Ride & Show Controls Engineer – Project Lead

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Bedford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking an Engineering professional for Universal United Kingdom Resort (UUKR) to provide technical support and manage ride and/or show systems from design through commissioning. The role covers bid/award, installation, and acceptance testing of ride and/or show control systems.

Responsibilities include vendor management, translating creative intents into technical specs, and leading design, fabrication, installation, test, and commissioning activities with Ride/Show leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in applicable technical field required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assists in managing or manages vendors through the process of bidding, designing, manufacturing, testing, shipping, installation, start up, and commissioning of ride or show control systems.
• Provides technical guidance and vendor management through day-to-day design, fabrication, installation, test & adjust and commissioning activities. Responsible for both technical and project/contract management as it applies to scope generation, vendor contract establishment and management, directives, and change order processing with the support of Ride/Show leaders.
• Supports the translating of creative intent and business goals into technical documents that will serve to acquire bids and lock in price and schedule for delivery of systems.
• Performs engineering technical (calculation, design, drafting, research) support to the Ride/Show project team and/or overall Engineering and Safety as assigned.
• Reviews portions of vendor-provided design review documents. Includes drawing review, component selection review, calculation review, test plan review, test results review, or review of other deliverable items as specified by Engineering & Safety management.
• Reviews, edits, or develops test protocols, procedures, and plans. Executes witness or approve testing and test results as assigned and authorised by Engineering and Safety management.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UDX policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

Skills

Interpretation

Problem solving

Task coordination

Schedule analysis

Diplomacy

Non-routine work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

NBCUniversal is seeking an Engineering professional for Universal United Kingdom Resort (UUKR) to provide technical support and manage ride and/or show systems from design through commissioning. The role covers bid/award, installation, and acceptance testing of ride and/or show control systems.

Responsibilities include vendor management, translating creative intents into technical specs, and leading design, fabrication, installation, test, and commissioning activities with Ride/Show leaders.