Senior Design & Project Manager, Hospitality Destinations

Royal Caribbean Group; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group’s Product Development – Private Destinations Team seeks a Sr. Manager, Design to lead architecture and design efforts in Miami.

Manage projects from concept to completion, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence while maintaining the highest quality standards. You will coordinate with architects and consultants, lead cross-functional teams, and drive strategic direction to realize the brand vision across hospitality developments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture from an accredited program. Licensure preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of 10 years of related design experience in hospitality, Retail/Dining/Entertainment projects, plus at least 5 years in project management.
• Ability to provide quick mark-ups and alternative solutions for urgent design needs.
• Strong multi-disciplinary technical knowledge and leadership abilities.
• Experience coordinating with third-party consultants, contracts, schedules, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own design management for a single asset within Private Destinations - Product Development.
• Track design directions from meetings and coordinate with external teams.
• Ensure design advancement and coordination with sub-consultants.
• Maintain a design tracker with requests, decisions, dates, and blockers.
• Review progress drawings to verify design intent and material choices across all phases.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure design decisions align with brand standards.
• Oversee regulatory submissions, environmental impact, and bidding processes.
• Lead and mentor team members; assist Sr. Dir. with complex projects.

Skills

Project management

Mentoring

Organizational skills

Travel ability

Technical knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Licensure preferred

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

SketchUp

Rhino

Enscape

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

Royal Caribbean Group’s Product Development – Private Destinations Team seeks a Sr. Manager, Design to lead architecture and design efforts in Miami.

Manage projects from concept to completion, ensuring on-time delivery and budget adherence while maintaining the highest quality standards. You will coordinate with architects and consultants, lead cross-functional teams, and drive strategic direction to realize the brand vision across hospitality developments.