Program Engineer

The Walt Disney Company; Florida, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Program Engineer in Lake Buena Vista, FL to move GE&T programs from initial request through funding and execution. You will partner with customers and engineering teams to define scope, develop proposals, and remove roadblocks that may impact progress.

You’ll manage smaller projects and opportunities while supporting Senior Program Engineers on larger, more complex programs.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in engineering, technical, project, or related environment.
• Experience supporting project management activities, including coordinating priorities, schedules, deliverables, or resources.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or improving project tracking, reporting, or portfolio management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify gaps, recommend solutions, and drive issues toward resolution.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across technical and operational teams.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, gather needed information, and determine appropriate next steps.
• Demonstrated initiative and sound judgment, including recognizing and escalating potential risks or issues.
• Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and tailor the level of detail for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with customers to understand business needs, workflows, and opportunities for GE&T engineering support.
• Manage assigned projects and opportunities from Integrated Facility Planning (IFP) approval through project launch and execution, while supporting Senior Program Engineers on larger programs.
• Coordinate proposal development by aligning with resource managers, Job Captains, core team members, and customers to define scope and requirements.
• Consolidate engineering scope, assumptions, exclusions, and estimates into clear, comprehensive GE&T proposals, escalating gaps or concerns as needed.
• Review proposals and track outstanding customer approvals, authorizations, and funding through project launch.
• Monitor project budgets, proactively identify risks, and coordinate solutions, including change orders when needed.
• Lead regular portfolio reviews to maintain alignment across project status, scope, funding, and schedule and drive outstanding items to resolution.
• Coordinate required approvals and business justifications, ensuring decisions and outcomes are clearly documented.
• Maintain and improve portfolio management tools, processes, and reporting to address gaps and improve visibility.
• Support annual Integrated Facilities Planning (IFP) and tiered review cycles, including coordinating and resolving comments in Bluebeam.
• Provide leadership with timely visibility into project status, risks, and open issues, including updates for Major Project Updates (MPU) and Gate Reviews.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication

Ambiguity management

Prioritization

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering, business, or equivalent

Tools

Smartsheet

Airtable

Bluebeam

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Job ID 10161727 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Oct. 14, 2026

As a Program Engineer, you will help move Global Engineering & Technology (GE&T) programs from initial request through funding and execution. You’ll partner with customers and engineering teams to define scope, develop proposals, coordinate resources, and remove roadblocks that may impact progress.

You’ll manage smaller projects and opportunities while supporting Senior Program Engineers on larger, more complex programs. You’ll also help improve the tools and processes used to manage the portfolio and serve as a key connection between GE&T Job Captains and customers across the organization.

This role reports to the Manager, Project & IFP Support.

Responsibilities/You Will

• Partner with customers to understand business needs, workflows, and opportunities for GE&T engineering support.
• Manage assigned projects and opportunities from Integrated Facility Planning (IFP) approval through project launch and execution, while supporting Senior Program Engineers on larger programs.
• Coordinate proposal development by aligning with resource managers, Job Captains, core team members, and customers to define scope and requirements.
• Consolidate engineering scope, assumptions, exclusions, and estimates into clear, comprehensive GE&T proposals, escalating gaps or concerns as needed.
• Review proposals and track outstanding customer approvals, authorizations, and funding through project launch.
• Monitor project budgets, proactively identify risks, and coordinate solutions, including change orders when needed.
• Lead regular portfolio reviews to maintain alignment across project status, scope, funding, and schedule and drive outstanding items to resolution.
• Coordinate required approvals and business justifications, ensuring decisions and outcomes are clearly documented.
• Maintain and improve portfolio management tools, processes, and reporting to address gaps and improve visibility.
• Support annual Integrated Facilities Planning (IFP) and tiered review cycles, including coordinating and resolving comments in Bluebeam.
• Provide leadership with timely visibility into project status, risks, and open issues, including updates for Major Project Updates (MPU) and Gate Reviews.

Basic Qualifications/You Will Have

• 1+ years of experience in engineering, technical, project, or related environment.
• Experience supporting project management activities, including coordinating priorities, schedules, deliverables, or resources.
• Experience developing, maintaining, or improving project tracking, reporting, or portfolio management tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify gaps, recommend solutions, and drive issues toward resolution.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across technical and operational teams.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, gather needed information, and determine appropriate next steps.
• Demonstrated initiative and sound judgment, including recognizing and escalating potential risks or issues.
• Proven organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and tailor the level of detail for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with portfolio and markup tooling such as Smartsheet, Airtable, Bluebeam, SAP, and Maximo.
• Experience contributing to system migration or implementation, from data model through cutover.
• Previous experience working in or with Facilities and Operations Services (FOS) departments.
• Proven support for large programs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in an engineering or related field is required.

Master's degree in engineering, business, or equivalent is preferred.

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $92,400.00 to $123,800.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

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