Manager Controls Engineering

The Controls Engineering Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, coordination, and administrative management of a multidisciplinary team that supports ride and show control systems. This role ensures the team's efforts are well-organized, properly resourced, and aligned with departmental goals in safety, uptime, quality, and continuous improvement. While technical aptitude is important, the emphasis of this role is on management, planning, communication, and execution oversight. The Controls Engineering Manager will partner closely with a highly technical team—including the Sr. Manager, Controls—to maintain and evolve automation and show systems across the operation. The successful candidate will be proactive, organized, adaptable, and able to translate strategic goals into effective day-to-day execution. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead, supervise, and support a team of engineers and technicians across Controls, Networking, and Electronics disciplines. Manage team scheduling, resource planning, work prioritization, and workload balancing in coordination with the Sr. Manager and operational needs. Drive the development and enforcement of standard operating procedures, preventative maintenance plans, and documentation standards. Facilitate goal setting, performance reviews, development plans, and career growth for team members, fostering a high-performance and supportive culture. Coordinate departmental projects, ensuring alignment with timelines, budgets, safety standards, and operational constraints. Collaborate with other departments (Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Entertainment, etc.) to align priorities, remove blockers, and ensure clear communication across workgroups. Oversee vendor relationships, scopes of work, contracts, and procurement processes for controls-related projects and services. Track and report on team performance metrics, project statuses, operational KPIs, and resource utilization to departmental leadership. Serve as a point of escalation for technical, staffing, or scheduling challenges, ensuring issues are addressed promptly and effectively. Champion workplace safety, compliance, and training initiatives within the Controls Engineering team. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $105,000 - 140,000 (bonus eligible)