WDI Project Controls Planner Intern

WDI Project Controls Planner Intern, Summer/Fall 2025

Be a part of an innovative team and culture

Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe. 

The approximate date of this internship is May/June 2025 through January 2026 and will be located in either Glendale, CA or Orlando, FL.

What You Will Do

As a Project Controls Planning Intern, you will work with the team responsible for providing planning and scheduling expertise to all Walt Disney Imagineering project teams and functional disciplines.  You will assist in developing comprehensive implementation strategies and incorporating deliverables into project schedules, preparing project life cycle and master schedules, integrating all schedules (design disciplines, vendors, production, and construction).  You will provide a comprehensive project perspective on active in-field projects. Duties will also include monitoring and evaluating risks and present recovery/mitigation plans to support turnover/opening schedule, performing earned value analysis when needed, and providing progress reports and management presentations, as appropriate. Under direct guidance of the Project Planning team, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Help develop and status project schedules using Primavera and other scheduling software programs 
• Assist in preparation of project plans from scoping/strategy documents and incorporating deliverables and implementation strategies into project schedules as they evolve 
• Assist in development of comprehensive plans and schedules from multiple discipline drawings and specifications 
• With guidance will coordinate with division planners, contractors, and responsible team members to develop and integrate activity durations and logic sequences required to perform project work 
• Coordinate and integrate project schedule input from all internal and external project organizations and contractors 
• Work with project team members as required to collect and assemble information 

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Basic understanding of CPM scheduling and developing schedule logic including logic relationships and float analysis 
• Basic knowledge of design, manufacturing, and/or construction 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experienced using graphic programs to assemble presentations and visuals plans             
• Knowledge of Primavera Project Planner (enterprise or web version) 

Education

• Currently enrolled as a Junior or Senior from an accredited college/university, earning a degree majoring in Engineering, Construction Management/Engineering, or Architecture

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internship​ 
• Be at least 18 years of age​
• Possess unrestricted work authorization.
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program. ​ 

Additional Information

• Able to provide reliable transportation to/from work
• Fully available for the duration of the internship
• Able to provide own housing for duration of internship
• We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information