Facilities Project Specialist (Temporary)

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Facilities Project Specialist (Temporary) to join our Facilities department based in Grand Prairie TX.

In this role youll guide enterprise efforts for the companys solar canopy project and other facilities construction projects coordinating proponent groups and building committees to facilitate rational facility planning budgeting and scheduling. Preparing requests for proposals and managing facilities capital expenditure budgets while maintaining high client customer and user satisfaction with services provided. Recommend and manage initiatives to increase and improve service delivery considering cost schedule and quality. This assignment is temporary and could last up to 24 months.

Your Working Environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters where we have more than 1000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

Your Challenges:

Primary Responsibilities:

Project coordination with proponent groups and building committees:35%

• Coordinates with all stakeholders to include proponent groups engineers contractors property owners and building committees to facilitate rational facility planning budgeting and scheduling.

• Maintain high client customer and user satisfaction with services provided.

• Support company Health & Safety program initiatives and ensure compliance to all assigned tasks and action items.

• Ensures effective and timely written and oral communication with consultants and internal customers during all phases of design and construction.

Manage project controls: 35%

• Perform reviews and analysis of project controls (schedule and cost indexes and variances)..

• Perform daily quality assurance inspections and reviews submittals requests for information change requests and designs for adherence to project baseline documents.

• Recommend and manage initiatives to increase and improve service delivery considering cost quality scope and schedule.

• Ensure understanding of and adherence to contract requirements business management requirements and procurement requirements across the Workplace organization.

• Monitors and reports on all phases of planning and construction to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with specified objectives.

Requests for Proposals and Statements of Work (SOW): 20%

• Prepares requests for proposals and conducts all necessary meetings to facilitate hiring architectural and construction management services.

• Prepares Statement of Work that describe projects and desired outcomes.

• Write and evaluate proposals and quotes to ensure selection of best vendors to deliver service considering cost quality scope and schedule.

Facility capitalized expenditure budgets: 10%

• Prepare submit and manage facility capitalized expenditure budgets and projects with the clients goals and objectives addressed track variances and ensure a smooth recovery process.

• Partner with Workplace project resources to ensure leasehold acquisition projects build-outs renovations and expansions are organized and limit disruption to the business.

• Prepare project reports and control expenditures in accordance with budget allocations.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Your Boarding Pass:

Required:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience in Facilities Construction/Project Management/Engineering or related field.

• 1 year in operations maintenance or construction of sizable solar generation site/project electrical utility systems or electric generation.

• 2 years in Facilities or Construction project management as a project manager assistant project manager or project controls specialist.

• State issued drivers license

• Up to 5% Domestic Travel involved

• US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license).

• Working knowledge and application of OSHA NFPA and ADA standards required.

• Current knowledge of IBC and industry trends best practices technology.

• Ability to read blueprints construction drawings and experience with significant construction/renovation projects

• Ability to lead and motivate a diverse workforce.

• Ability to work without direct supervision/self-motivator.

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English.

• Ability to write detailed reports explaining project status

• Highly proficient in general office software systems either Google Workspace or Microsoft Office Suite.

• Microsoft Project or similar Project Management software.

Preferred:

• Masters Degree or equivalent experience in Facilities Construction/Project Management/Engineering or related field.

• 5 years in Facilities or Construction project management.

• 3 years as a field construction engineer or building design engineer.

  • OR -

  • 3 years as a tradesperson or supervisor of a trade (electrical plumbing mechanical or building construction).

• PMP Certification

• General knowledge of FAA EASA and ICAO standards.

• Knowledge of estimating budgeting and scheduling practices.

• SAP knowledge

• AutoCAD knowledge

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 100%

• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens able to read documents reports and engineering drawings daily.

• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms daily.

• Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings deliver information and participate in communications daily.

• Equipment Operation: able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment daily.

• Carrying: able to carry documents drawings electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily.

• Lifting: able to lift documents drawings electronic equipment up to 10lbs daily.

• Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment rarely.

• Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings working on a computer daily.

• Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving rarely.

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on the production floor daily.

• Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice rarely.

• Walking: able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces daily.

• PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.

This role requires being a US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license).

This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.

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A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or any candidate upon request.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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