Culinary & F&B Equipment Lead - Global Newbuild Projects

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group in Miami seeks a Senior Lead, Catering and BOH to oversee culinary deliverables for newbuild and revite projects. This on-site role leads F&B planning, budgeting, and equipment strategies across galley and venues, coordinating with shoreside and shipboard teams and driving cost efficiency.

Travel up to 60% internationally is required; strong leadership, budgeting, and regulatory knowledge are essential to ensure reliable operations and world-class hospitality aboard our

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of culinary management experience, preferably in a high volume, 4- or 5-star resort, cruise line, hotel or restaurant.
• 5-7 years of experience in new Build or refit sector leading Catering and F&B disciplines
• Strong Business Acumen
• Shipboard or interworking similar experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities. Superior verbal and written communications skills.
• Exposure to international environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between the F&B team and Product Development, overseeing and managing all culinary deliverables within the project.
• Works in partnership with Director of Culinary operations during planning and development of new and existing F&B concepts.
• Assist the F&B team in all Newbuild and Revite projects, ensuring needs and standards are integrated into new concepts.
• Develops and manages department resources to deliver on project timelines and budget for equipment, smallware for all new builds, drydocks and current fleet of ships.
• Maintains and develops relationships with shoreside and shipboard functional teams on all matters pertaining to F&B Hotel wares.
• Authority to make recommendations, lead change efforts, and help manage equipment related projects.

Skills

Computer literacy

Interpersonal skills

Creative thinking

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Budget management

Regulatory knowledge

SOLAS/IMO knowledge

Team management

Education

Culinary management experience

New Build / Refit leadership

Business Acumen

Shipboard experience preferred

Leadership capabilities

International experience preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Royal Caribbean Group in Miami seeks a Senior Lead, Catering and BOH to oversee culinary deliverables for newbuild and revite projects. This on-site role leads F&B planning, budgeting, and equipment strategies across galley and venues, coordinating with shoreside and shipboard teams and driving cost efficiency.

Travel up to 60% internationally is required; strong leadership, budgeting, and regulatory knowledge are essential to ensure reliable operations and world-class hospitality aboard our