Newbuild Project Financial Controller

Position Summary

The Royal Caribbean Group has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Newbuild Project Financial Controller reporting to the Senior Director of Newbuild Finance. This position works on-site in Miami, Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prototype Vessels & Sister Ship Pricing
• Coordinate efforts across the Miami Office, Turku, and Saint Nazaire offices to compile and validate cost estimates for new vessel concepts, technical specifications, reference vessels, and yard proposals.
• Provide real-time evaluation and valuation of design/technical options, associated costs, risks, and potential cost drivers/variances.
• Review and evaluate recurring and incremental costs, including change orders, across multiple newbuild programs.
• Cost & Savings Optimization
• Work with the Newbuild Organization, including Site Offices, Corporation, Brand leadership, and any contracted third parties to identify, quantify, validate, and track cost savings opportunities across the newbuild portfolio.
• Support cost reduction efforts in partnership with the Newbuilding team (including Site Offices), operational and shared service partners, and any third-party advisors hired for this purpose.
• Report on targeted and realized savings and maintain a repository of cost saving opportunities for future programs.
• Vessel Cost Modeling & Analytics
• Owning the development and continuous enhancement of the Ship Component Pricing Model and underlying cost database.
• Maintain macro and microeconomic pricing inputs, including labor, turnkey, procurement, inflation indices, and raw material dynamics.
• Agregate and align data from site offices and shipyards to generate holistic, accurate vessel pricing estimates.
• Commercial & Contracting Support
• Partner with the Commercial and Legal teams to propose and evaluate contract terms enhancing cost transparency and enabling savings incentives.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Accounting, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of financial modeling, pricing, cost engineering, or newbuild related finance.
• Expertise in complex cost structures, large capital projects, or long-term industrial programs.
• Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional global teams.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, highly dynamic development cycles.