MSC New Building Project team, supporting the design, engineering, construction, delivery, and guarantee phases of new cruise ship projects. This role acts as a critical interface between Head Office, Site Offices, Shipyards, and vessel representatives, ensuring the seamless flow of technical information and timely resolution of engineering issues.

Responsibilities

Acts as a primary technical point of contact for assigned newbuilding projects throughout design, construction, delivery, and warranty phases.
Provides engineering support across all project lifecycle activities, including design development, plan approval, construction, commissioning, and delivery.
Coordinates technical interfaces between MSC departments, shipyards, consultants, suppliers, and vessel operational teams.
Supports the review and approval of drawings, specifications, engineering submissions, and technical documentation.
Supports prototyping and design development activities.
Contributes engineering expertise to design reviews, inspections, testing, commissioning, and acceptance processes.
Assists in the identification, evaluation, and resolution of technical issues, non-conformities, and design changes.
Supports configuration and change management processes, ensuring technical records remain accurate and up to date.
Supports Project Directors with project management activities, including reporting, risk management, issue tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
Supports Site Team Inspectors during Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), inspections, harbour and sea trials, and other verification activities.
Assists in monitoring compliance with contractual, classification, regulatory, and operational requirements.
Supports vessel delivery and warranty activities, coordinating stakeholders and facilitating the resolution of technical issues.
Liaises with vessel personnel during vessel visits, including Staff Captains, Chief Engineers, Hotel Maintenance Engineers, and other operational stakeholders.
Documents and communicates lessons learned and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the New Building Programme.
Leads the coordination and liaison with other several disciplines (including, but not limited to, structural design, naval architecture, vessel stability, machinery, quality control, HSE, procurement, electrical & navigation systems, HVAC, piping, architectural conception & design, and outfitting).
Liaises with the planning department to define and monitor suitable project milestones.
Produces and issues technical reports, milestone status updates, and business cases for internal stakeholders and senior management.

Requirements

Comfortable managing complexity and ambiguity, maintaining technical discipline while enabling pragmatic decision-making.
Strong communicator able to produce clear decisions, explanations, and concise written reports for senior stakeholders.
Collaborative and diplomatic, with confidence to challenge shipyard proposals where necessary.
Organised, thorough, and methodical with demonstrable experience maintaining auditable technical records.
Proficient in performing concept evaluations and giving guidance.
Keen to attend part of the execution phase at the shipyard site or offshore as required.
Right to work in the UK and EU.

Skills

Naval Architecture
Marine Engineering
Cruise operator experience
Shipyard experience
Marine consultancy experience
Classification society experience
Maritime environment experience
Vessel design knowledge
Ship construction process knowledge
Marine systems knowledge
Engineering documentation knowledge
Technical drawing interpretation
Technical coordination
Project support
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Communication skills
Stakeholder management skills
Microsoft Office proficiency
Multidisciplinary project team collaboration
English fluency (written and spoken)
Italian language proficiency (advantageous)
German language proficiency (advantageous)
French language proficiency (advantageous)

Location

Shipyards
Supplier facilities
Vessels
Offshore

Work Type

Full-time
Travel required

Experience Level

Minimum 3-5 years' experience

Education Level

Degree in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.

About the Company

MSC Cruises is committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to be their authentic selves.
Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees, and our planet.
Join us at MSC Cruises, where new opportunities await.
Apply today to be part of a global team that is pushing boundaries and achieving something remarkable.