Project Manager

Location: Malmstrom Airforce Base - Great Falls Montana

Type: Exempt

Work Schedule: Full-Time

Compensation: $56160 - $60320

Benefits: Tessera is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to our eligible part-time and full-time employees.

• Medical Dental Vision 401(k) retirement plan Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care

• 11 paid federal holidays accrual of 12 paid days of vacation at the start of employment paid sick leave

• Potential shared earning bonus

• Tuition assistance is available after 1 year of employment and potential scholarships for qualified dependents

• Professional development certifications and training opportunities

• Verizon wireless discount

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an engaging wellness program

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility for full-time employees

Tessera is dedicated to Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities by hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities as well as veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our purpose-driven culture our core values - Inclusion Partnerships Integrity - and our commitment to providing a safe

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads the site team including subcontractors to deliver outstanding customer results both functionally and contractually. Conduct overall management coordination and be the central point of contact (POC) with the customer for performance of all work under the contract.

• Leads customer engagement and communications. Leverage full team including frontline supervisors QC subcontractors and site leadership to maintain performance excellence and solve tough problems as a team in partnership with the customer. Continuously pulses customer stakeholders for improvement input and understands customers needs culture and mission.

• Fully supports Tesseras mission of Providing Opportunities to People with Disabilities. Actively partners with Tesseras recruiters vocational specialists HR Partners and Workforce Development teams to attract retain and develop a diverse employee workforce.

• Drives a world-class safety management system and safety culture through leadership engagement safety risk management safety assurance and safety training and promotion. Model positive safety leadership behaviors.

• Strong employee relations skills including servant leadership. building morale communication providing feedback and conflict resolution. Collaborates closely with human resources and vocational staff. Competent in the timely and effective use of employee relations tools and processes owns these processes with support from HR (not the other way around). Manages by walking around.

• Mentors motivates and inspires the leadership team functional teams and employees to operate with a can do will do attitude.

• Improves staff knowledge skills and abilities through targeted recruitment formal and on-the-job training coaching and performance feedback along all aspects of the employee life cycle.

• Leads sites reliability performance trajectory with goals of achieving core capability at end of year 1 and adding advanced capability starting year 2 based on Tesseras reliability maturity model.

• Leads the site reliability program to extend asset life and reduce breakdowns. Leverages the entire team to drive an asset ownership culture expand/improve planned maintenance leverage predictive tools and enable key processes such as root cause analysis and preventative maintenance (PM) optimization.

• Possesses strategic vision for the site the contract and meeting the future needs of the customer. Able to convert this strategy into action through disciplined planning and project management.

• Focused on continual process improvement balanced excellence of site performance metrics and combatting operational complacency.

• Financial Management understands profit and loss drivers always looking at judicious use of Tessera resources and to preserve/improve Tesseras bottom line. Able to maintain the balance between mission and financial performance.

• Contract Management understands the full contract requirements and ensures requirements are assigned to the right teams for day-to-day management. Briefs external and internal customers on relevant aspects and resolves issues as needed.

• Operational Excellence leverages the leadership team and established BI solutions to drive superior performance results e.g. capacity on-time completion backlog quality and customer ratings. Includes a unified and tiered effort including shop tailgate sessions production meetings and customer briefings.

• Change Management designs and implements change successfully leveraging the shared intelligence and unique perspectives of the leadership team. Able to explain the why to employees in language that is relevant to them. Leads completion of key change initiatives for the customer and/or internal to the site.

• Responsible for the success of all missions assigned including planning profitability resource leveling production status reporting and coordination with employees customers Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and outside agencies.

• Establishes project objectives procedures and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and contract Performance Work Statement (PWS).

• Accountable for coordinating work schedules day-to-day tasking and operational guidance to ensure the mission is accomplished on time within budget and according to established quality security safety and environmental standards.

• Facilitates manages and supports all internal and external reporting requirements. Formulates reports (Workday Excel PowerBI AI) concerning such areas as work progress cost control waste reduction and scheduling.

• Facilitate problem resolution through timely improvements and good working relationships.

• Control and tracking of property including materials equipment and supplies used for this contract.

• Travel to Home Office conferences flagship sites and outlying contract sites as needed.

• Ensures professionalism in both appearance and demeanor through the Tessera workforce.

• Responsible for updating and implementing the sites safety quality awards and training programs.

• Develops yearly budget requirements based on an assessment of contract requirements. Determines capital and expense requirements establishes cash flow requirements and determines P&L input for planning cycles.

• Models and continuously promotes Tesseras core values of integrity inclusion and partnership in service to our purpose our community impacts and our humanitarianism.

• Develops a culture of innovation collaboration and informed risk taking. Empowers employees to make decisions in response to customers and to take appropriate action to ensure customer satisfaction.

• All Other Duties as Assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Project Management or something similar preferred

• At least 5 years of previous experience in Maintenance Management with an emphasis on custodial required

• 3-5 years of previous management experience within a similar capacity required

• Previous combination of experience and education will be considered

• Staff Leadership and management experience

• Previous experience with employee relations employee development and technical training

• Experience managing a positive safety culture

Physical Requirements:

Employees must have the ability to perform the following physical demands for extended periods of time with or without assistance. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions on a case-by-case basis.

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

• May be required to reach kneel walk stand and use repetitive motion for several hours at a time based on position duties.

• Work may require repetitive motion reaching lifting kneeling and walking. Standing or sitting for several hours at a time climbing in and out of a vehicle and up and down stairs may also be required.

• Must have the perseverance to work effectively under pressure for extended periods of time.

Requirements:

• A valid state drivers license is required with the ability to obtain and maintain coverage by Tesseras insurance.

• Access to a federal military installation requires a REAL ID-compliant drivers license or an acceptable alternative such as a U.S. passport or military ID in accordance with the REAL ID Act. Please visit this website for more information: be able to obtain and maintain applicable security clearances and installation access. A background check and E-Verify will be conducted for this position.

*** Access to a federal military installation requires a REAL ID-compliant drivers license or an acceptable alternative such as a U.S. passport or military ID in accordance with the REAL ID Act.

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Tessera is a national non-profit government contractor that is dedicated to Creating Opportunities for People with Disabilities through hiring and supporting individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. We take pride in our mission-focused culture our Core Values Diversity Partnership Commitment Integrity and Quality and our dedication to providing a safe and respectful work environment to our employees.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Tessera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Women/Minority/Veteran/Disabled - Tessera participates in E-Verify