Program Manager-Construction

Job ID 10111230 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Jan. 16, 2025

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Job Summary:

"We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"

The Manager of Programs oversees the operational success of their assigned program by ensuring seamless team management and development, program delivery, and quality control and evaluation to meet and manage budgets and schedules. This includes the direction and implementation of a program of construction projects, ensuring consistency with department strategy, commitments, and goals. Create an environment that encourages creative thinking and supports calculated risk-taking. This is a leadership role and you will provide feedback to the organizational objectives and strategy while leading a team to achieve these goals.

You will report to the Director of Facility Asset Management.

What You Will Do

Participate in department strategy development, lead, and mentor team members, and cultivate relationships with all partners.
Hire, lead, and retain a diverse and high-performing team that reflects the diversity of our community and guests. Empower team members to advance their careers by increasing their levels of responsibility, span-of-control, and performance.
Articulate a compelling vision and strategy for the team, fostering high levels of engagement and ownership within the team to achieve shared goals.
Lead high-performing teams that manage comprehensive designs that achieve stakeholder goals and deliver innovative solutions to enhance value while minimizing operational outages and finding delivery efficiencies.
Proactively identify and mitigate potential operational impacts and negotiate with operators to implement projects most efficiently and cost-effectively.
Consider issues holistically, analyzing their impact on the broader organization and beyond the immediate scope.
Influence and persuade stakeholders to support project objectives and actively solicit and value diverse perspectives to drive innovation.
Provide strategic guidance on project procurement and delivery to maximize value throughout the contract process.
Proactively forecast, communicate, and resolve scope, scheduling, and budget issues clearly and concisely.
Navigate complex challenges associated with coordinating operational constraints and project goals. Maintain open and transparent communication with executive management on all critical issues.
Direct all phases of project delivery, including initial planning, scope development, contracting, construction, and closeout, while maintaining strong leadership and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead the program team, ensuring compliance with all departmental guidelines and that team members understand and align with executive decisions.

Required Qualifications & Skills

10+ years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or commercial facilities construction industry.
Expertise in construction methods and the ability to interpret design drawings and specs.
Knowledge of construction and project management processes, and purchasing/contract management.
Expertise with construction finance (budgets, cash flows, etc.).
Extensive experience in all facets of team leadership, including recruitment, training, coaching, and performance management.
Excellent facilitation skills and ability to dynamically navigate complex conversations

Education

Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related fields.

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide! Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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