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Position Summary:

The Director of Construction Management will oversee and personally establish and drive all ground-up and construction projects for the company's private destination portfolio across the globe This position will negotiate and ensure accuracy of contractor proposals labor materials basic contractor deal terms etc He/she will also select contractors architects professional consultants and materials and manage bidding budgets and schedules

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Learn the relevant regulatory process for each project locale
• Will be responsible for the development of a construction org reporting directly to the AVP/VP
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; leading planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problemsPerforms other duties as required This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or managementPartners with the AVP and VP to establish the department’s priorities operating and capital budget; reviews and provides continual updates; tracks actual expenses vs forecast and makes recommendations to ensure budgetary compliance Creates monitors and assists in the development of budgets business plans and controls with the objective to improve construction efficiencies Compiles key metrics and high-level presentations to summarize the performance of construction sitesFormulates recommends and implements procedural guidelines and specific audit and operational procedures and communicates to affected parties Follow-up on procedural
• audit and operational data with all stakeholders to initiate and monitor corrective actions as required
Meet with and elicit feedback from relevant city county state departments and agencies and measure attitudes of their personnel and community representatives with respect to our project plansProactively drive each aspect of the development and construction process review and approve all critical work by design and construction professionals
• and hold said parties strictly accountable
Conduct on-site inspections and meetings and assess contractors’ workThe ability to organize and manage complex processes with multiple entities is essential
• Create and maintain best practices to identify and incorporate cost-effective solutions
• Concurrently managing multiple projects including new developments and capital improvement projects associated with existing investments
Direct interface with construction general contractors during the pre-construction bidding award execution and project closeout/punch list phases
• Conducts negotiations with general contractors and evaluate bids/proposals with detail and accuracy
Communicate regularly with our company officers to achieve established goals for each property under development
• Over 50% Travel

Qualifications Knowledge & Skills:

• Civil Engineering or equivalent; MBA preferred
A minimum of 15 years’ experience as a construction / development director
• or similar role
Extensive experience as a commercial general contractor (licensed is preferable) or project manager
• at minimum a 10 years’ experience with large scale and mission critical projects
Experience with land valuation drone surveys cadastral surveys topographical surveys test pit investigation geotechnical investigation
• environmental permit applications process and ecological assessment of sites
Experience with marine due diligence to determine feasibility (ie wave downtime analysis bathymetry benthic habitat -assessments etc
• )
Significant experience with ground-up development of hospitality
• restaurant & retail properties; experience with mixed-use developments a plus
• Ability to interpret architectural and structural drawings
Excellent knowledge of construction methods costs materials vocabulary
• and building codes
Proven success negotiating creating
• and maintaining development budgets and timelines
Possess multi-discipline experience and understanding to be able to deliver company’s mission critical projects on time
• at the agreed quality standards and within the approved budget
Experience on all aspects of the construction life cycle starting with the due diligence budgeting site selection permitting design review through daily construction oversight
• and commissioning of completed facilities
• First-rate knowledge of bid and selection processes for general contractors and sub-contractors
Substantial experience turning around all management paperwork for projects including RFIs entitlement documents
• and change orders
Strong experience creating analyzing and modifying plans and specifications
• and managing projects remotely with standard project management software
Proficient in MS Office (Word Excel) Primavera P6 MS Project Procore
• AutoDesk or similar project management software
Great attention to detail and consistent ability to independently plan prioritize
• and organize a varied workload in a fast-paced setting; superb communication and organizational skills a must
Communicates effectively and professionally both in person and remotely with global governments architects engineers general contractors vendors planners permitting offices other development personnel
• and internal company colleagues
Ability to coach and develop a team of external professionals Includes providing the appropriate level of direction enabling others to succeed and providing open and timely informal and formal feedbackExcellent interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels of employees Quickly establishes credibility with partners and employees as the go-to person for all major construction related issues

We know there's a lot to consider As you go through the application process our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance and more relevant details to answer any additional questions Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

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

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment will be required to comply with the Company’s mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy The Company’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requires all employees who work from the Company’s offices or whose job duties require them to travel to our US offices ships and/or private destinations be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 If you are covered by this policy you will be asked to complete Vaccination Attestation upon acceptance of this offer and upload proof of vaccination to the Company’s human resources system on your first day of employment unless an accommodation has been granted

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