About the role

  • Sr. Design Associate managing architectural design work for revitalization and newbuild ship projects. Collaborating with global teams to uphold design intent while meeting budget and brand aspirations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate architectural design work for newbuild, revitalization or refurbishment projects.
  • Plans, manages, and guides design while cross-coordinating and sharing best practices effectively between external architectural, interior design and consultancy firms worldwide.
  • Collaborates with brand representatives, external design firms, shipyards, and outfitters worldwide to meet the design intent while maintaining budget and meeting brand aspirations.
  • Reviews drawings/proposals, recommend decisions, and provide innovative solutions and ideas.
  • 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.
  • Organizes and guides 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.
  • Guides 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.
  • 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.
  • Conducts practicality reviews to check that operational, risk or accessibility concerns are being considered in all aspects of design.
  • Guides the shop drawing review process, yard/contractor coordination meetings, mockup reviews, factory visits and inspections during newbuilding process or drydock period.
  • Documents 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%.

Requirements

  • 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, and Microsoft Suite
  • Experience a plus with Bluebeam, 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.

Benefits

  • competitive compensation & benefits package
  • excellent career development opportunities

Job title

Senior Design Associate

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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