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Winter Park Resort · 1 day ago

Project Manager, Operations Planning - Year Round

Park City, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $100K/yr

3+ years exp

Deer Valley Resort is nestled in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, and they are seeking a Project Manager for Operations Planning. This role focuses on translating strategic priorities into operational plans, ensuring readiness and effective execution across various operational areas, including transportation and guest flow.

Travel

Responsibilities

Lead operational planning for critical operational areas, including transportation, parking, guest flow, wayfinding, back-of-house space, and resort-wide coordination, ensuring these areas function cohesively across the resort

Support the Director of Program Development in aligning organizational growth assumptions and Industrial Engineering analysis with the real-world needs of operating teams, ensuring that facilities, programs, and operational approaches function as intended once implemented

Own operational readiness efforts, ensuring that physical infrastructure, staff and back-of-house support functions, access plans, wayfinding, and guest-facing operations are prepared to perform under real operating conditions from day one

Provide clear ownership in planning areas that fall between teams, advancing decisions and resolving misalignment across operations, capital planning, and development before impacts reach day-to-day operations

Manage select high-impact or cross-functional initiatives that require both disciplined planning and hands-on execution to move from concept to implementation

Ensure that operational plans are effectively executed, transitioning initiatives from planning into implementation in alignment with the resort’s long-term vision and operational objectives

Serve as project manager for select strategic initiatives across the organization, leading both planning and execution

Develop project scopes, schedules, and implementation plans in coordination with cross-functional teams

Coordinate internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver projects on time and aligned with strategic intent

Track progress, identify risks, and support issue resolution to ensure successful implementation

Manage Deer Valley Resort’s sustainability and environmental management programs

Lead long-range transportation and parking planning, ensuring alignment with business growth, guest experience, operational performance, resort culture, and community context

Develop, manage, and implement transportation and parking strategies and programs, including Transportation Demand Management (TDM) initiatives, in coordination with Operations and external partners

Coordinate planning for staff and guest transportation, on-site and off-site parking operations, and transit integration with external partners

Support implementation of transportation initiatives through planning, phasing, rollout, and coordination with operations and external partners

Other duties as assigned. This is not a complete list of duties or responsibilities. Changes and/or additions will be made as appropriate based on business needs

Qualification

Operations PlanningProject ManagementCross-functional CoordinationUrban PlanningOperations ManagementCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Urban Planning, Engineering, Operations Management, or related field

3-5+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects

Experience in operations planning or operational readiness, preferably in a complex operational or resort environment

Experience developing or implementing long-range operational or programmatic plans

Ability to integrate operational considerations across departments

Experience coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners, including municipalities, agencies, and consultants

Strong written, presentation, and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to leadership, external partners, and public forums

Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Flexibility in work schedule required; must be available to work weekends, holidays, and evenings as needed

Benefits

Ski perks (vary based on employment status) may include Deer Valley season pass, free skiing or riding at other Alterra Resorts and select local Utah resorts

Friends and family ski discounts, free staff ski lessons and discounted rentals (winter staff only)

Subsidized meals at Employee Dining Rooms offered for staff while on shift

Subsidized housing options available for seasonal full-time staff

Discounts for staff members at restaurants, shops, and service providers in Park City

Healthcare options are available for staff members

401k plan with company match