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Senior Manager, Hotel Maintenance

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group. We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world. We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands - including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises - the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests. Royal Caribbean Group's Global Marine Operations Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Senior Manager, Hotel Maintenance reporting to the AVP, Hotel Technical Maintenance and Refurbishment within the Global Marine Operations - Marine Technology Function. This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida. This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

Position Summary: The Senior Manager, Hotel Maintenance will lead and manage a team of refurbishment project managers and hotel technical specialists and ultimately be responsible for the development, planning, execution, and financial performance for refurbishment projects and hotel technical programs fleetwide. This position will develop tools and processes to standardize the way of working across the brands, including condition surveys, capital projects, brand alignment, transparency and fiscal responsibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Strategic and Technical Leadership
• Fleet Operations and Reliability
• Newbuilds, Dry Docks and Modernizations
• Compliance and Safety
• Project and Vendor Management
• People Leadership
• Financial Management

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in project management, Industrial Engineering, Architecture or equivalent work-based experience in other hotel technical maintenance/refurbishment roles.
• 5 years of experience in a managerial position with multiple direct reports.
• Must have a basic understanding of the shipboard work environment and the various technical systems onboard.
• Demonstrated ability to handle fast paced decision making and crisis management.
• Strong working knowledge of regulations relevant for the cruise industry, such as SOLAS and USPH.
• Proven involvement in new builds, dry docks, or major retrofit projects.
• Experience managing large budgets and cross-functional technical teams.
• Previous experience managing refurbishment or other maritime projects preferred.
• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.
• Decisive leader with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and logistical thinking abilities.
• Effective communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortable working in a global, multi-cultural environment

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to sit, stand, write, review/type reports, compile data, operate a computer, communicate, and assess information.
• Office-based with frequent international travel.
• Shipboard visits, dry dock attendance, and shipyard oversight required, which requires one to board ships, be in confined spaces, work with higher levels of noise, and work in various types of weather.
• Availability for operational support during critical incidents.
• Work environment includes both office and non-office settings.

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.

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