Senior Rockwork Engineer – Project Hire

The Walt Disney Company

Senior Rockwork Engineer managing design and engineering of complex rockwork structures for Disney theme parks and attractions. Collaborating across various disciplines to create immersive experiences.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeGlendale • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,500 - $154,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage the design and engineering of complex rockwork structures
Manage technical coordination of rockwork design documents, models, specifications, and basis of design with AR, ST, MEP, Civil, Landscape, Show, Ride, Creative disciplines, and Rockwork Contractor, in consideration of programmatic requirements (Operational Stakeholders).
Lead the technical coordination of rockwork design and construction including facilitating meetings and maintaining an IRL (issues resolution log) or similar document.
Organize and develop project design criteria, engineering work plans, rockwork schedules, meetings, and work plans for projects of varying complexity.
Facilitate quality assurance and control, both of design documentation as well as field construction.
Direct project team members on coordination and integration activities related to the technical scope of work; this also includes any 3rd party architecture and engineering consultants.
Participate in regularly scheduled project meetings with project team, consultants and contractors.
Provide project teams with rockwork design and construction details, rockwork lessons learned, and rockwork standards information to inform rockwork specifications.
Monitor work progress and ensure that technical quality, interdisciplinary coordination and production requirements are met
Answer construction bid period questions and respond to and resolve field issues and questions.
Provide technical direction to in-house engineers and designers, and to outside consultants in the production of construction contract documents.
May lead a small team of rockwork engineers and designers in the production of construction documents for multiple attractions of medium complexity through all phases of design.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Graduate of an accredited engineering school with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil/Structural Engineering.
Professional Engineer license in Civil Engineering
Working knowledge of structural engineering including current technologies and codes, with concentration in the areas of steel and concrete structures.
Working knowledge of the structural engineering discipline, including industry practices, construction methods and materials, codes, current technology and the preparation and use of contract documents in all phases of design and construction
Knowledge of the use of analytical software for structural engineering design
6 or more years of work experience in structural and/or rockwork engineering
Construction phase experience including the submittal/shop drawing review process and on-site field inspections

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and savings benefits
educational opportunities
special extras that only Disney can provide

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Hard Skills & Tools

rockwork designstructural engineeringconstruction documentationquality assuranceproject managementanalytical softwaresteel structuresconcrete structuresconstruction methodscontract documents

Soft Skills

technical coordinationleadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingteam collaborationmeeting facilitationissue resolutionmonitoring progressdirection provision

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in Civil EngineeringProfessional Engineer license