Sr. Manager, Architecture and Design

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Product Development – Private Destinations Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Manager, Design reporting to the Senior Director of Architecture & Design.

This position will be working onsite from Miami.

As a member of the Product Development team in Private Destinations, the Sr. Manager, Design is 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.

Coordinates all project efforts in order to ensure effective execution, prepares strategic plans, and serves as primary liaison between third party consultants and ownership. Estimates scope of work and oversees less experienced team members. Handles the most complex projects of the largest magnitude. Responsible for coordination of all project efforts, administrative and technical, to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective execution of assigned projects.

Prepares strategic plans for project success. Serves as the primary liaison contact with Sr. Dir. of Architecture and Design to complete projects on schedule, within budget, and with maximum ownership satisfaction. Actively manages ownership budgets, schedules, and programs; project communications and documentation; office administrative tasks; and project team assignments. Estimates fees, determines the scope of work, and prepares proposals and contracts on the most complex projects.

Provides oversight and monitoring of the work of less experienced team members. May act in a team leader capacity in the absence of the Sr. Dir. of Architecture and Design. The right candidate should thrive in working in a dynamic, team environment and work alongside the Product Development team to ensure the brand vision and goals are effectively manifested in design.

• Own design management over single asset at a time for Private Destinations
  - Product Development.
• Own and track design directions discussed at all meetings (including but not limited to; outside design team coordination meetings, internal team design discussions, leadership design reviews, executive design reviews).
• Responsible for timely follow ups with design consultant with regards to design advancement and coordination with required sub-consultants.
• Own and populate “design tracker”. File that tracks all design requests/decisions, dates, responsible party, and blockers.
• Review progress drawings with RCL project architect to confirm conformance of design intent and material choices throughout all design phases (planning, concept, schematic, DD, CD’s and CA).
• Work seamlessly with Sr. Manager
  - Architecture & Design, to assure all design decisions are integrated in overall project understanding, including but not limited to; reports to leadership, proposals, add service agreements, change orders, contracts, etc.
• Management of design related information…