Senior Safety Professional- Project Hire

Job ID 10106694 Location Anaheim, California, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Dec. 12, 2024

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

"We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!" "“We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"

The Design Safety position serves as a key technical safety resource for new Disneyland Resort projects. The position is responsible for providing prevention through design for guest and cast safety, regulatory compliance, safety assurance strategies, and hazard analysis input for the development, implementation, and sustainment phases for the designated project(s).

This is a Project Hire role, with no guarantee of permanent placement, with an estimated end date of 9/27/2025.

The Senior Safety Professional will report to Manager, Safety.

What You Will Do

Lead the design safety efforts from the feasibility phase through project completion in partnership with both internal clients and external contractors/general contractors.

Safety Design Assist:

Partner with Facilities Asset Management (FAM), Architecture & Facilities Engineering (A&FE), and Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) and consult design elements to provide applicable and acceptable risk mitigation methodologies for the Disneyland resort to consider throughout the design cycle.
Investigate and propose innovative and practical safety solutions to meet the creative intent of the project while ensuring risk mitigation/minimization and safety/regulatory compliance.
Articulate, quantify and qualify safety requirements to the project team using applicable standards and regulations, safety data and statistics, historical data, benchmarking and risk analysis techniques.
Partner with Facility and Operations Services (FOS), Operations, and other Line of Business partners to identify applicable risk mitigations/risk expectations for individual use-cases.
Provide risk and hazard analysis and safety input at all phases of project design, representing all stakeholders and Disneyland Resort Safety.
Safety liaison for the Disneyland Resort, Operations Development, and FOS teams to facilitate partnering with specialist safety teams such as Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, Accessibility, etc.
Represent Disney Experiences (DX) and Worldwide Safety by identifying items that represent an unacceptable risk for the Company or significant deviation from established design standards and norms, and recommend elevation or present these items to the applicable Safety Review Teams.
Identify applicable Disney, Federal, State and local regulations and standards for the element under design.

Safety Design Assurance:

Assist FOS and Operations throughout the execution of a design through construction and acceptance to ensure that safety mitigations planned during designed are accurate, effective, applicable, current and represent the appropriate level of risk acceptance.
Provide Safety Assurance services for all stakeholders by participating in inspections, field reviews, acceptance tests and operational acceptance testing.
Provide consulting services to all stakeholders on design changes, field directed changes, design gaps and scope changes.
Safety Liaison for the affected park/land/venue to assist FOS and Operations Development teams to prepare for operation and maintenance execution.
Ensure partnership with other design safety individuals for consistency and alignment of hazard mitigations, risk analysis, and standards interpretation.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:

5+ years of industrial safety and health experience, safety engineering, or related.
Proven experience in the project design review process, including an understanding of the “Safety by Design” concept.
Strong background reviewing and analyzing design drawings/packages and hazard analyses.
Knowledge of relevant regulatory and industry standards and best practices as well as internal company standards and business practices.
Self-driven and resourceful professional with the ability to solve problems outside area of expertise.
Demonstrated flexibility and ability to operate within an ambiguous and changing environment.
Ability to resolve conflicts and diffuse difficult situations.

Preferred Qualifications

Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation or Professional Engineer (PE)
Certified Playground Safety Inspector (CPSI)
Design safety experience
Experience in safety of multi trade construction activities and construction safety industry/regulatory standards
Strong background in FOS and Operations tasks and utilization of common theme park facilities (registered attractions, quick services kitchens, playground, etc...)

Education

Bachelors Degree

Preferred Education

4-year degree in Occupational Safety, Safety Engineering, Construction Safety, Engineering, Architecture or related.
Advanced degree in Occupational Safety, Safety Engineering, Construction Safety, Engineering, Architecture or related.

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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The hiring range for this position in California is $103,500.00-$138,800.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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