Sr. Associate, Design
Royal Caribbean Cruises
- Miami, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for management and development of end-to-end ship design elements (e.g., placement of steel, fabric design) across multi-year timelines to meet the design intent
- Responsible for the organization and guidance of 30+ internal and external stakeholders through the ship design process while building relationships and establishing collective trust
- Owns the integration of complex maritime technology, fire codes and safety regulations into a functional, aesthetically pleasing design
- Owns and guides others on the creation of presentations (inclusive of high-end 3D digital drawings and details from AutoCAD) and reports to aid critical business decisions from executives relative to architectural and interior design
- Incorporates complexities of reference ships, comparison studies, design guidelines, and contract references to aid the development of high-quality ship design within budget
- Influences design with a strong understanding of ship operations and guest/crew experiences
- Owns and guides the design intent and ensures it is apparent, credible, and communicated clearly and consistently throughout the design process
- Owns cost consciousness in all aspects of work and understands importance of cost complexity balancing along with other cost control needs
- Owns practicality reviews to check that operational, risk or accessibility concerns are being considered in all aspects of design
- Owns and guides the shop drawing review process, yard/contractor coordination meetings, mockup reviews, factory visits and inspections during newbuilding process or drydock period
- Responsible for documentation of lessons learned and best practices of tactical execution to support portfolio-wide continuous improvement efforts
- Acts as a representative of the Royal Caribbean Group and demonstrates our values in a competent, professional manner
- Ability to travel internationally or domestically up to 25%
- Minimum of 5 years design industry experience required. Minimum of 2 years managing large scale projects.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Interior Design required, Architecture preferred.
- Cruise ship newbuild or revitalization design experience preferred.
- Must be experienced with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Suite. Experience a plus with Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator and AutoCAD release 2013 or higher and 3D modeling V-Ray/Rhino/Sketch-Up/N-scape
- Must be effective communicator with project team (and sponsor when required) exhibiting good capabilities in written, oral, and graphic media.
- Demonstrates leadership skills including, but not limited to: Teamwork, a Willingness to Learn, Autonomy, Organizational Skills, Adaptability
- Represents department and self in a competent professional manner Is highly motivated, efficient, and organized.
- Has fundamental understanding of time management, with priorities being established by supervisor.
- Works on multiple projects, and multiple tasks under various team members
- Ability to travel internationally or domestically 15% of the time.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required, to talk, hear sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, and operate a pc.
- The employee communicates, listens, compares variables, and assesses information.
- The employee regularly moves about the office complex, and may climb, descend, lift or move 10 pounds.
- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
- The environment includes office location, and /or moving inside/outside the office.
- A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.
- Ability to travel internationally or domestically 15% of the time.