Project Manager - Ranges

Amentum•Las Vegas, NV

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the overall operation of a project/contract from proposal, planning, coordination and execution to project completion. This includes ensuring the safety and well-being of employees, safeguarding company funds and property, and representing the company with respect to the customer. The role involves demonstrating and providing project leadership, identifying and mitigating potential project problems or opportunities, and ensuring adherence to project management elements like Work Breakdown Structure, Asset Management, and Workflow Management. The Program Manager will expand the Project Execution Plan, serve as the single point of contact, establish and report on key performance indicators, and manage the project schedule and budget. This role also supports business development and contract negotiations, and may involve formal presentations to clients and management.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
5 years’ relevant experience in field of operations, maintenance, construction, civil engineering, and/or MEC-related activities.
Good oral and written communication skills
Proficient in word-processing and integrated software applications
Organizational skills and ability to perform detail-oriented work are required.
Position requires the ability to pass and maintain a Security Clearance.
Position may require travel.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, construction management, project management.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is recommended.
MEC experience including working on operational and test ranges performing range clearance operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates and provides project leadership in their area of responsibility.
Identify potential project problems or opportunities, analyze the issues using all appropriate resources, develop alternatives, and arrive at the most optimum approach to mitigate problems or exploit opportunities.
Ensures development and adherence to the project Work Breakdown Structure, Asset Management, and Workflow Management elements.
Expand the Project Execution Plan for subsequent phases to include project initiation, planning, coordination, execution, and completion.
Serve as the single point contact for the project and ensure open and collaborative communication between all stakeholders.
Establish track and report status against key performance indicators or contractual metrics on a routine basis.
Participate in the establishment of project organizational structure in support of proposal efforts.
Demonstrates command of the schedule goals, key milestones, and approach to the work embodied in the schedule.
Ensures that a firm scope-based schedule baseline is established and properly resourced.
Demonstrates knowledge of the schedule tools, procedures, and work process.
Reviews, reports and manages key performance measures defined within the contract.
Implements corrective measures when measures are outside service levels or bandwidths.
Consistently meets or improves upon the established schedule goals in their area of responsibility.
Manages performance and progress against the plan and ensures accurate forecasts with commensurate action plans.
Establishes annual operating budgets in cooperation with customer, business manager or group financial department.
Provides accurate monthly forecasts of cost, schedule, and resource utilization.
Supports BD, and Group management in Contract negotiations with customers.
Supports or conducts formal presentations to clients and/or management.
Perform all other position-related duties as assigned or requested.
Enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment.
Conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
Read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.