Royal Caribbean Group

Cruise vacation company operating multiple brands

Lead Program Management

Program ManagementPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeSaint-Nazaire, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Master’s degree in Project Management or a related field.
Six to ten years of experience in scheduling, including ideally leadership roles.
Extensive experience in mega-project or program-level scheduling.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in multicultural environments and travel extensively.
Advanced proficiency in communication and presentation tools.
Excellent written and verbal English.
Mastery of advanced scheduling tools and integration with enterprise resource planning systems.
Familiarity with Primavera P6 or similar advanced scheduling tools, including a good understanding of scheduling logic and methodology.
Good physical condition and ability to endure extensive walking and stair climbing in a heavy and loud shipbuilding construction environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement scheduling standards and governance across projects.
Identify, analyze, and report potential risks and bottlenecks that could affect project timelines, scope, or budget.
Collaborate with project management, engineering, and procurement teams to ensure timely availability of resources, materials, and personnel.
Align schedules with cost control, risk management, and resource planning systems.
Present schedule performance and forecasts to senior leadership and clients.
Conduct scenario planning, predictive analytics, and key performance indicator development for schedule optimization.
Review and interpret the yard master schedule and production progress curves, including planned versus actual progress, key construction milestones, critical path, dependencies, and potential delays.
Monitor technical milestones such as plan approval, factory acceptance testing, harbor acceptance testing, and other activities affecting the Technical Office.
Forecast workload and plan resources across projects, linking upcoming project activities and milestones with internal capacity.
Oversee scheduling for mega-projects and programs exceeding €1 billion.
Provide strategic input into budgetary planning and cost optimization.

Desired Qualifications

PMP certification.
PMI-SP certification.

Program Scheduler/Planner - Lead Program Management

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Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our New Build team. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Program Lead Planner leads the scheduling function across multiple projects or programs, ensuring strategic alignment and timely delivery of complex initiatives, increasing the efficiency of the resource planning. This role involves developing scheduling standards, governance, and best practices, and integrating schedules with cost control and risk management systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning: Develop and implement scheduling standards and governance across projects.

Risk Management: Identify, analyze, and report on potential risks and bottlenecks that could impact the project's timeline, scope, or budget.

Resource Coordination: Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including project management, engineering, and procurement) to ensure timely availability of necessary resources, materials, and personnel.

Integration: Align schedules with cost control, risk management, and resource planning systems.

Executive Reporting: Present schedule performance and forecasts to senior leadership and clients.

Advanced Analytics: Conduct scenario planning, predictive analytics, and KPI development for schedule optimization.
Review and interpretation of the yard master schedule, production progress curves (planned vs. actual, key construction milestones, critical path, dependencies, and potential delays.
Monitoring of key technical milestones such as plan approval, FAT/HAT and other activities impacting the Technical Office;
Workload forecasting and resource planning across projects, linking upcoming project activities and milestones with our internal capacity;

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Technical Expertise: Mastery of advanced scheduling tools and integration with ERP systems.

Leadership: Proven ability to lead teams and drive organizational scheduling strategy.

Strategic Thinking: Ability to forecast and align schedules with business objectives.

Communication: Exceptional skills for executive-level reporting and stakeholder engagement.
Familiarity with Primavera P6 or similar advanced scheduling tools. Good understanding of their scheduling logic and methodology.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight of scheduling for mega-projects and programs exceeding €1 Billion.

Strategic input into budgetary planning and cost optimization.---

QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in Project Management or related field.

PMP and PMI-SP certifications are preferred.

6-10 years’ experience in scheduling, including ideally leadership roles.

Extensive experience in mega-projects or program-level scheduling.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work in multicultural environments and travel extensively.

Advanced proficiency in communication and presentation tools.

Language: Excellent written and verbal English required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Good physical condition, able to endure extensive walking and stairclimbing within a heavy and loud shipbuilding construction environment.

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, colour, 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.

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About the Company

Royal Caribbean Group

Cruise vacation company operating multiple brands

Royal Caribbean Group operates multiple cruise brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises, and holds 50% stakes in joint ventures that run TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Guests book cruises on ships that offer cabins, dining, activities, and excursions, sailing to destinations around the world. The group uses a global, multi-brand fleet and joint ventures to reach more customers and destinations, while emphasizing ethics, diversity, and responsible operations. Its goal is to deliver the best vacation experiences, while sailing safely, protecting the oceans, and acting with integrity for guests, employees, and communities.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Miami, FL
Founded: 1969

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