Project Manager- Tech Services

• Plan, budget and schedule construction and special event projects as assigned.
• Monitor contractors’ activities to ensure compliance with contract documents, design intent, and expectations of end users.
• Coordinate all construction activity, including start-up and commissioning, to minimize impact on ongoing park operations and ensure all agreed upon park requirements are met.
• Bid project and issue contracts and/or purchase orders
• Track cost and coordinate problems and changes through all phase of the project until completion.
• Coordinate and manage drawing files and printing for all departments

Project Planning

• Sources external vendor bids, guiding contractors through scope and monitoring rate increases or variances between competitive bids
• Submits and guides Capital Appropriation Requests at project initiation – working directly with finance department to ensure all project funding is released
• Establishes new vendor relationships and monitors existing relationships to ensure competitive bidding and strong performance
• Organizes bidder’s conferences and establishes scope of work for project to be bid and writes RFP documents for project bids and bidding conferences.
• Works with finance team to ensure invoices are approved and paid
• Writes, documents, and organizes Park specifications to streamline and ensure investments support park standards and equipment.
• Other duties as specified by Management

Program Planning

• Organizes list of maintenance capex needs for each given year, providing funding estimates and known scope/impact.
• Work directly with park departments to gather bids prior to the capital proposal distribution meeting
• Develops and monitors the full range of projects in a clear tracking method that ensure each project is on track with budget, scope, and timelines
• Reviews finance spending reports on capital investments, ensuring completed projects are closed out and advises finance team of projects still in process
• Sets up meetings with maintenance functional managers to review team assistance or recommendations for the project

Project Management

• Leads project implementation, sourcing, and facilitating communications and negotiations with external contractors
• Oversees construction and production, ensuring any specialty items have inspections by either external or internal resources
• Hires and manages architects and designers, ensuring permitting and inspections are done according to code
• Ensures LEGOLAND-hired special inspectors, surveyors and soils reports are contracted and administered as needed
• Works with purchasing and contracting teams to ensure agreements with vendors are placed appropriately, negotiating terms and sourcing new vendors when necessary

Project Monitoring, Controlling and Safety

• Coordinates with park Health and Safety team to ensure contractors meet LEGOLAND California Resort safety guidelines
• Ensures contractors have own safety assessments in place and a key person in charge for safety monitoring

Organizational Process Assets archiving

• Ensures projects are properly closed out and any City signoffs are received. Updates park drawings and documents updates electronically to be held in the archives
• Logs project data and stores data for future project planning and lessons learned
• Collates and manages the documentation of park specifications (materials, product information, installation preferences)
• Ensures transmittal of pertinent project information to teams and external contractors
• Coordinates with Merlin Magic Making project manager on larger projects to acquire project assets to be implemented into the park site plan and archives

• Must have Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, or other related disciplines or a Bachelor of Architecture degree.
• Must have at least (5) five years or more experience in engineering design and/or project management.
• Must have comprehensive knowledge of the design process and the means & methods of construction.
• Technical and functional knowledge of site and building systems including; site utility distribution, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, water filtration, fire protection.
• Functional knowledge of specialty technology systems used within the theme park industry.
• Excellent communication skills – oral & written. Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and develop effective plans and strategies.
• Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels within the organization.
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple project processes simultaneously.
• Ability to work flexible hours – including holidays/weekends, late nights, early mornings, dependent on the project

• Various inside and outside locations with varying temperatures and floor surfaces, may include dirty and dusty environment.
• Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, with extreme hot or cold conditions.

• Maintain excellent physical condition with the ability to perform the required duties of the job description and the Essential Job Functions.
• Maintain a neat, well-groomed appearance and conform to established LEGOLAND California appearance standards.
• Frequent lifting of moderate loads (15 - 50 lbs).
• Ability to stand for long periods of time, walking to move about the Park site, and interact with employees.

• Will adhere to any directed PPE that is indicated: Steel Toed, Non-Slip Shoes in construction site, hard hat in construction site and as directed by Management of Tech Services or other HSSE Management.

Health & Safety

Team Members are responsible for ensuring all Health, Safety & Security measures are in line with the Group Policy (HS001). They must ensure that they follow all Company measure to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. This includes ensuring risk assessments are signed off, safe working procedures are in place and being followed for all work activities. Where incidents do occur, they must ensure that they are reported to their line manager and must cooperate with any investigation as appropriate

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• Competitive Salary
• Generous PTO
• Affordable Health Plans
• Global Access Pass
• Secure Your Future
• 401(k) Matching Plan
• Continued Growth