Provide planning and scheduling expertise to all WDI project teams and functional disciplines. Develop comprehensive implementation strategies and incorporate deliverables into project schedules. Prepare project life cycle and master schedules. Integrate all schedules (design disciplines, vendors, production and construction) and provide a comprehensive project perspective. Monitor, evaluate risks and present recovery/mitigation plans to support turnover/opening schedule. Perform earned value analysis when needed. Provide progress reports and management presentations, as appropriate. You will report to Executive Project Controls.

Responsibilities/You Will

All of the Primary Duties of a Project Planner/Scheduler, and in addition:

• Lead development and implementation of project scheduling processes, tools, and deliverables.

• Lead project schedule reporting and planning sessions with all levels of project and organizational management.

• Coordinate with contractors, responsible project team members, WDI performing work groups and WDI systems planners to develop and integrate activity durations and logic sequences required to perform project work

• Lead manpower loading/resource analysis, and develop and status earned man-hour progress curves as required

• Scope of responsibility may include lead discipline planning coverage on some projects of show/ride concept development, show, ride, facility and area development design, show ride production and installation, show, ride test and adjust, show programming in addition to the core building construction and field disciplines

• Responsible for preparation of the schedule reporting specification for the contract bid packages and determine Schedule Milestones and/or Key Dates for incorporation into the Contract Specification.

Basic Qualifications/You Will

Minimum 6 years engineering/construction planning and scheduling and/or themed entertainment planning/coordination experience, which includes a combination of:

• At least six years Critical Path Method scheduling experience utilizing scheduling software
• At least six years construction, production, and / or design experience.
• Good understanding of practical project controls applications and earned value measurement

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer to have some industry relevant certifications or completed course studies

• Prior experience as Lead Project Planner/Scheduler.

• Prior supervisory experience of junior staff

• Work experience in the following industries: Theme parks, Cruise Lines, Major Resort, show/ride product lines

Required Education

• BS degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or equivalent

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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