Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
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Job Description
The Senior Project Manager role involves overseeing projects from initial concept through to successful completion ensuring every stage is handled efficiently and effectively. This includes fostering and maintaining strong client relationships throughout the project lifecycle collaborating with technical teams and creating detailed project proposals. The position also entails evaluating team performance managing project budgets and timelines and delivering consistent updates to stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a proven history of project management success and the ability to navigate and lead initiatives in a dynamic fastpaced setting.
Project Management
- Develop maintain and oversee project scope schedule and budget ensuring projects remain on track within budget and that they meet all requirements.
Provide regular detailed reporting on project status to the project team key stakeholders and executive leadership ensuring complete transparency and accountability. - Proactively identify manage and mitigate scope creep ensuring project boundaries are clearly defined and adhered to while effectively managing change requests.
- Capture and document lessons learned throughout the project life cycle fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the project management function.
- Actively and collaboratively manages projects working with both internal and external team members and stakeholders to drive desired outcomes.
- Follows companydefined project management processes and best practices.
- Establish and maintain strong longterm relationships with customers ensuring their requirements are consistently met and their expectations exceeded.
- Support comprehensive highimpact project proposals with detailed input from technical and financial stakeholders ensuring documentation is thorough compelling and strategically aligned.
- Oversee relationships with external suppliers working with Contracts to create statements of work negotiate contractual requirements and ensure supplier performance aligns with project goals.
- As needed support leadership with the operation of the PMO and with maintaining a company project management methodology.
People Leadership
- Lead crossfunctional teams including technical and project staff to define tasks schedules levels of effort and technical direction ensuring seamless alignment with overarching project goals.
- Train coach and mentor project management staff fostering professional growth and ensuring the development of a highperforming project team.
- Continuously evaluate and enhance the performance of the project team addressing resource constraints and needs with senior management to ensure timely resolution and optimal team function.
A selfstarter with a rollupthesleeves mentality; desire to innovate and work in a handson and fastpaced environment.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree from an accredited fouryear college or university in mechanical electrical aerospace chemical engineering physics materials science computer science / engineering mathematics or business required.
- 510 years experience in program/project management project engineering systems engineering and/or product development required.
- Experience with common project management frameworks tools and software.
- Experience working with government and commercial aerospace customers and a familiarity with launch vehicles and/or payload development..
- Experience working with CubeSats Small Satellites or any other platforms or payloads designed for operation in space (design build test analysis launch operation etc..
- Preferred
- Masters degree
- Experience or familiarity with biological or chemical processes in basic laboratory principles and techniques or the ability to quickly gain knowledge with biological or chemical processes preferred.
- Certifications & Licenses:
- PMP credential required.
- Lean Six Sigma certification at green belt or higher required.
Bachelor s and/or Master s Degree or higher in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university (Master s Degree or greater is preferred). GPA above 3.0 is preferred. 0-2 years of relevant engineering experience. Experience with permanent and temporary structures, construction engineering, or construction labor is a plus. Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam or the ability to do so within the first year of employment. Strong understanding of constructability and academic knowledge of structural engineering. Experience with engineering design and drafting software such as AutoCAD, MicroStation, RISA-3D, MathCAD, SkyCiv, etc. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Self-starter with the ability to work unsupervised. Team player and self-motivated to achieve success.
Education
Bachelor s and/or Master s Degree or higher in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited college or university (Master s Degree or greater is preferred). GPA above 3.0 is preferred.
Employment Type
Full Time
