Universal Creative · 2 hours ago
Manager, Ride & Show Engineering – Animated Figures (Expat to Beijing)
Orlando, FL
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expUniversal Creative is responsible for creating innovative attractions and experiences, and they are seeking a Manager for Ride & Show Engineering focusing on Animated Figures. This role involves technical management of budget and schedule for attractions, ensuring compliance with specifications and overseeing vendor activities.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
Manages in-field installation, test and adjustment of scenic systems to ensure compliance with contract specifications. Works with Facility & Construction team and vendors to ensure a clear line of communication regarding installation, test, and adjust activities
Reviews designs and documentation from vendors, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and specifications. Oversees vendor's mock-up, prototype, and acceptance testing efforts to ensure final installed systems meet scope of work and contract specifications
Creates scope of work documentation and awards contracts to vendors based on quantitative requirements derived from interpreting creative intent and employing Universal Specifications
Leads design and production reviews at vendor locations, ensuring product quality, specification conformance, and schedule accuracy
Develops and oversees project schedules and budgetary demands. Produces scopes of work and manages vendor progress from design through installation, ensuring alignment with schedule and budget
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
3+ Years: Projects experience within the scenic/entertainment/theme park industry 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
Strength in schedule analysis and contract management required
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
Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, robotics, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, technical theater) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience
5+ years' experience in direct theme park-specific technical/engineering roles supporting animated figure equipment required (examples include, but are not limited to, animated figure systems, prop systems, soft robotics, puppets) or similar experience in related technical field
Preferred
Any experience in Theme park development, construction, show and ride systems design or fabrication is preferred
Advanced Degree preferred
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
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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