Meow Wolf

Meow Wolf

Director, Project Controls

Santa Fe, NM · Director · Full-time

No sponsorshipDetected 29 days ago
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About the role

  • The role oversees the estimating and scheduling functions across the full project lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with creative vision and financial feasibility.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Project Controls Team, providing oversight for project-specific estimating, budgeting, and scheduling across the full project lifecycle, from early ideation through delivery.
  • Supervise, mentor, and actively develop a high-performing and scalable team of managers and professionals, including the Scheduling/Planning Manager and Estimating Manager.
  • Establish and maintain standardized project controls procedures, tools, and cost databases to ensure accuracy and consistency across all projects, including the development and validation of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), scope documents, and cost forecasts.
  • Translate high-level business goals into actionable project plans and actively partner with leadership to develop comprehensive risk registers and incorporate schedule/cost risk analyses into project baselines.
  • Implement best practices, continuously evaluate project delivery methodologies, and leverage emerging tools and technologies to enhance productivity in delivery.
  • Build and maintain a historical cost database and benchmarking library to continuously improve accuracy and inform strategic decision-making.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in overseeing estimating, scheduling/planning, or cost control, preferably 10+ years in construction or themed entertainment.
  • Strong experience in overseeing domestic and international multi-faceted projects
  • Proficiency with core industry tools such as P6, Autodesk Construction Cloud, and Google Suite.
  • Experience in domestic and international multi-faceted projects.
  • Proven track record in meeting aggressive schedules
  • clearly defining deliverables and timetables with demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in complex environments to successful project completion.
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
  • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Compensation

  • As part of the total compensation package for full-time employees, Meow Wolf offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes various options to meet individual healthcare and financial needs along with many perks.

Benefits

  • The choices we make concerning our benefits during enrollment periods are among the most important we select for ourselves and our families.
  • As part of the total compensation package for full-time employees, Meow Wolf offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes various options to meet individual healthcare and financial needs along with many perks.
  • Medical Insurance options: PPO & HDHP*
  • Dental and Vision Insurance*
  • HSA, HRA, and FSA options*
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company paid Life Insurance Policy and Disability Coverage(s)*
  • Voluntary Critical Illness and Life Insurance Policies*
  • Paid Parental Leave for 12 weeks
  • Collaborate closely with Project Leadership, Creative, Finance, Show, and Operations to align project strategies with company priorities and ensure the creative vision aligns with financial feasibility.
  • To document that commitment, we converted our legal designation into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation and have certified as a B Corporation.

Company info

  • We are all outsiders at heart, and we create space for everyone to feel like they belong.
  • We are "kind punks" - supportive to each other and standing up for what we believe in.
  • The employee will comply with company and OSHA standard workplace safety protocols.
  • Meow Wolf is committed to our DIY roots and grassroots community support principles.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
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