Lead, Maritime Technical

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd•Miami, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead, Electrical supports planning, coordination, technical review, and execution of electrical scope across ship revitalization, dry dock, and newbuild owner’s scope projects. The role provides practical discipline-focused technical support to project managers, technical managers, shipboard teams, shipyards, vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders, helping ensure assigned work is properly defined, coordinated, reviewed, executed, documented, and delivered in line with safety, quality, operational, regulatory, schedule, and budget expectations. Working under senior technical leadership and supporting multiple assigned projects or workstreams, the Lead takes ownership of assigned electrical scope without full portfolio-level ownership. The role requires shipboard electrical knowledge, hands-on project execution experience, structured follow-up, and the ability to identify risks, resolve issues, and escalate matters appropriately. The position is onsite in Miami, Florida, and may require extended field assignments and significant working hours during dry dock, shipyard, and onboard execution periods.

Requirements

Five or more years of progressive experience in maritime electrical systems, cruise ship operations, shipbuilding, dry dock, ship repair, classification society work, marine engineering, or related technical project environments.
Experience supporting shipboard electrical projects, dry dock execution, vessel modernization, newbuild owner’s scope, marine installations, or technical maintenance projects.
Practical understanding of shipboard electrical systems, power distribution, automation interfaces, lighting systems, safety systems, testing requirements, commissioning, troubleshooting, and shipboard integration.
Working knowledge of technical drawings, specifications, work packages, vendor documentation, installation requirements, and project close-out documentation.
Familiarity with maritime regulations, classification society requirements, flag requirements, SOLAS, IMO requirements, safety practices, and company operating standards.
Ability to support multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment with changing requirements, field constraints, and time-sensitive deliverables.
Strong practical technical judgment and ability to identify design, installation, operational, and execution issues.
Ability to review drawings, work packages, specifications, vendor submissions, and field conditions with attention to detail.
Strong organizational skills, including tracking actions, following up on deliverables, and maintaining accurate project records.
Clear verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to summarize technical issues and status updates for project teams and leadership.
Ability to coordinate effectively with shipboard teams, vendors, contractors, shipyards, consultants, and internal departments.
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks while escalating risks, decisions, and conflicts appropriately.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to support practical field solutions during active project execution.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Proficiency in responsible use of AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot or similar platforms, for technical documentation, project summaries, meeting preparation, communications, action items, project data analysis, and workflow efficiency while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and sound professional judgment.
Ability to work effectively in a multicultural, global, and shipboard-oriented environment.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the location where the position is based; the position is not eligible for immigration or work-visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution, or equivalent relevant shipboard, marine, shipyard, or technical project experience.
Experience as an Electrical Officer, Chief Electrician, Electronic Engineer, Electrical Superintendent, Field Engineer, Technical Coordinator, or similar shipboard or shoreside technical role.
Familiarity with Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, document management platforms, project tracking tools, or financial systems.

Responsibilities

Support development, review, and coordination of electrical scope for ship revitalization, dry dock, modernization, and newbuild owner’s scope projects.
Review electrical drawings, specifications, design proposals, work packages, bid documents, and technical submissions for completeness, practicality, and alignment with project requirements.
Help validate that electrical designs and proposed installations are safe, operationally suitable, maintainable, and compatible with shipboard systems.
Support technical clarifications with design offices, shipyards, vendors, contractors, consultants, classification societies, and internal project teams.
Assist with selection, review, and installation coordination of electrical equipment, safety systems, shipboard appliances, power distribution components, lighting, entertainment equipment and audio systems, automation interfaces, and related systems.
Identify technical gaps, constructability issues, missing information, material concerns, and execution risks; recommend issue resolution, corrective action, and scope alignment.
Maintain familiarity with relevant company standards, SQM requirements, class and flag requirements, safety policies, and environmental expectations.
Coordinate assigned electrical activities across feasibility, design, contracting, preparation, execution, commissioning, and close-out.
Track electrical deliverables, open issues, vendor responses, design comments, procurement needs, and execution readiness.
Participate in project meetings, ship checks, design reviews, vendor discussions, dry dock readiness reviews, and onboard coordination meetings.
Support schedules, action lists, technical trackers, risk logs, drawing review comments, and close-out documentation.
Coordinate with shipboard leadership, chief engineers, chief electricians, ship managers, contractors, vendors, and shipyard representatives.
Help ensure assigned work is planned with appropriate access, materials, manpower, permits, testing steps, commissioning requirements, and safety controls.
Monitor work during onboard, shipyard, and dry dock execution and provide timely updates to project managers and senior technical leadership.
Support handover, vessel restart readiness, punch-list closure, as-built documentation, lessons learned, and post-project follow-up.
Support dry dock preparations, onboard installations, inspections, testing, commissioning, and close-out; provide field support for installation, modifications, troubleshooting, inspections, functional testing, energization, commissioning, and handover.
Review contractor work plans, risk assessments, material readiness, testing procedures, and acceptance criteria, and coordinate field work to minimize operational disruption and support safe execution.
Identify and escalate field execution risks, quality concerns, schedule impacts, and technical issues; support compliance with shipyard, company, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Coordinate electrical deliverables with vendors, contractors, design offices, shipyards, consultants, and internal stakeholders; support reviews of quotations, technical proposals, schedules, material submissions, method statements, and documentation packages.
Monitor vendor and contractor performance against technical, schedule, quality, safety, and documentation requirements, and track procurement, material delivery, long-lead items, owner-furnished equipment, and vendor attendance.
Support alignment between electrical contractors and other disciplines, including marine, hotel technical, HVAC, structural, catering, safety systems, IT, and design.
Communicate clearly with stakeholders and escalate unresolved technical, commercial, schedule, safety, or quality issues to the appropriate project manager or senior technical leader.
Prepare and maintain electrical trackers, drawing review logs, issue lists, technical reports, inspection notes, action registers, and close-out documentation.
Report status, risks, issues, dependencies, and required decisions accurately and on time; contribute to lessons learned and improvements to future projects, scope templates, technical reviews, commissioning expectations, and documentation requirements.
Assist in evaluating new technologies, equipment, and technical solutions, and maintain organized project records for transfer to ship managers, project teams, and operational stakeholders.
Support budget tracking, cost awareness, quotation review, procurement follow-up, and financial reporting for assigned workstreams; identify cost risks, potential change orders, missing scope, material issues, and savings opportunities.
Provide technical input for purchasing decisions, bid comparisons, contractor evaluations, and cost control, managing assigned scope responsibly within approved financial parameters.