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Project Manager IOR

Viking River Cruises Inc

  • Minneapolis, MN
  • 5 days ago

    Highlights

    Viking has received more than 250 awards to date, including being named #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler and was voted top in its categories by Travel + Leisure. Convince us with your commitment and your personality and send your application - preferably - by e-mail to: Viking Technical GmbH, Personnel department, Industriepark 17, 56291 Wiebelsheim.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMinneapolis, MN
    IndustryTravel, Transportation and Tourism
    Company Size1,500 to 1,999 employees
    Year Founded1997
    Websitehttp://www.vikingcruises.com/

    Description

    Viking was founded in 1997 and offers destination-orientated cruises on oceans, rivers and lakes worldwide. Designed for seasoned travellers with an interest in science, history, culture and cuisine, Chairman Torstein Hagen often says that Viking offers experiences for the Thinking Person.

    Viking has received more than 250 awards to date, including being named #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler and was voted top in its categories by Travel + Leisure. No other cruise line has ever received the same accolades from these two publications at the same time.

    Our team in Wiebelsheim is responsible for the infrastructure, expansion and maintenance of over 60 landing stages in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.

    YOUR TASKS:

    • As a project manager, you are responsible for the technical, qualitative and on-time realisation of new and existing objects (landing stages)
    • You act as an interface to planners, project leaders, specialised departments, shipyards and suppliers
    • You independently record the various construction phases and agreements in documentation and monitor deadlines and schedules
    • You are responsible for the final acceptance of projects

    YOU BRING ALONG:

    • Completed specialised vocational training and qualification as a technician or master craftsman
    • Work experience in project management
    • Distinct technical understanding
    • Very good knowledge of German and good knowledge of English
    • Good knowledge of MS Office applications
    • Efficient time management and organisational skills
    • Convincing communication and problem-solving skills
    • Willingness to travel on the Rhine, Moselle, Elbe, Main, Main-Danube Canal and Danube
    • Driving licence class B

    WE OFFER:

    • An interesting and varied job in a modern working environment as well as other benefits (e.g. annual company trips, free drinks, job bike, health days, further training, language courses, pension scheme, company car).
    • Option for hybrid working

    We look forward to receiving your complete application documents, stating your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date. Start with us with challenging tasks in a competent and highly motivated team.

    Convince us with your commitment and your personality and send your application - preferably - by e-mail to:

    Viking Technical GmbH, Personnel department, Industriepark 17, 56291 Wiebelsheim

    E-Mail: hr.wbl@viking.com

    About Company

    Viking Cruises, the leader in river and small ship ocean cruising, offers destination-focused itineraries designed for experienced travelers who have an interest in geography, culture and history. In its first year of operation, Viking Ocean Cruises was rated the #1 ocean cruise line in Travel + Leisure’s 2016 “World’s Best” Awards, which came on the heels of being rated the highest of all cruise lines in the 2015 “World’s Best” Awards. Viking currently operates a fleet of 62 vessels, offering scenic cruising along the rivers and oceans of the Americas, Europe, Russia, Egypt, China, and Southeast Asia. By 2019 the company will operate six 930-guest ocean cruise ships and will sail itineraries in Scandinavia and the Baltic, the Western and Eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Australia, North America and the Caribbean. In addition to the Travel + Leisure honors, Viking has also been honored multiple times on Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” as well as recognized by Cruise Critic as “Best Overall” Small-Mid size ship in the 2017 Cruisers’ Choice Awards, “Best River Cruise Line” and “Best River Itineraries,” with the entire Viking Longships® fleet being named “Best New River Ships” in the website’s Editors’ Picks Awards.

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