Sr. Manager, Program Management

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd; Saint-Nazaire; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Royal Caribbean Group in Saint-Nazaire is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the Newbuild program, driving design, build, and delivery of guest-facing spaces.

The role collaborates with architects, designers, shipyards and engineers to ensure quality, safety and on-time delivery while optimizing cost and performance across the project lifecycle.

The candidate brings broad leadership, English fluency, and a track record in complex maritime projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in vessel operations or naval engineering, with shipbuilding exposure.
• MSc in Naval Architecture or Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience managing complex, multi-cultural projects.
• Deep knowledge of SOLAS, IMO, MARPOL and marine standards.

Responsabilités

• Support Project Director for the assigned new build project lifecycle.
• Coordinate technical meetings with operations and yard partners.
• Oversee technical design, approvals, and sea trials.
• Ensure vessel compliance with regulations and contract specs.
• Manage project budgets and cost control.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

English fluency

Regulatory knowledge

Project management

Shipbuilding know-how

Formation

MSc Naval Architecture/Engineering

Description du poste

Sr. Manager, Program Management

Journey with us!

Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our New Build Operations team. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

Are you passionate about bringing exceptional cruise ship environments to life? Do you thrive at the intersection of design excellence, shipbuilding, project execution, and operational readiness? We are seeking a Senior Project Manager o join our Newbuild team and play a pivotal role in delivering some of the world's most innovative and visually stunning cruise ships. This position offers the opportunity to work alongside leading architects, designers, shipyards, and technical experts to ensure that every guest-facing space exceeds expectations for quality, functionality, sustainability, and brand experience.

Position Summary:

Senior Project Manager is responsible of all technical issues and will overview and ensure that the ship will be ready at the delivery according to the contract specification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Project Director for the assigned new build project throughout its life cycle, including responsibility for selecting the project team, allocation of resources, formulating all milestones and critical paths.
• Participate in all aspects of new ship construction and design.
• Ensure that vessel is in compliance with all relevant regulations from various authorities.
• Support Project Director in the project and Site Office financial matters
• Prepares and submit for approval the Project Execution Plan that meets quality expectations and standards.
• Participate new ship specification and contract process
• Oversight of technical aspects of new ship construction and design.
• Oversee the technical design, approvals, Quay / Sea Trial tests supervision including inspection reports and follow-up of given remarks and Field Comments with Superintendents
• Overview and participate F.A.T. process.
• Overview Technical USPH and Environmental Compliance.
• Reports of various project to relevant organisations.
• Manage and coordinate technical meetings with Operations.
• Point of contact technical coordination between yard and other relevant partners.
• Technical responsibility for the ships to be delivered on time and on cost to the standards and quality in accordance with the contract specification.
• Ensure vessel is in compliance with all relevant regulations from various authorities.
• Maintaining good working relations with yard’s responsible people.
• Develop the tools for reliable progress follow up with the yards.
• Risk assessment and management.
• Familiarization of new technical team members with Superintendents.
• Coordinate modification within technical areas.
• Responsible of all project relevant energy and environmental projects.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the scope of the project.

Participates to work around the project cost structure, budget, and assurance of quality requirements and schedules are met. Participates to the Site Office budget and cost control.

Qualifications & Experience:

Experience from vessel operations/Chief Eng. /unlimited licence preferred. New building site surveys, design, testings, especially from the owner field of expertise.

Experience in management of complicated projects in multi-cultural environment. Detailed understanding of the technical and regulatory requirements for works. Good understanding of shipbuilding processes and design.

MSc. Naval architect / Engineering or equivalent with minimum in-depth experience in the passenger shipbuilding / maritime industry. Up-to-date machinery and technical qualification.

Knowledge and Skills:

Fluency in English. Computer literate. Deep knowledge of SOLAS, IMO, MARPOL and other marine standards. Strong leadership and communications skills. Ability to endure high stress levels.

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.