The Walt Disney Company · 9 hours ago
Principal Civil Engineer - Project Hire/Internal Assignment
Glendale, CA, USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$139K/yr - $187K/yr
12+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a leading entertainment and media enterprise, and they are seeking a Principal Civil Engineer to join their Civil Engineering team. This role involves overseeing civil engineering design and analysis for complex site development projects and providing technical direction to engineers and consultants.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Responsible for civil engineering design, analysis, and calculations for large or highly complex site/area development projects at the land-level, or such projects that require advanced technical specialty (i.e. hydrology/hydraulics) within the Civil Engineering function with no supervision
Perform peer reviews of work product of other department staff
Serve as a technical expert, role model and mentor to junior staff
Develop scopes of work, engineering soft cost design estimates and resource plans
Provide technical direction to in-house engineers and designers, and to outside consultants in the production of construction contract documents
Will be expected to work independently without supervision
May lead a large team of civil engineers and designers on large, complex projects at the land-level through all phases of design
Qualification
Required
12 years or more experience in civil engineering
Experience designing detention/retention ponds
Experience designing complex utility systems for large infrastructure projects with broad knowledge of the civil engineering discipline
Working knowledge of grading
Working knowledge of hydrology/hydraulics
Detailed familiarity with civil design and knowledge of Civil 3D
Strong interpersonal skills
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering required
Professional registration in Civil Engineering required
Preferred
Experience using Autodesk Construction Cloud
Experience leading a design team
Some knowledge in design of water treatment facilities for water features and its corresponding recirculation systems
An advanced degree in the Civil Engineering field is desirable
Benefits
Health and savings benefits
Educational opportunities
Special extras that only Disney can provide
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Jamie Power
SVP, Addressable Sales
Recent News
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