Universal Creative ยท 4 days ago
Principal Project Planner/Scheduler
Orlando, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
9+ years expUniversal Creative is a leading company in the entertainment industry, and they are seeking a Principal Project Planner/Scheduler to provide complex planning and scheduling support to executive management. The role involves developing comprehensive plans and schedules for large multi-disciplined projects throughout their life cycle, as well as coordinating with project teams and external partners to ensure project success.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
Prepares program project life cycle and project master schedules and statuses the project schedules utilizing Primavera software. Develops comprehensive plans and schedules from multiple discipline drawings and specifications. Prepares project plans and works with scoping/strategy documents to develop integrated project master schedules. Prepares schedule contract milestones for bid packages
Provides project team with Schedule guidance during all phases of the project. Coordinates with estimating/finance teams to develop appropriate level of detail scope definition and durations for schedule activities to support project monitoring and project controls reporting needs. Coordinates with contractors, vendors, and responsible project team members to develop and integrate activity durations and logic sequences required to perform project work. Integrates project schedule input from all internal and external project organizations
Leads planning and coordination meetings as required to support planning and monitoring functions. Collects/reports progress, evaluates progress variances, develops work-around plans, and coordinates resolution of variances. Conducts resource loading/resource analysis and develops and statuses earned value tracking tools and progress curves as required. Produces reports as required to support project team needs and executive management reporting. Frequently communicates, reports, and interacts with project and core team members including vendors and outside consultants on complex topics
Implements highly effective project control tools and reports and provides insightful analysis that contributes to schedule certainty
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
8+ years of Primavera scheduling experience required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or an applicable field required
9+ years engineering/construction planning and scheduling experience required
Possess strong understanding of design and construction progress measurement
Working knowledge of architectural/engineering and show and ride design and production
Must be a well-organized self-starter with strong communication, and interpersonal skills
Solid understanding of practical project controls applications and earned value measurement
Ability to supervise staff, consultants, and suppliers including setting goals, prioritization of tasks, coordinating work, and managing time
Strong meeting leadership, facilitation, and alignment skills
Strong communication, collaboration, technical writing, and interpersonal skills
Ability to successfully influence and lead a team
Ability to appropriate delegate and coach/mentor talent
Ability to successfully negotiate schedule changes with vendors and contractors
Basic conflict resolution skills
Thorough knowledge of planning techniques
Preferred
Proven prior project controls leadership, supervisory experience preferred
Solid working knowledge of theme parks, show/ride product lines and design and construction
8+ years theme park planning/coordination experience preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience
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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