Project Director - Earthwork and Utilities

Google Chrome Microsoft Edge Apple Safari Mozilla Firefox Project Director - Earthwork and UtilitiesFull-timeBusiness Segment: Universal Destinations & Experiences HQCompany DescriptionNBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.Job Description For Universal ​United Kingdom Resort ​(UUKR), Responsible for providing leadership to a diverse multi-departmental team for the planning, design, construction, and commissioning of infrastructure and property development requirements to support the new park and associated destination experiences, more fully defined as the Entertainment Resort Complex (ERC). The Project Director will be responsible for directing and managing all aspects of the enabling works, inclusive of utilities, to create a world-class destination resort, including all planning, budgeting, commercial, scheduling, strategy, design, construction, delivery, stakeholder engagement, delivery, and commissioning required to complete the project within the assigned budget, quality, schedule, safety, creative and guest experience targets.The Project Director shall control works to avoid contract claims and disputes; minimise change orders during construction phases; effectively manage changes in the project; eliminate interface disruptions between project participants; maintain, and where possible improve the project schedule and budget; ensure quality design and construction work; emphasise “hands-on” management of field operations; establish and maintain competent and experienced team members and consultant/contractor teams; implement efficient and timely document control.Major ResponsibilitiesWork with Universal Destinations & Experiences (UDX) leadership and provide direction to multi-departmental project teams (Universal Creative, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Legal, External Affairs, Security, EHS, etc.) to establish scope and schedule requirements, develop budgets and financial planning, manage procurement, address SDO conditions and governmental commitments, and complete design, construction and commissioning.Manage the planning and execution of enabling infrastructure and non-park developments, such as mass grading, water management, environmental mitigation, utility supplies, a central energy plant, process water facility, rainwater harvesting system, as well as potentially back of house facilities. Work with statutory undertakers to align their works in accordance to Universal schedule, budget and contractor phasing.Ensure that all project procedures are being followed as it relates to correspondence, RFI’s,...