Senior Industrial Network Systems Engineer - UK Project

This role provides technical management, including budget and schedule, for attraction systems, specifically focusing on Network Systems within Universal Creative. Responsibilities include ensuring the highest safety standards, technical guidance, vendor management for design, fabrication, installation, and testing of Show and Ride equipment. The engineer will oversee technical interactions, create scope of work, award contracts, and advise on the status and engineering quality of systems, while actively participating in EHS responsibilities.

Must Have

• Technical management of attraction systems (budget, schedule)
• Ensure highest safety standards for Show and Ride equipment
• Provide technical guidance and vendor management for design, fabrication, installation, and testing
• Oversee technical interaction with project team, vendors, sub-contractors, and 3rd parties
• Create scope of work documentation and award contracts
• Enforce Show and Ride technical and safety principles
• Advise and coordinate on status and engineering quality of Show & Ride systems
• Actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities
• Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field (e.g., information technology, network administration) or equivalent
• Extensive experience in theme park-specific technical/engineering roles supporting network system equipment (e.g., network systems, network security, building access control, RF/IR/UV Systems)
• Required vendor management experience with significant in-field installation related experience
• Required related experience in scenic systems
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to organise and manage a complex series of tasks and vendor(s)
• Strength in schedule analysis and contract management

Good to Have

• Advanced Degree
• Experience with contract management and practices in the theme park and/or construction industries
• Theme park-specific experience in scenic systems

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides technical management, inclusive of budget and schedule, for an attraction or attractions. Responsible for the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, to include Network Systems. Role may have multiple direct reports who manage multiple aspects of an attraction.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures all Show and Ride equipment maintains the highest level of safety in accordance with Universal Specifications, accepted manufacturing practices and applicable standards.
• Provides technical guidance and vendor management of the design, fabrication and day-to-day detailed installation, test, and adjust activities in the field. Vendor management includes participation in all aspects of both technical and project / contract management as it applies to vendor contracts, directives, and change orders.
• Oversees all technical interaction with other project team members, vendors, sub-contractors, and other relevant 3rd parties involved with Show and Ride systems with a focus on Network Systems. Develops an open working relationship with the facility & construction team and vendors to ensure a clear line of communication regarding installation, test, and adjust activities. Builds strong team cohesion and motivation within the attraction technical team.
• Creates scope of work documentation and awards contracts to vendors based on quantitative requirements derived from interpreting creative intent and employing Universal specifications. Leads enforcement of Show and Ride technical and safety principles to provide a quality product and necessary deliverables.
• Advises, coordinates, and is accountable for the status and engineering quality of Show & Ride systems, including areas of risk or potential future risks.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UDX policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, information technology, network administration) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience. Advanced Degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience in direct theme park-specific technical/engineering roles supporting network system equipment required (examples include, but are not limited to, network systems, network security, building access control, RF/IR/UV Systems) or similar experience in related technical field.

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Required vendor management experience with significant in-field installation related experience.
• Preferred experience with contract management and practices in the theme park and/or construction industries.
• Required related experience in scenic systems. Theme park-specific experience is highly preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

A successful candidate would be able to perform the following to include, but not be limited to:

• 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 organise 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. High degree of tact & diplomacy to obtain favorable decisions or maintain good will.
• Comfortable working in a non-routine environment with frequently changing situations.