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 The Royal Caribbean Group’s Royal Caribbean International brand has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Interior Design Manager, on the Product Development Team in the Private Destinations group reporting to the Senior Director, Design and Architecture.

This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida

Position Summary:

 As a member of the Product Development team in Private Destinations, you would be responsible for overseeing and managing projects from conception to completion, ensuring that they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This role involves leading project teams, coordinating with architects and consultants, and providing strategic direction to achieve project goals.

 You would coordinate all project efforts in order to ensure effective execution, prepares strategic plans, and serve as a primary liaison between third party consultants and ownership. This entails estimating scope of work and overseeing less experienced team members. You would also handle the most complex projects of the largest magnitude. This includes being responsible for the coordination of all project efforts, administrative and technical, ensuring the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects. You would also prepare strategic plans for project success; serving as the primary liaison contact with Senior Director of Architecture and Design to complete projects on schedule, within budget, and with maximum ownership satisfaction. Other duties include actively managing ownership budgets, schedules, and programs; managing project communications and documentation; office administrative tasks; and project team assignments. You would estimate fees, determine the scope of work, and prepare proposals and contracts on the most complex projects. You may act in a team leader capacity in the absence of the Senior Director of Architecture and Design. You should thrive in working in a dynamic team environment and working alongside the Product

Development team to ensure the brand vision and goals are effectively manifested in design.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Independently coordinates the work of Interior Design consultants and balances multidiscipline team throughout the entire project's development.
• Be an active participant in all product, design and production meetings to gain a thorough understanding of project vision.
• Participates in reviews with various governing agencies for code compliance.
• Conducts concept design, schematic design, design development, and contract document work sessions in conjunction with the Senior Director of Architecture and Design, Directors of Architecture and Design, Project Architect, Lead Designers, and other disciplines.
• Coordinates workload through entire project development to complete documents on schedule.
• Tracks financial aspects of projects, and coordinates and adjusts work effort with team to ensure that work is completed within parameters of agreed-to schedule.
• Possesses excellent multi-disciplinary technical knowledge.
• Supports Product Development team by providing all necessary assets and studies for executive project alignment.
• Serves as the main liaison for design related updates to the core project teams made up of members from the product development, project management, construction and operations teams.
• Communicates effectively with consultants and internal project team to identify needs, evaluate alternative solutions, and deliver value added services.
• Facilitates consultant meetings as needed to drive the project goals and timelines forward.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to internal leadership, including facilitating ideation sessions, technical reviews, and overall feasibility and options.
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Motivates project teams to effectively collaborate and is able to course correct to achieve project goals.
• Oversees all third-party consultant teams under contract with Royal Caribbean Group (contracts, ASAs, schedules, deliverables, etc.).

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

 Bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

• Minimum of 8 years of related design experience hospitality, Retail / Dining / Entertainment (RDE), theme park projects, as well as a minimum of 3 years of project management experience.
• Proven ability to manage projects from concept through completion, with a strong command of space planning, material selection, FF&E specifications, and client relationships.
• Experience on campus style developments (multiple buildings).
• Familiarity with coastal developments with covered outdoor (unconditioned) areas
• Must be able to lead a team on projects.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Sketch up, Adobe Creative Suite, and Lumion software.
• Strong planning and mentoring skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Ability to travel.

Design and Technical Excellence:

• Ability to oversee the design of large developments in hospitality, and commercial applications.
• Ability to participate in or lead the management of deliverables at all project phases.
• Ability to quickly learn and support Royal Caribbean International policies on project delivery, quality control, and safety.
• Strong skills to provide quick mark-ups, alternative solutions for areas that need immediate responses.
• Possess excellent multi-disciplinary technical knowledge.
• Possess strengths in space planning and interior architecture
• Possess strengths in furniture and millwork design
• Knowledge of Materials: understanding textures, finishes, and sustainability for informed selections that match the design intent.
• Knowledge of building codes and accessibility standards

Communications:

• Demonstrate success in collaborating with architects, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver fast-paced project timelines that align with brand identity and budget.
• Good leadership skills to lead and inform the Project Team of changes and updates.
• Ability to resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
• Possess an understanding of how to communicate difficult/sensitive information and challenges.

Leadership:

• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for change.
• Ability to remain engaged and knowledgeable regarding emerging industry practices.
• Possess a desire and ability to lead and contribute on multiple levels within the design process

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!

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.

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