Walt Disney
Location
Lake Buena Vista, FL | United States
Job description
At Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), Master Planning is charged with enabling smart growth by lending development, infrastructure and real estate expertise to the global and portfolio-specific master planning and project development processes and providing stewardship for existing destination resorts and planned development mixed use communities.
Transportation and infrastructure analysis and planning
Entitlement acquisition, management and real estate transaction support
Interface and relationship management with local and regional regulatory agencies
Environmental planning, stewardship and sustainability best practices
Long-range sustainment of post-development covenants
Special projects & new business development support
This position will have the following responsibilities – primarily focused on Asia - as part of the Master Planning Predevelopment core mission;
Coordination with internal and external partners including WDI Global Creative Strategy, Blue Sky studio, Global Development, Transportation, Legal, Communications & Government Relations as well as government/regulatory agencies and private developers
Real estate entitlement support and sustainment activities including strategy development, negotiation support, permit coordination, creation of and amendments to legal documents, contracts, covenants, restrictions, etc.
Development of scope, preliminary schedule and estimates/budgets, contract initiation and procurement as part of the project Predevelopment process
Provide critical input and support to project teams especially related to strategy and concept development, and conflict resolution as part of the master planning and real estate business plan and development processes
Interface with senior leadership both within WDI and Site as well as with external partners/agencies
Analyze and realize specific development feasibility strategies for Predevelopment phase projects within TWDC global resorts and attractions portfolio with a particular focus on entitlements, land use/feasibility and transportation/infrastructure planning
Coordinate with finance and business leads on AOP and FYP planning cycles as it relates to transportation and infrastructure planning
Identify, hire and manage a broad range of external consulting resources
Act as the Company representative with external government entities and community groups and associations and negotiate, problem solve issues to resolution
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience
Proven experience in multiple facets of master planning processes and areas of expertise
Proven experience having primary accountability for P/L or delivering to budget
Supervisory experience with experience running department or portfolio
Experience interfacing with local, regional and federal development entities
Ability to negotiate in an adversarial/competitive environment, resolve conflict and gain consensus within a diverse group
Ability to convey and instruct multiple teams in the planning and creation of authentic and immersive Disney resort, commercial and attraction projects
Possess world class reputation and expertise in master planning and high level conceptual planning for theme park or large scale real estate expansions
Keen evaluator of vendor and consultant talent, capacity, qualifications, commercial terms, and plans and proposals
Strong conflict resolution and problem solving skills
4 year degree in Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Real Estate Development or business from an accredited program required
Advanced professional degree (Masters) in related discipline preferred
Continued education and advanced studies in computer science, graphic/informational design and/or GIS (Geographic Information Systems), preferred
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