Senior Manager, Modernization and Special Projects

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Silversea Cruises brand has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Manager, Modernization and Special Projects on the Transformation Team reporting to the Director, Business Optimization.

 

This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida

 

 

Position Summary:

 

The Senior Manager Modernization and Special Projects (The Senior Manager as referred to in this posting) possesses strong organizational and leadership skills with a passion for delivering professional and exemplary results. This key leadership position will be responsible for ensuring that all new builds, refurbishments, and modernization projects meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and operational efficiency. The Senior Manager is responsible for the comprehensive oversight and strategic management of brands Modernization (Dry docks, In Service and New Builds) efforts as well as Special Projects. The role will oversee special projects that include but are not limited to brand uniform program, World cruise and Grand Voyages operational project management, maintenance and accuracy of SQM/SOP SharePoint databases and fleet inventory levels (overall overview of healthy and unhealthy stock). Additional projects can be assigned by the Director and the VP of the department.

 

This leadership position supports fleetwide shipboard leadership team and drives continuous collaboration with both shipboard and corporate teams to ensure consistent, world-class service delivery aligned with Silversea and RCG standards. The Senior Manager or their team member is responsible to supervise all the construction related operations on the site related to ship accommodation area, public spaces, open decks, and laundry, ensure that all plans and specifications for the project are to be implemented according to the design and plan. This role involves close collaboration with other departments, Project team leads, Superintendents of Shore Side, Design Team, New Build Team, Supply chain, Logistics, Finance, Marine and Hotel Operations, following the latest industry trends, and identifying areas for improvement.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

All duties and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with RCG standards, Silversea Way, VSP, SQM standards, USPH guidelines, environmental and safety policies. In accordance with Royal Caribbean Group, each employee always conducts oneself in a professional and courteous manner. 

 

This consists of physical and verbal interactions with contractors, project leaders, shipyard management or fellow shipboard employees.

 

Modernization (Dry Dock, In Service, New Build)

 

The Senior Manager supervises and coordinates the construction of the company owned and managed hospitality projects. This person ensures that the quality of work and materials meets and exceeds VSP construction standards. The Senior Manager or their team member is responsible to supervise all the construction related operations on the site related to ship accommodation area, public spaces, open decks, and laundry, ensure that all plans and specifications for the project are to be implemented according to the design and plan. This role involves close collaboration with other departments, following the latest industry trends, and identifying areas for improvement. The Senior Manager will oversee any documentation requirements and communication of the same to the contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders. Senior Manager will be responsible for scheduling additional crew members to supp