Manager, Special Projects

Carnival Corporation•Miami, FL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Special Projects plans and executes fleet technical environmental, safety, and energy-saving projects, coordinating with company operations departments, shipboard senior management, contractors, shipyards, and classification societies to deliver projects within approved budgets and schedules. The role collaborates closely with Technical Operations Electrical and Automation to ensure sound engineering and integration with fleet initiatives, and manages onboard Fleet Project Managers whose team size varies with project needs. The position supports electrical engineering and development of fleet energy-reduction, safety, and environmental projects in alignment with corporate strategies. It works with shipboard personnel to develop and implement sustainability initiatives, and collaborates with corporate brands and teams to improve efficiencies and processes. The Manager may own projects from concept through funding, procurement, installation, commissioning, training, and handover, with responsibility for project resources, vendors, scopes, contracts, budgets, and cross-functional teams. Projects may have capital plan values up to approximately $2.0 million each. This is an in-office role requiring work at a designated Princess office Monday through Thursday, with the option to work from home on Fridays. Travel is less than 25%, with shipboard travel likely. Work beyond normal business hours or on weekends may occasionally be required. The role involves remaining stationary at a desk and/or computer for extended periods; reasonable adjustments will be offered.

Requirements

Associate degree in Engineering.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
Project management training or certification.
At least 5 years of experience in technical and commercial leadership, marine operations, and project management in the cruise ship, naval, or offshore industry.
Proficiency with computer business applications and project planning and management tools.
Understanding of project commercial cost analysis and negotiation.
Strong written and oral communication skills for presenting, negotiating, and resolving technical, interpersonal, and commercial matters.
Ability and willingness to work in a mix of remote/home-working and office settings for collaboration events.
Ability to multitask and work under pressure to meet project and logistics deadlines.
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with an empowering leadership approach.
Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, communication, and empowerment skills to work with shipboard and shoreside management, employees, shipyards, and vendors.

Nice To Haves

Marine Electro-Technical Officer Certification, Class 1.
Marine Engineer Certification, Class 1.
PMP Certificate.

Responsibilities

Support development and management of projects and project personnel in alignment with company and regulatory requirements.
Lead and contribute to project planning, definition, and execution, ensuring compliance with company policies, procedures, maritime legislation, flag-state requirements, and classification society requirements.
Provide oversight and guidance to project team members, establish expectations, monitor performance, and ensure safe, efficient, high-quality work.
Monitor project progress and action plans and provide regular updates to senior management.
Track schedules, budgets, risks, and deliverables across concurrent projects; prepare progress reports, dashboards, and variance analyses, and recommend corrective actions.
Coordinate suppliers, contractors, shipyards, and multidisciplinary shoreside and onboard departments to support project execution and resolve issues.
Prepare, review, compile, and submit regulatory documents, engineering drawings, and technical plans to classification societies; address comments and revisions.
Assess project risks, technical challenges, and stakeholder feedback and develop recommendations to support decisions and project continuity.
Conduct onboard surveys, inspections, and condition assessments; attend dry-dock periods as required; monitor installation quality and coordinate corrective actions.
Collaborate with corporate brands and teams to evaluate technologies and project initiatives, identify efficiencies, standardize practices, and develop cost-saving or value-generating solutions.
Coordinate with shipboard management, shipyards, contractors, and classification representatives to ensure solutions are technically sound, operationally feasible, safely implemented, and integrated into shipboard operations.
Lead electrical engineering processes and project design activities from development through installation, commissioning, and onboard operations.
Support the development of procedures, processes, tools, and emissions-reduction, environmental, and sustainability initiatives.
Own assigned projects from conceptual design through execution, including arranging funding, selecting vendors, specifying scopes of work, raising subcontracts, and controlling expenditure.
Manage engineering, procurement, logistics, onboard installation, commissioning, training, and project handover.
Define project resource needs and request personnel and support; lead cross-functional teams through project completion.
Contribute experience and technical input to team research and development activities.