Manager, ​Ride & Show Engineering - ​Scenic

About the Role

Provides technical management, inclusive of budget and schedule, for an attraction or attractions under an area of responsibility. Responsible for the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, including Set/Scenic and Props.

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 clear 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.
• Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established policy, procedures, training, and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 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 with a high degree of tact and diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain goodwill.
• Comfortable working in a non-routine environment with frequently changing situations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in an applicable technical field required (e.g., Technical Theater, Architecture, Set/Scenic Design, Building Construction) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience; Advanced Degree preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in direct theme park-specific technical/engineering roles supporting scenic elements (e.g., rockwork, scenic facades, scenic attractions, visual scenics, artificial foliage, themed concrete plaster) or similar experience in a related technical field.
• 3+ years of project experience within the scenic/entertainment/theme park industry required.
• Experience in theme park development, construction, show and ride systems design, or fabrication is preferred.

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