Manager of Architecture & Integration

The Walt Disney Company; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Lake Buena Vista, FL seeks a Manager of Architecture & Integration to lead a portfolio of technical facilities projects supporting theme parks, resorts, cruise, retail, and guest environments.

This leader directs engineering and architecture staff to align delivery with safety, quality, and performance standards, while mentoring teams and coordinating with regulatory stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Licensed Architect or Professional Engineer (PE) with eligibility for practice in Florida.
• 10+ years of professional experience in a multi-discipline architecture/engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering technical facilities projects across a multi-disciplinary portfolio including design oversight, construction administration, and turnover to sustainment.
• Shape long-term planning for the facilities portfolio, driving strategic and innovative delivery of projects to enhance guest experiences and asset reliability.
• Coordinate plans across engineering, architecture, operations, sustainment and project delivery teams to balance workload and align with business objectives.
• Build partnerships with internal clients, global engineering teams, consultants, and regulatory agencies to advance complex projects.
• Mentor peers and junior professionals, promoting accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Support portfolio planning and workload management by providing technical insight and addressing resource constraints.
• Contribute to onboarding, technical training, and development across disciplines to grow organizational capability.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to ensure compliance with standards, guidelines, codes, and regulations.
• Collaborate with project teams and consultants during design and construction to ensure quality outcomes and alignment with objectives.
• Champion effective project closeout and turnover to sustainment, including documentation and knowledge transfer to operations.
• Model Disney values through collaboration, care, and respect, fostering an inclusive environment for teams to succeed.
• Serve as a senior technical leader, balancing hands-on execution with mentorship and cross-departmental influence.

Job description

Job Posting Title: Manager of Architecture & Integration

Req ID: 10158695

Job Description

About the Role: The Mgr-Architecture and Integration is a leadership role within Disney Experiences, responsible for overseeing a portfolio of technical facilities projects that support our theme parks, resorts, cruise, retail, and other guest-facing environments. This leader provides direction to professional staff in engineering and architecture, ensuring that project delivery strategies, standards, and resources align with Disney's guest-focused mission and long-term portfolio health.

This position will report to the Senior Manager-Design Integration.

Responsibilities

• This role leads a team of professionals who are responsible for technical project delivery across an integrated facilities portfolio, including design oversight, construction administration, and turnover to sustainment for complex, multi-disciplinary refurbishments and capital projects. The Mgr-Architecture & Integration sets priorities, allocates resources, and partners with the other FAM Design leaders and regulatory stakeholders to ensure projects meet safety, quality, and performance standards while supporting the strategic needs of Disney Experiences. Success in this role requires a knowledgeable specialist and strategic leader who can mentor others, collaborate across disciplines, and manage a diverse portfolio of work.
• Shape future possibilities for the facilities portfolio through direct technical involvement, strategic thinking, and innovation. Identify emerging opportunities, influence long-term planning efforts, and help translate vision into practical project delivery strategies that enhance guest experiences, operational performance, and asset reliability.
• Coordinate and align project plans and priorities across departments by actively partnering with engineering, architecture, operations, sustainment, and project delivery teams. Help balance workload, resource demands, schedules, and technical priorities across organizations, ensuring work is distributed effectively and aligned with business objectives.
• Build strong partnerships and serve as a trusted advisor to internal clients, global engineering teams, consultants, and regulatory agencies. Foster collaboration, facilitate problem-solving, and leverage relationships to advance complex projects and organizational initiatives.
• Lead through influence and mentorship by sharing technical expertise, providing constructive feedback, coaching peers and junior professionals, and helping others navigate challenges while modeling accountability, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
• Support portfolio planning, prioritization, and workload management by providing technical insight, identifying emerging resource constraints, and collaborating with partner organizations to balance work assignments, optimize team capacity, and address changing business needs.
• Advance organizational capability through knowledge sharing and development by contributing to onboarding efforts, facilitating technical training, promoting best practices, and creating opportunities for professional and technical growth across disciplines.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to ensure projects comply with company standards, design guidelines, customer requirements, safety protocols, and applicable codes and regulations. Assist project teams in resolving complex technical, permitting, and operational challenges.
• Partner directly with project teams and consultants during design and construction to provide technical guidance, support quality outcomes, resolve field issues, and maintain alignment with project objectives, contract requirements, and operational expectations.
• Champion effective project closeout and transition to sustainment by helping establish consistent turnover practices, supporting documentation and warranty coordination, ensuring asset information is maintained, and facilitating knowledge transfer to operations and maintenance partners.
• Model Disney values through daily actions and interactions by encouraging creative problem-solving, fostering collaboration across departments, ensuring diverse perspectives are considered, demonstrating care and respect for others, and helping create an inclusive environment where teams can succeed together.
• Serves as a senior technical leader who combines hands-on project execution with mentorship, collaboration, and organizational influence. Contributes directly to complex project delivery while helping balance workload and priorities across multiple departments, developing technical capability in others, and fostering alignment between business objectives, operational needs, and long-term facility strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Licensed Architect or Professional Engineer (PE) with eligibility for practice in Florida or reciprocity to Florida.
• 10+ years of professional experience in a multi-discipline architecture/engineering environment.
• Demonstrated experi