Operations Readiness Manager - Theme parks
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In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities.
Imagine Next!
At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself.
Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential.
Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible. **Job Description:**
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Operations Readiness Manager to join our team!
Job Description
As an Operations Readiness Manager, you will lead and coordinate all activities associated with the transition from construction, testing, and commissioning into live operations for visitor experience environments and live entertainment venues.
You will ensure that operational strategies, staffing, procedures, and systems are fully aligned with the realities of complex, high-throughput experiential attractions and performance systems.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading the development and coordination of operational readiness plans, including operational strategies, staffing structures, SOPs, maintenance frameworks, training programmes, and rehearsal plans.
- Working closely with the client, client’s operations team, direct vendors, contractors, commissioning teams, and future operators to develop, validate, and test readiness through scenario planning, simulations, emergency response drills, and full operational rehearsals.
- Verifying that facilities, systems, documentation, personnel, and procedures are tested and proven under realistic operating conditions prior to opening.
- Monitoring the interface between construction completion, testing and commissioning, authority inspections, and operational mobilisation.
- Supporting and coordinating verification processes leading to completion of certificates, ensuring readiness criteria, documentation deliverables, and handover obligations are satisfied before certification.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring
- Minimum 10 years of multidisciplinary leadership experience in integrated venue operations planning, visitor experience facility readiness, pre-opening coordination, and operational transition management.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring
- Experience in high-throughput attractions, live entertainment venues, or theme parks with complex operational interfaces.
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
- Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices.
- To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Financial Wellness
We care about your financial wellbeing.
Parsons offers competitive pay and retirement plans to help you build wealth for the future while giving you the flexibility to diversify your investments.
Work Life Harmony
Balance in life is important and time away from the office is imperative to allow you to refresh and focus your attention on the things that matter to you.
Parsons supports your time away by providing paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
Career Development
We are committed to fostering the personal and professional growth of our employees.
Develop and advance yourself though our comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
Veteran Support
We provide Industry leading benefits to support veterans and active-duty members to provide security for you and your family by offering robust leave and benefits; including paid active-duty military leave and paid time off when transitioning back to civilian life.
Mind & Body
At Parsons we inspire healthier habits, heathier minds, and a healthier you through our wellness program.
Participate in our weekly Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
Wellness, at Parsons, is more than just your annual checkup.
Health
Health is not a one size fits all.
At Parsons, we offer a robust Employee Assistance Program as well as comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans through large, national carriers with the choice of regional PPO, HDHP, or HMO networks.
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