Universal Creative ยท 2 days ago
Senior Manager, Ride/Show Engineering - Systems (Expat to Beijing)
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expUniversal Creative is a leading company in the theme park industry, and they are seeking a Senior Manager for Ride/Show Engineering. This role involves providing technical management for attractions, ensuring safety standards, overseeing vendor interactions, and managing project deliverables.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
Ensures all Show and Ride equipment maintains the highest level of safety in accordance with Universal Specifications, accepted manufacturing practices and applicable standards
Provides technical guidance and vendor management of the design, fabrication and day-to-day detailed installation, test, and adjust activities in the field
Oversees all technical interaction with other project team members, vendors, sub-contractors, and other relevant 3rd parties involved with Show and Ride systems
Creates scope of work documentation and awards contracts to vendors based on quantitative requirements derived from interpreting creative intent and employing Universal Specifications
Advises, coordinates, and is accountable for the status and engineering quality of Show & Ride systems including areas of risk or potential future risks
Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in an applicable technical field required
7+ Years: Required experience in theme park specific technical/engineering role(s)
5+ Years: Required Vendor Management experience with significant in-field installation related experience
7+ Years: Required related experience
Strength in schedule analysis and contract management required
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to organize and manage a complex series of tasks and vendor(s) to develop and implement show and ride systems
Comfortable influencing decisions of major nature. High degree of tact & diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will
Comfortable working in a non-routine environment with frequently changing situations
Preferred
Project experience in theme park development, construction, show and ride systems design or fabrication within the entertainment/theme park industry preferred
3+ Years: Preferred experience with contract management and practices in the theme park and/or construction industries
Advanced degrees preferred
Company
Universal Creative
At Universal Creative, we design, develop, and deliver the most compelling themed entertainment experiences imaginable to drive growth for Universal Destinations & Experiences around the globe.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gene Dobrzyn
Senior Vice President, Chief Project Management Officer
Erica Landis
Assistant Director, Human Resources Business Partner
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