Associate Facilities Project Management

Spirit AeroSystems • Wichita, KS

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About The Position

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, using composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions. The position supports the capital and project overhead processes across the organization and Boeing Wichita Division. It maintains process schedules, policies, and procedures; develops training; coordinates with Finance, Operations, and senior management; manages budget focals; and identifies improvements to organizational performance. The role also contributes to developing a project retention system for capital and overhead projects and regularly presents updates and represents the organization in discussions with senior management.

This is a union-represented position. Spirit AeroSystems is a Drug Free Workplace; post-offer applicants and employees may be subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria in company policies are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 2–4 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 2 years of industry-specific relevant experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Basic understanding of accounting principles.
• Basic business acumen to coordinate with Finance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to assess and mitigate risk.
• Experience with individual project management and tracking.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously, including coordination, status, and performance to plan.
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership skills to achieve project goals.
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers.

Nice To Haves

• PMP or other PMI certification.
• Experience with Finance and Accounting principles and best practices.
• Aerospace manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain capital and project overhead schedules, policies, and procedures; consult on policies and work with management on corporate outcomes.
• Develop and initiate training in capital and project overhead processes, covering initiation through approval, closure, and the full process lifecycle.
• Determine objectives for changes to capital and project overhead policies and workflows that affect the Spirit Corporation and/or Boeing Wichita Division.
• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, and senior management to ensure capital processes are applied consistently across the organization.
• Work independently, identify problems, and offer solution options consistent with organizational objectives.
• Manage multiple budget focals throughout the corporation to support adherence to the capital process.
• Identify inefficiencies and develop methods and tools to improve organizational performance.
• Represent the organization and serve as a primary contact for the capital and project overhead process; communicate process and project information to senior management.
• Contribute to development of a project retention system for capital and overhead projects throughout the Boeing Wichita Division, ensuring outcomes align with organizational objectives.
• Engage with senior management to present updates, influence decisions, and represent the organization in critical discussions.
• Maintain long-range organizational goals and work toward their completion.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Eligible employees joining the Kansas team may qualify for a $5,000 Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level