Assistant Project Manager

This position is accountable for fiscal and schedule performance of a small project or assist in managing the scope for a medium project. Report to Director-Project Management.  

Key Responsibilities:
Under general supervision, an Assistant Project Manager will perform the following duties:                                                                               
•    Assist with the identification, impact assessment, and disposition of project changes; 
•    Present reports on project status, risks, opportunities, and issues for escalation to Senior Leadership;      
•    Produce and quality check routine and ad hoc reporting; 
•    Understand project scoping documents, deliverables, and plans;                                                 
•    Lead development of project scope and ensure schedule and budget are appropriately quantified; 
•    Assist in development of the project delivery strategy on small projects;
•    Assist in determining mitigations for variances to project plan and required corrective actions;
•    Collaborate with internal and external organizations including project team, creative and design studios, operations, municipalities, vendors, and contractors; 
•    Support preparation of contract documents for bid packages;
•    Ensure the implementation the integrated input matrix and track project deliverables;
•    Collect, assemble, quality check, and produce project documentation related to PM activities and ensure overall project documentation program is implemented;
•    Understand project workflows, design inputs and outputs, and project sequencing relationships;
•    Participate in the identification and assessment of project risk and contingency determinations;
•    Document project lessons learned and best practices;
•    Demonstrate qualities of team leadership within assignment. May oversee interns, associates, or coordinators.

Desired Qualifications:
•    4 year undergraduate degree, preferably in a technical field such as engineering, architecture, construction management, or equivalent work experience in project management, Master Degree preferred;.
•    Ability to think tactically and utilize basic problem solving skills;
•    Demonstrate leadership qualities and partnering ability;
•    Meeting leadership, facilitation, basic conflict resolution, and alignment skills;
•    Excellent communication, collaboration, technical writing, and interpersonal skills. Fluent bilingual working language;.
•    Good knowledge of design, production, and/or construction;
•    Understanding of the relationship between scope, cost, and schedule and implications of impact of one to the other;
•    Understanding of contract administration, contract management, legal and commercial terms, and basic negotiation skills;
•    Understand basic design drawings;  
•    Understanding of baseline plans and change management;
•    Knowledge of themed entertainment and Disney preferred;
•    High stress tolerance;
•    Minimum 5 years relevant experience;
•    Themed entertainment experience preferred;
•    Bilingual ability is  essential . essential.