Job Abstract

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Job Title: Sr. Workplace Project Manager

Department: Facilities

Location: Irvine, CA

As a Senior Workplace Project Manager, you will own the development of Workplace Projects, including defining the project’s objectives and being responsible for quality control throughout its life cycle.

This includes restacks, renovation and new construction according to deadlines and within budget. Additionally, this individual will acquire resources, and coordinate the efforts of team members and third-party contractors, to deliver projects according to plan.

This individual will delegate project management operations as well as more day-to-day functions to other project team members while maintaining overall responsibility for the success of the project

This role is based out of the Irvine, CA. Blizzard Campus

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home, however adaptability in working hours is required to meet project deadlines and accommodate project needs, including nights and weekends.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Advise and lead project development from beginning to end.
• Develop full-scale project budget plans and associated research documents for new projects or expansions.
• Collaborates with all levels of the organization. Meets with partners to detail project scope, results, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed.
• Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
• Crafts, leads, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.
• Provides project status updates at predetermined time intervals to all collaborators.
• Communicates routinely to management, customers, project team members, and other partners, actively soliciting and addressing customer and project team feedback.
• Assists in business development efforts to build project proposals, RFPs, estimates, and schedules.
• Sets and monitors project budgets and staffing requirements.
• Ensures adherence to legally binding requirements.
• Establishes key project criteria metrics, supervises achievements and results.
• Develop project control and reporting procedures and run changes in operational plan.
• Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers.
• Measure, analyze, and develop key metrics for facility utilization and efficiency.
• Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, as well as resolving team conflicts.
• Resolve technical and operational issues as the need arises.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in project management, construction management, or an equivalent combination of relevant workplace facilities experience.
• Strong organizational and experience in balancing multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Risk assessment capabilities; Strong problem -solving, resolution skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively and lead in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience with leading direct reports.

• Excellent social skills including written and oral communications; relationship building.
• Proficiency in MS Project and Microsoft software; AutoCAD being a plus.
• Knowledge of construction management processes and procedures and FF&E processes is a plus.
• Excellent presentation skills and make recommendations to all levels of the organization, partners/business units.
• Strong financial orientation for budget preparation, project financial reporting, and internal financial processes (e.g. invoices, purchase orders, accruals).
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Familiarity with legal aspects of contracts to include contract preparation and negotiations.
• Willingness to travel if required.

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a best-in-class developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network in the world!

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only improved by teams with varied strengths working in an inclusive environment.  We seek to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.