Project Management Specialist (General Project Mgmt)

Boeing

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) seeks a disciplined, action‑oriented Project Management Specialist to join the MQ-25 Program Integration Office (PIO) in Hazelwood, Missouri. You will work on a high-performing, cross‑functional team executing on an accelerated schedule to deliver state‑of-the-art capability. Familiarity with project/program management best practices and earned value management is required. Experience with risk processes and formal change management is essential to support program decision-making and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• More than 3 years of experience in change management, program planning, project management, integrated scheduling, engineering, or business operations.
• More than 3 years of experience with team schedules, resource management, earned value management, and risk/issue/opportunity management.
• Hands‑on experience using project/program management best practices, processes, and methods.
• Demonstrated ability to perform impact analyses and manage change through formal change control processes.
• Strong discipline, follow‑through, and bias toward action—able to drive closure on open items and ensure execution.
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret clearance (U.S. Citizenship required).

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience facilitating Change Control Boards or equivalent governance forums.
• Familiarity with RIO lifecycle tools and best practices for prioritization and mitigation.
• Experience implementing change management frameworks including stakeholder analysis, communication plans, and training.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable engaging both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Prior experience on defense or aerospace programs with complex integration and accelerated schedules.

Responsibilities

• Independently develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards.
• Performs studies, analysis (trend, variance, impact), risk assessments to determine impacts, and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives.
• Creates schedule, reports, metrics, change activity, communicates and updates plan regularly throughout lifecycle of program or project.
• Works to improve project management processes, business systems, and implement best practices that support project decision makers.
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion.
• Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
• Assists customers to develop performance recovery plan and ensure all project control systems are in place to support ongoing support to stakeholders.
• Support execution and compliance with Boeing Program Management Best Practices (PMBP).
• Act as a point of coordination for RIO processes: identify, capture, prioritize, track, and close risks, issues, and opportunities across the program.
• Lead or support change control activities: assess change requests, perform impact analysis (schedule, cost, requirements), prepare recommendation packages, and facilitate Change Control Board (CCB) or equivalent approvals.
• Collect, analyze and synthesize project data to produce reports, dashboards, and meeting materials for program leadership.
• Analyze variances, earned value metrics, schedule performance, and resource allocations to enable timely corrective actions.
• Recommend and help implement process and tool improvements to increase transparency, decision quality, and execution efficiency.
• Plan and facilitate resolution of emergent issues; execute special projects as assigned.
• Engage stakeholders—technical and non‑technical—through clear communications, training, and status updates to enable smooth adoption of changes and RIO mitigations.

Benefits

• Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

What This Job Offers

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