Airport Safety Project Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology

11d • $136,000 - $184,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Project Manager – Must have, at minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Management from an accredited college or university. Must also have at least 5 years of program management experience. Aviation related research and development experience is preferred. This candidate will provide overall management of personnel working in a technical environment. Candidate must be proficient in design standards, planning tools (i.e. work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, PERT charts, etc.), budgeting, and technical and financial report development. This candidate will be responsible for performing the day-to-day and long-term project planning, scheduling and reporting of the work to be performed by the engineering, technician and administrative support staff under the requirements of the task. They will be responsible for setting up monthly meetings with the customer lead and staff. Provides technical, administrative, and operational management of assigned project or tasks, including contract and subcontractor management. Typically supervises assigned staff, may include subordinate supervisors. Participates in the development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, and task order and administrative reporting. May also perform high level technical services on assigned tasks. Conducts planning and provides recommendations to client on task workload. Manages risk tracking process. Attends customer meetings and may serve as client liaison Interacts with vendors, other agencies, and other client staff on behalf of the client. Coordinates development of technical reports and deliverables and products. Ensures quality assurance of project deliverables. Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned. Participates in special projects as required. SCOPE: Manages one or more small to medium sized teams focused on a few or multiple areas. Low to Medium complexity.

Requirements

• Must have, at minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Management from an accredited college or university.
• Must also have at least 5 years of program management experience.
• Candidate must be proficient in design standards, planning tools (i.e. work breakdown structures, Gantt charts, critical path analyses, PERT charts, etc.), budgeting, and technical and financial report development.
• 10 + years of related experience
• Skills: Deliverables Management, Operations Management, Program Management, Technical Projects

Nice To Haves

• BA/BS (or equivalent experience), 5+ years of Aviation related Program / Project Management work experience
• Aviation related research and development experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management of personnel working in a technical environment.
• Perform day-to-day and long-term project planning, scheduling and reporting of the work to be performed by the engineering, technician and administrative support staff under the requirements of the task.
• Setting up monthly meetings with the customer lead and staff.
• Provides technical, administrative, and operational management of assigned project or tasks, including contract and subcontractor management.
• Supervises assigned staff, may include subordinate supervisors.
• Participates in the development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, and task order and administrative reporting.
• Perform high level technical services on assigned tasks.
• Conducts planning and provides recommendations to client on task workload.
• Manages risk tracking process.
• Attends customer meetings and may serve as client liaison
• Interacts with vendors, other agencies, and other client staff on behalf of the client.
• Coordinates development of technical reports and deliverables and products.
• Ensures quality assurance of project deliverables.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participates in special projects as required.

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees