Project Management Specialist (3/4/5)

Boeing • Hazelwood, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Project Management Specialist (3/4/5) Company: The Boeing Company Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for an Experienced, Senior or Lead Project Manager (Level 3/4/5) to join the Fighters Development Programs Program Management team in Berkeley, Missouri. The Fighters Development Programs Project Manager will lead efforts within the Advanced Displays Portfolio. This portfolio contains a set of project teams conducting Hardware (HW) development, Software (SW)/Firmware development, ongoing redesign and platform integration efforts across various levels of classification. The project manager will coordinate and be accountable to requirements and program execution for multiple contracted activities with various customer relationships across the Air Dominance Organization. The PM will be responsible for working directly with program external customers, teaming with other Development Program leaders in the Air Dominance (AD) portfolio, and closely collaborating with cross functional partners to drive execution and make customer priorities ours. The ideal candidate will work under minimal supervision, be biased towards action, maintain a consistent sense of urgency, seek out and identify solutions, build strong internal and external relationships, collaborate respectfully and professionally, and empower the project team to meet commitments. Program management best practices, project management skills, strong discipline, superb communication skills, and constructive engagement with all levels of organization (internal partners, suppliers, and customers) are key to success in this position. Position Responsibilities – Experienced Level 3 : 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 Position Responsibilities – Senior Level 4 : Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case Develops and establishes lead time requirements Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies Position Responsibilities – Lead Level 5 : Oversees, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for highly complex or difficult projects, programs and change driven activities to execute in accordance with project management industry standards Directs and provides high level studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), determines scope, reports, and oversight of planning requests Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case Develops and executes the process and strategy for the integration of plans and schedules Consults and recommends integrated planning, scheduling, change and baseline management, processes, techniques and tools to management considered to be best practices across the industry Recognized as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives Authorizes commitment of resources by obtaining approvals from stakeholders Oversees deployment of approved recommendations at Division, Business Unit, and/or Enterprise levels This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options. This position is for 1st shift. This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Requirements

• More than 1 year of experience leading through influence and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects, transactions or initiatives
• More than 1 year of experience working with multiple internal or external stakeholders (i.e. business partner, customer, Finance, suppliers) in planning and executing projects or transactions
• More than 1 year of experience supporting projects or programs utilizing Earned Value management and Risk, Issues and Opportunity (RIO) management to drive program performance
• This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• PMP Certification
• More than 3 years of experience developing and delivering presentations to senior leaders
• More than 3 years of experience providing, developing, and managing resources required for program execution

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
• Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry
• Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives
• Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
• Develops and establishes lead time requirements
• Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry
• Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies
• Oversees, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for highly complex or difficult projects, programs and change driven activities to execute in accordance with project management industry standards
• Directs and provides high level studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), determines scope, reports, and oversight of planning requests
• Develops and executes the process and strategy for the integration of plans and schedules
• Consults and recommends integrated planning, scheduling, change and baseline management, processes, techniques and tools to management considered to be best practices across the industry
• Recognized as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives
• Authorizes commitment of resources by obtaining approvals from stakeholders
• Oversees deployment of approved recommendations at Division, Business Unit, and/or Enterprise levels

Benefits

• At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.
• 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.
• The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

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