Senior Lead, Architecture and Design
About The Position
Royal Caribbean Group’s Architecture and Design Team is hiring for its Private Destinations Product Development team. The position is described as a landscape architecture project role responsible for overseeing landscape architectural design, construction documents, and specifications. It manages projects from conception through completion, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budgets, and high-quality outcomes. The role coordinates landscape architects, consultants, and project teams, and serves as the primary landscape architecture liaison between third-party consultants and ownership. It also coordinates administrative and technical siteworks efforts, estimates fees, advises on scope, and reviews proposals and contracts for complex projects. The position works onsite in Miami and is full time. The posting refers to the role variously as Senior Lead, Architecture and Design, Manager, Landscape Architecture, and Project Architect in Landscape Architecture.
Requirements
- Professional graduate degree from an accredited Landscape Architecture program.
- 5–8 years of experience developing large commercial and hospitality projects.
- Ability to support the project development cycle from inception through completion, including client relations, proposal development, and project delivery.
- Ability to lead and coordinate building systems with multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to develop and present design concepts and construction details.
- Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, InDesign, SketchUp, Lumion, and Autodesk CAD/Revit BIM platforms.
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong work ethic.
- Ability to work efficiently and adapt to change.
- Thorough understanding of codes and legal and design requirements in relevant jurisdictions and how they apply to design.
Responsibilities
- Oversee landscape architectural design for large hospitality and commercial developments.
- Manage design for a single Private Destinations asset at a time and participate in or lead deliverable management across project phases.
- Support company policies for project delivery, quality control, and safety.
- Provide design markups and alternative solutions when timely responses are needed.
- Track design directions, decisions, requests, dates, responsible parties, and blockers, including maintaining input to the design tracker.
- Follow up with design consultants on design advancement and coordination with subconsultants.
- Review progress drawings with the project team to confirm design intent and material choices through planning, concept, schematic, design development, construction documents, and construction administration phases.
- Support consultants with design information for jurisdictional and municipal submissions, including planning, environmental impact, design reviews, permitting, and bidding.
- Coordinate project siteworks efforts, including administrative and technical coordination, to promote efficient and cost-effective execution.
- Estimate fees, advise on scope of work, and review proposals and contracts for complex projects.
- Maintain client relationships; facilitate and lead team and client meetings; communicate changes and updates; and resolve or escalate issues promptly.
- Communicate project information to business practice managers and appropriately address difficult or sensitive information.
- Identify opportunities for improvement, stay informed about emerging industry practices, and lead or contribute throughout the design process.
- Use team members effectively, encourage efficient teamwork, mitigate conflict and communication challenges, recognize contributions, and track lessons learned.
- Manage day-to-day consultant interactions and expectations, maintain consultant relationships, identify needs, evaluate alternatives, and deliver value-added services.
- Collaborate with the Director of Design on brand standards and design compliance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
