Director Design & Project Development

• Own front-end project development activities including feasibility analysis test fits scope definition and early cost and schedule modeling to ensure projects are positioned for successful execution.
• Select direct and manage consultant teams across development and delivery phases ensuring design intent scope clarity and constructability support successful execution.
• Serve as the designated Project Manager for assigned projects maintaining end-to-end accountability from early programming and development through construction commissioning closeout and handover.
• Develop and manage project budgets and schedules across all phases including critical path activities sequencing and recovery strategies as required.
• Lead and proactively manage regulatory approvals and permitting efforts from early planning through construction completion.
• In compliance with NBCU Sourcing and other corporate policies lead contracting buyout and procurement efforts exercising sound judgment around delivery strategies and risk management.
• This role requires flexibility in work hours and availability including responsiveness outside of standard business hours to support active construction critical milestones business needs facility emergencies and executive-level engagement.

• Design-Minded Strategist - You step back from default or expedient solutions to consider higher-level design solutions that balance creativity with constructability cost discipline and operational needs.
• Leadership - You are a proven leader known to challenge the status quo introduce new and better ways of delivering results and make difficult decisions and lead through change. You lead teams of professionals by mentoring and developing; you help them reach their full potential.
• Executer - You get things done! Using strong business acumen inciteful analytical skills and superior organizational skills you manage through competing priorities within a matrixed environment
• Communicates with ease - You have a way with words; written and verbal.

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture.
• 10+ years of experience in master site planning conceptual design and general space planning project programming technical project development and construction management.
• 10+ years of experience coordinating with civil structural and MEP building engineers managing overall project delivery and providing onsite construction management

• Demonstrated ability to personally lead complex projects while providing strategic influence across a broader portfolio.
• Proven executive-level communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and present clearly to senior leadership.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to multitask effectively while overseeing a large and complex portfolio of projects and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Working knowledge of existing City and County of Los Angeles Building Codes including Fire CalGreen and Accessibility codes/initiatives.
• Strong contracting experience and ability to identify and negotiate complex terms and language in design engineering and construction contracts.
• Highly effective in Microsoft Office AutoCAD Bluebeam and Smartsheet.
• Capable of communicating effectively through compelling PPT presentations design diagrams and leading the development of photorealistic renderings.

• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

What We Do

From film television news theme parks interactive media and streaming our people are at the center of it all. ​Here we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​ Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design build and architect your career we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact here you can.

Why Work With Us

For us it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating always solving and always ahead of competition.

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