VP, Planning & Controls

Its fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what theyre doing!

Were committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

SeaWorld is a world-renowned leader in the themed-park and entertainment industry. Our success is built on a passion for caring for animals and a dedication to delivering positive memorable experiences to people from around the world. Were also committed to helping ambitious people achieve their professional best. Were always seeking exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable individuals to join our team.

What you get to do:

Develop the delivery strategy for all attractions and major capital projects for United Parks and Resorts while ensuring the excellence of project planning scheduling controls processes and reporting. The position reports to the Senior Vice President Project Delivery and operates with autonomy to integrate all activities required to deliver a project from concept through opening to guests. Position must develop cohesive efficient and well thought out plan that anticipates risk incorporates mitigations and ensure there are no scope gaps. Candidate must possess Excellent communication skills high emotional intelligence the ability to read people and situations to adapt approach and distill complex situations to simple clear actions that influence results and solve problems are critical. Requires the ability to reach consensus by aligning parties with competing agendas to a commonly understood and agreed course of action.

Specific duties:

• Develop fully integrated project life cycle schedules using Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Work with architects general contractors and suppliers to optimize schedules and develop mitigation and acceleration plans as needed.
• Establish baseline schedules and key schedule pacing milestones monitor deviations analyze impacts develop mitigations as required and communicate results
• Lead advanced problem-solving sessions that result in balanced timely decisions with incomplete or unclear information
• Analyze contractor claims ascertain merit and value and then negotiate to closure.
• Create easily understood graphics and reports that distill complex schedules and metrics
• Deliver succinct highly effective presentations and recommendations to executive management
• Train and mentor D&E teams in aspects of planning scheduling and project controls
• Develop and share lessons learned and ensure understanding

What it takes to succeed:

A self-motivated highly driven technically skilled intuitive and strategic professional whose attributes include the following:

• Expert technical knowledge of CPM scheduling including forward and backward pass float calculation and management varying logic ties resource loading constraints activity structuring and target schedule variance analysis
• Thorough experiential knowledge of the activities durations and inter-relations associated with concept design engineering and detail design procurement and supply chain management ride and show design and production permitting construction testing commissioning and turnover.
• Ability to read shop and construction drawings.
• Excellent communication skills high emotional intelligence situational awareness with a highly adaptive approach and ability to align parties with competing agendas to find common ground and consensus on course of action.
• Demonstrates superior meeting facilitation presentation and collaboration skills
• Fluency with quantity surveying earned value measurement and productivity analysis.
• Understanding of budgeting estimating and different approaches for forecasting cost at completion
• Substantial experience in identification and management of risks associated with the above phases.
• Understanding of contracts and legal and commercial terms.
• Understanding of business drivers and how planning correlates to cost to make balanced decisions.

What else is important:

• Bachelor undergraduate degree preferably in technical field such as engineering or architecture
• 10 years relevant experience in complex large projects
• 5 years supervisory experience
• Stress tolerance
• Significant themed entertainment experience strongly preferred
• Business travel

The perks of the position:

• Paid Time Off
• Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
• Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
• Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement plan
• Voluntary Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Legal Assistance Plan

EEO Employer:

SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE RACE COLOR RELIGION SEX NATIONAL ORIGIN SEXUAL ORIENTATION PREGNANCY GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.

If you like wild growth and working with happy enthusiastic over-achievers youll enjoy your career with us!