Director of Engineering | Full-Time | Moody Center

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360degree solution set for a collection of worldclass owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

The Director of Engineering is a member of the Senior Leadership team at Moody Center. This position will lead the team of Building Engineers (fulltime and parttime) the Engineering Manager and selected contractors in maintaining the facilitys mechanical plumbing and electrical systems. This position is responsible for all aspects of the Engineering Department including but not limited to staffing budget and equipment.

This role pays an annual salary of $90000$100000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for FullTime roles: Health Dental and Vision Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) matching and Paid Time Off (vacation days sick days and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until August 1 2025.

At Moody Center in Austin Texas we are building a championship organization that serves our fans community and business partners through worldclass sports entertainment and experiences. We believe our employees are our greatest assets. We strive to create a culture that empowers and inspires our employees to goabove and beyondfor our clientspatronsand community.

Moody Center is Austins new arena that gave the Live Music Capital of the World the worldclass arena it deserves. Moody Center is a premiere 15000 seat venue that hosts the biggest artists and acts on the planet. Designed specifically for concerts the new arena is home to The University of Texas Womens and Mens basketball games family shows and other sporting and community events. Moody Center is the first of its kind in the industry with an unrivaled partnership between Oak View Group Live Nation/C3 Presents The University of Texas at Austin and Minister of Culture Matthew McConaughey. Moody Center has been recently named the Arena of the Year by Pollstar andby the Academy of Country Music.

• Directly manage the Engineering Manager and provide leadership to the Engineering team consisting of fulltime and parttime staff.
• Plan and schedule all maintenance department activities including all scheduled nonscheduled predictive and preventive work.
• Operate monitor repair and maintain the facilitys environmental controls emergency power electrical HVAC and lighting systems as required for their safe and efficient operation.
• Monitor monthly facility expenses and apply continuous improvement methods to control costs.
• Analyze contractual commitments customer specifications design changes and other data.
• Develop and implement the plan of action and resolve any problems that arise.
• In coordination with Manufacturing Engineering implement preventative maintenance procedures for equipment and facilities.
• Inspect the operating function to evaluate efficiency methods and investigate analyze and resolve operational and maintenance problems.
• Develop and implement a preventive maintenance program.
• Attend weekly staff meetings.
• Develop and maintain a harmonious working relationship with all the other departments.
• Maintain accurate data in the Maintenance System for preventive maintenance services checks procedures spare parts equipment data and other related key information.
• Assist with the capital budget for the facility system upgrades and energy conservation program.
• Determine work procedures prepare schedules and examine work for completeness and quality.
• Organize scheduling to achieve the most excellent efficiency while maintaining event deadlines.
• Supervise employees; recommend personnel actions such as promotion discipline or discharge; and interview select and train personnel.
• Rotate with other facility personnel to function as Manager on Duty (MOD) who maintains total responsibility and authority over all clients staff personnel patrons security and safety in assigned buildings.
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to making sure contractual agreements are met and clients event requirements and changes have been made in a timely fashion.
• Onduty staff/subcontractors ultimately report to the MOD through any Managers or Supervisors who are present during the event.
• Process and submit purchase requisitions/orders for department supplies and equipment authorization.
• Read and interpret performance charts and control panels to evaluate the efficiency of each system.
• Must be willing to assume further responsibilities as property expansion progresses.
• May occasionally have to enter areas where fumes airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals are present.
• Work extended and/or irregular hours including nights weekends and holidays as needed.
• Frequent bending lifting 50 pounds sitting exposure to multiple external elements and extensive walking through the building.

• Bachelors degree and 57 years related experience leading teams in facility engineering/operations preferably in large (15k capacity) stadiums and/or arenas.
• Excellent project management skills (prioritization problem solving resource allocation multitasking business analytics).
• Ability to meet tight project deadlines with a sense of urgency and ability to engage people positively to move outlined initiatives forward within an expected timeframe.
• Demonstrate knowledge of operational procedures facility capabilities industry terminology eventrelated services and technical requirements for the types of events anticipated at the facility as well as the methods techniques and procedures for repairing and maintaining all mechanical electrical and eventrelated equipment.
• Understand and guarantee that all laws building codes ordinances policies procedures risk management and emergency procedures are followed this includes local and state.
• Experience managing and training a team and with the principles and techniques of supervision and training.
• Possess any licenses certificates or training required by local state or national authorities for the operations of the equipment found in the facility.
• Have a basic understanding and working knowledge of commercial refrigeration chemicals and water treatment.
• Ability to read and comprehend blueprints drawings and other related materials.
• Meet the physical demands of this job which include being able to get in and around the facility (requires personal mobility) lifting carrying moving climbing working from various heights and moderate to loud noises.
• Operate equipment such as light trucks pallet jacks forklifts scrubbing machines or other light powerdriven equipment.
• Operate the Fire Alarm Panel and personal computer using Windows and Microsoft Office software.
• Maintain an effective working relationship with contractors purveyors clients employees exhibitors patrons and others encountered during employment.
• Be licensed and insured to operate a motor vehicle in the United States.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.