Assistant Project Manager (fixed-term)

About the Role & Team

Under general supervision from the Sr Project Manager, this Assistant Project Manager role is responsible for scope control, change management, budget control, risk management, schedule adherence and integration for the assigned areas of the ship.

This position requires good communication skills, attention to detail, ability to process large quantities of data accurately, good judgment and prioritization, and the person is essential to fostering collaboration and coordination of all work streams with creative, design, production, and construction teams in the delivery of the vessel to be ready for guests on board.

Previous ship building experience is desirable, although project management of highly themed land based project is also applicable.

This role will require you to be onsite in the London office 4 days a week. This role is a fixed-term contract until December 2023.

What You Will Do

• Accountable for fiscal and schedule performance of assigned areas of the ship

• Assists with the identification, impact assessment, and disposition of project changes

• Understand project scoping documents, risk log, schedule, and plans

• Ensure alignment of scope to budget

• Present project status, risks, opportunities, and issues to Senior Leadership

• Produce and quality check routine and ad hoc reporting

• Review of detail design / shop drawings for compliance with Disney, ADA, SOLAS standards and integration and notating comments where variances exist

• Assists in developing mitigations to variances to the project plan and drives corrective actions

• Develop tracking tools to ensure comments are incorporated into design and the Disney Furnishes Items are delivered and installed on schedule

• Collaborate with internal and external organizations including project team, operations, authorities, suppliers, and contractors

• Support preparation of contract documents for bid packages

• Understand project workflows, design inputs and outputs, and project sequencing relationships

• Participate in the identification and assessment of project risk and contingency determinations

• Assists in the design coordination to ensure a good integration of other disciplines

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree educated, preferably in a core technical field such as engineering, architecture, construction management or equivalent work experience in project management

• High-End Hospitality/Resort or Ship Building experience preferred

• Ability to think tactically and apply problem solving skills

• Basic leadership skills and partnering ability

• Meeting leadership, facilitation, basic conflict resolution, and alignment skills

• Good communication, collaboration, technical writing, and interpersonal skills

• Design Management skills to check standards and quality during design phases (drawings reviews) and during construction (onsite inspections)

• Knowledge of design, production, and/or construction

• Understanding of the relationship between scope, cost, and schedule and implications of impact of one to the other

• Understanding of contract administration, contract management, legal and commercial terms, and basic negotiation skills

• Able to understand design standards and drawings

• Understanding of project plans and change management

• Adapt to changing project demands, collaborates with diverse project teams and meets milestone schedule expectations/deadlines

• Effectively summarize communications for executive management

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.