WDI Project Controls Planner Intern, Fall 2024
Location
Glendale, CA | United States
Job description
Job Summary:
About the Role & Program
Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide! Working across a spectrum of teams that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, we blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe!
What You Will Do
As a Project Controls Planning Intern, you will work with the team responsible for providing planning and scheduling expertise to all Walt Disney Imagineering project teams and functional teams. You will assist in developing comprehensive implementation strategies and incorporating deliverables into project schedules, preparing project life cycle and master schedules, integrating all schedules (design disciplines, vendors, production, and construction) and provide a comprehensive project perspective on active in-field projects. Duties will also include monitoring and evaluating risks and present recovery/mitigation plans to support turnover/opening schedule, performing earned value analysis when needed, and providing progress reports and management presentations, as appropriate.
Under direct mentorship of the Project Planning team, you will have the opportunity to:
- Help develop and status project schedules using Primavera and other scheduling software programs
- Assist in preparation of project plans from scoping/strategy documents into project schedules as they evolve
- Assist in development of comprehensive plans and schedules from multiple team drawings and specifications
- With guidance will coordinate with division planners, contractors, and responsible team members to develop and integrate activity durations and logic sequences required to perform project work
- Coordinate and integrate project schedule input from all internal and external project organizations and contractors
- Work with project team members as required to collect and assemble information
What we are looking for...
- Basic understanding of CPM scheduling and developing schedule logic including logic relationships and float analysis
- Basic knowledge of design, manufacturing, and/or construction
Preferred Qualifications
- Experienced using graphic programs to assemble presentations and visuals plans
- Knowledge of Primavera Project Planner (enterprise or web version)
Required Education:
- Currently enrolled as a Junior or higher or must have graduated within the past 6 months from an accredited college/university, earning a degree majoring in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or Theater Arts
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
Candidates for this opportunity MUST meet all of the below requirements:
- Be enrolled in an accredited college/university taking at least one class in the semester/quarter (spring/fall) prior to participation in the internship program OR must have graduated from a college/university within 6 months at time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or program.
- Possess unrestricted work authorization
Additional Information
- This internship will be located in Glendale, CA
- The approximate dates of this internship are May/June 2024- January 2025
- Must provide own housing for the duration internship program
The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $30 per hour for undergraduates and $35 per hour for graduates. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit:
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