Manager, Environmental Operations & Incident Prevention

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd•Miami, FL

About The Position

The Manager, Shipboard Environmental Ops and Incident Prevention will be responsible for overseeing compliance with international, national, and local environmental regulations and record keeping requirements and RCG’s internal environmental management policies. This manager position supports the fleetwide Environmental Officers with subject matter expertise on shipboard environmental operations and incident reporting procedures. The manager is additionally responsible for supporting the advancement of RCG’s sustainability initiatives and programs related to shipboard environmental operations, and management systems. He or she will drive continuous collaboration with both shipboard and corporate teams to coordinate environmental stewardship content for internal and external reports and presentations regarding Management System reviews, quarterly updates to company Objectives & Targets, and the Global Reporting Initiative.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, Masters Preferred in environmental management, sustainable tourism, marine affairs and policy or related field or equivalent work experience.
Minimum of 7-10 years corporate work or experience required.
Strong communication, presentation, training, and facilitation skills.
Strong understanding of technical system and their integration to processes
Ability to develop, plan and organize tactical plans utilizing project management principles.
Knowledge of international, regional, and national maritime environmental laws and regulations required, such as IMO/MARPOL and US Federal environmental regulations.
Knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004, Global Reporting Index (GRI)
Ability to communicate tactfully with, managers, coworkers, and shipboard employees to resolve problems and negotiate resolutions.
Proficiency with internet search engines, email applications and Microsoft Office applications required (specifically; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Access). Understanding of Adobe software (Adobe Professional, Dreamweaver and Flash) required.
Candidate must be able to conduct independent research and communicate findings.
Possess strong English oral and written skills, multiple languages a plus.

Nice To Haves

Shipboard or shoreside experience in environmental operations within the cruise line industry is preferred.
Good understanding of marine pollution technical/environmental systems, prevention/control equipment operations and theory a plus/preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage RCG’s environmental incident prevention and response including holding the Environmental Duty Phone to support RCG’s fleet 24/7 for Environmental incidents, assisting the ships with proper reporting to relevant authorities and flag states, and working with the Environmental Operations Manager to develop fleetwide preventative actions and lessons learned
Responsible for the Alaska operational support for the Alaska season including ship registration, arranging pre-season sampling and preparation for ships participating in the Alaska discharge permit, seasonal ship visits to provide an overview of Alaska requirements to ship’s officers and crew, and completing all mid-season and post-season reports as required by Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation
Assists with the management of the Fleet Chemical Management program
Works with the ships and marine operations to provide operational exemptions to ships as needed
Manages all oil response plans and COFRs for the fleet (SOPEP, NTVRP, Regional Plans as needed (Hawaii, California, Washington, China, Panama Canal, American Samoa)
Participates in training/drills related to Oil Spill Response (IMTTX, SMFF, RACE Drill) that is required for the company to maintain valid response plans
Leads and provides training to new EOs at Level 1 training
Coordinates and completes the annual NPDES Batch Report for submission to the EPA
Policy review and update- including owning and updating the Oil Response Plan Manual in SQM.
Review requests from ships with regard to exemptions from policy criteria when an environmental benefit can be proven.
Conducts training with environmental officers and shore side management as needed and respond to questions and queries from Environmental Officers or other shipboard personnel.
Support the advancement of Environmental Stewardship initiatives and strategic goals related to Waste and Chemical Management, Water and Wastewater, and Energy and Air.