About the Role & Team

Reporting to the UK Managing Director, the Senior Manager ofDryDocksis responsible forthe planning and execution of the dry dock scope of work for fleet’s interiors, during dry and wet docking of the companies’ vessels.

You’lljoin a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together throughCollaborationand caring deeply for ourCommunity These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

This is a permanent role and will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home. You will also berequiredfor occasional international travel.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop the Dry Dock Interiors team, ensuring effective collaboration, delivery, and performance.

• Oversee the planning, execution, and specification development for all interior enhancement and sustainment work during dry and wet dockings across the fleet.

• Provide regular updates to the UK Managing Director on Dry Dock project progress, highlighting key milestones, budget status, scheduling, and delivery challenges.

• Work closely with the operational Marine and Technical Operations organization, to meet the out of service needs and expectations of the Marine, Technical, Hotel & Entertainment departments.

• Cooperate with Walt Disney Imagineering, verifying enhancement scopes are fully supported and resourced, and design budgets are prepared, and costs suitably controlled.

• Attend vessels regularly throughout the year to carry out onboard surveys asrequiredand in preparation and planning for the roll out of the major projects and dry dock works.

• Responsible for aligning dry dock accounting processes with those of Disney Cruise LineFinance Department, to verify commonality between accounting processes.

• Responsible for verifying maintenance systems are updated with relevant dry dock information, including budgetary information for financial reports.

• Lead the standardization of dry dock interiors processes, procedures, and specifications across teams.

• Oversee vendor bidding activities, ensuring compliance with procurement processes and documentation requirements.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Extensive experience in the Maritime industry

• Significantpreviousexperience managing elements ofdry dockingcruise vessels.

• Senior leadership experience leading a team and influencing functional specialists and cross-functional teams. Including defining priorities, clear roles and responsibilities and guiding technical team members atdifferent stagesof their individual projects.

• Demonstrated strong verbal, written, presentation and public speaking skills.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&Band ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds,experiencesand perspectives.