Project Lead (Aerospace)

ONEIL•Miamisburg, OH

About The Position

The Project Lead manages assigned projects in accordance with their priorities, scope, contract specifications, and objectives. The role executes project management and accountability methods throughout the customer relationship, serving as the customer point of contact and internal advocate. The Project Lead communicates project updates to management, coaches and develops direct reports, and ensures project deadlines and quality standards are met. The position creates, negotiates, monitors, revises, and maintains project plans, schedules, and specifications. It builds effective working relationships with customer staff, reports project successes, issues, financial status, and obstacles to management, and prepares accurate status, cost, and schedule reports for senior management. The Project Lead conducts internal and customer project reviews, follows up on action items, coordinates staff schedules and interested parties, and establishes project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within company policy and contract requirements. The work takes place in a general office environment and may involve travel to customer or alternate locations, estimated at 10 percent or less. Overtime or additional hours may be needed on short notice to meet deadlines, and occasional weekend or holiday work may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED).
At least five years of experience writing and/or coordinating complete, complex technical documents.
At least two years of experience in the aerospace, commercial, or Department of Defense (DoD) industry.
At least three years of experience assisting project leadership in a senior role on projects in the aerospace, commercial, or DoD industry.
Technical expertise regarding the client product line and product development practices.
Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Project.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

An associate or bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent work experience.
Basic proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint.
Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat.
Strong understanding of authoring software and/or content management systems, such as XML editor (Epic), Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe InDesign.
Certification or licensure in a technical field (automotive).
A Government/Military Common Access Card (CAC) may be required for assigned contracts and/or projects.
A Secret clearance issued by the DoD may be required.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned projects according to their priorities, scope, contract specifications, and objectives.
Execute project management and accountability methods and processes throughout the customer relationship.
Serve as the customer point of contact and internal advocate during the contractual relationship.
Communicate project updates, successes, issues, financial status, and obstacles to management.
Coach, develop, mentor, and train direct reports.
Ensure project deadlines and quality standards are achieved.
Create, negotiate, monitor, revise, and maintain project plans, schedules, and specifications.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with key customer staff.
Prepare accurate reports and updates for senior management covering project status, costs, and scheduling.
Conduct internal project reviews and ensure follow-up on resulting action items.
Act as the point of contact for customer project reviews and ensure follow-up on resulting action items.
Coordinate staff schedules and other interested parties to meet project demands.
Establish project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within company policy and contract specifications.