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The Royal Caribbean Group’s Newbuild Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Lead Design Integration to the Sr Manager Standards and Guidelines role
The position is onsite and based in Miami Florida
The position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship
Position Summary:
The Lead Design Integrator is responsible for executing and managing a design process and works in close collaboration to with the various design disciplines such as Architectural Design Naval Architecture and Technical Design for the Newbuilding team at Royal Caribbean Group This role serves a right hand and partner to the Design Project leader overseeing the project and supports all aspects of planning tracking status reporting and ensuring alignment with design project goals The position requires maintaining robust relationships with key stakeholders and ensuring seamless collaboration across departments and with external partners
The Lead Design Integration is responsible for facilitating decision-making around the critical issues of time cost scope and quality to drive momentum whilst ensuring design remains within its schedule and quality guardrails
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Manages all aspects of Design planning tracking and status reporting partnering with internal and external stakeholders to collect analyze and report data for recommended course of action
Fosters effective collaboration and acts as a “translator” between various design disciplines internally and externally to facilitate seamless integration While dedicated to Design
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Promotes collaborative innovation with an eye to schedule cost and risk awareness throughout each design phase
Maintains detailed project schedules using industry-standard scheduling practices collaborates closely with various cross-functional teams to establish design timelines and milestones ensures timely achievement of same and supports implementation of corrective actions as needed
Ensures accuracy validity of data on dashboards and reports and proactively maintains the same
Supports project team to manage design program scope customer and executive expectations and overall Design program focus
Continually reviews goals adjusting ways of working to accommodate integration within Design
Analyzes potential schedule risks and proactively ideates mitigation strategies Prepares and presents schedule reports and updates to stakeholders flagging critical risks and potential impacts to time/cost/quality of the project
Supports rigorous tracking of budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness and alignment with financial scope to ensure that costs are justified transparent and within approved parameters
Ensures adherence to project processes and recommends enhancements
Proactively engages with stakeholders to report project status communicate project progress and key insights to facilitate informed decision-making ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives
Regularly reviews and communicates the design project plan status to stakeholders partners and team
Participates in the study of operational needs and current performance to identify areas for improvement and efficiency Act as the liaison between project team members external partners and other internal departments
Remains current with industry trends especially as related to project management techniques as they impact project objectives
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Perform Other Duties as Required: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a concentration in Construction/Architecture Business Management Industrial Engineering Project Management or a related field
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience 2 years of managing multi-million-dollar projects and high-performing teams
Software Proficiency: Proficiency in MS Word Excel PowerPoint Visio and Project Familiarity with AutoCAD and financial software systems such as AMOS Clarity Lotus Notes Database JDE and Essbase This position may require travel to and from ships shipyards and/or vendor facilities located in Europe Asia and North America (<= 25%)
Knowledge and Skills:
Strong leadership skills with proven experience in leading a small to medium team of professionals Ability to effectively manage clients and partners
Deep understanding of design construction materials pricing and industry standards
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly at all levels of the organization
Excellent interpersonal skills capable of effectively communicating with diverse cultures worldwide
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Ability to understand and interpret architectural plans sections elevations and details-
Capable of interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or architectural/diagram form
Solid understanding of accounting rules for expense and capital activities
Detail oriented with excellent analytical financial and spreadsheet modeling skills
Must be familiar with the working drawing process inclusive of drawing dimensioning and detailing deck plans elevations sections and details
Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Agency and Third-Party Submissions: Please note this is a direct search by the Company and applications through agencies and other third parties will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited resumes Any unsolicited resumes will be considered the Company's property
We know there's a lot to consider As you go through the application process our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance and more relevant details to answer any additional questions Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group We'll hope to see you onboard soon!
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