Senior Network Engineer Project

Senior Network Engineer - UK Project at NBCUniversal

We’re one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, distributing content across film, television, and streaming and operating theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, Peacock, and others.

The role supports our Universal Creative Team – the group that designs, develops and delivers compelling entertainment experiences at Universal Parks & Resorts worldwide.

Provides technical management, including budget and schedule, for an attraction or attractions. Responsible for the successful specification, bid/award, design, production, installation, and acceptance testing of Ride and/or Show systems, to include Network Systems. May have multiple direct reports who manage multiple aspects of an attraction.

• Ensures all Show and Ride equipment maintains the highest level of safety in accordance with Universal Specifications, accepted manufacturing practices and applicable standards.
• Provides technical guidance and vendor management of the design, fabrication and day‑to‑day detailed installation, test, and adjustment activities in the field. Vendor management includes participation in all aspects of both technical and project/contract management as it applies to vendor contracts, directives, and change orders.
• Oversees all technical interaction with other project team members, vendors, sub‑contractors, and other relevant 3rd parties involved with Show and Ride systems with a focus on Network Systems. Develops an open working relationship with the facility & construction team and vendors to ensure a clear line of communication regarding installation, test, and adjust activities. Builds strong team cohesion and motivation within the attraction technical team.
• Creates scope of work documentation and awards contracts to vendors based on quantitative requirements derived from interpreting creative intent and employing Universal specifications. Leads enforcement of Show and Ride technical and safety principles to provide a quality product and necessary deliverables.
• Advises, coordinates, and is accountable for the status and engineering quality of Show & Ride systems, including areas of risk or potential future risks.
• Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UDX policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in an applicable technical field required (examples include, but are not limited to, information technology, network administration) or equivalent demonstrated skill and experience. Advanced Degree preferred.

• Extensive experience in direct theme park‑specific technical/engineering roles supporting network system equipment required (examples include, but are not limited to, network systems, network security, building access control, RF/IR/UV Systems) or similar experience in related technical field.

• Required vendor management experience with significant in‑field installation related experience.
• Preferred experience with contract management and practices in the theme park and/or construction industries.
• Required related experience in scenic systems. Theme park‑specific experience is highly preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to organise and manage a complex series of tasks and vendor(s) to develop and implement show and ride systems.
• Strength in schedule analysis and contract management required.
• Comfortable influencing decisions of major nature. High degree of tact & diplomacy to obtain favourable decisions or maintain good will.
• Comfortable working in a non‑routine environment with frequently changing…