Project Manager, ATCS

Amentum•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a passionate and energetic Project Manager, ATCS to join our team and contribute to human space exploration. This role involves working with a diverse team to envision, shape, and deliver systems for space exploration that also benefit people on Earth. As a key part of NASA's largest engineering solutions provider, you will collaborate with NASA at centers across the United States. This is an exciting opportunity to manage projects with Nexus, a teammate company, and contribute to NASA's deep space exploration pursuits.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering and may be expected to have a related master's degree and normally possess 10-15 years of related experience
Experience managing and leading engineering projects
Experience with financial reporting, including budgeting, forecasting and cost estimating
Excellent oral and written communication skills and will be expected to effectively interact with customers and management at all levels
Ability to coordinate support from a wide range of technical disciplines
Ability to work independently and autonomously and track tasks and issues to completion
Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures in the field, such as mechanical and electrical system design, engineering drawings and sketches, material selection, environmental testing, and office software
Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Nice To Haves

BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of fourteen (14) years of direct engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and twelve (12) years of direct engineering experience, or Ph.D. degrees and nine (9) years direct engineering experience
Familiar with Johnson Space Center (JSC) organizations, processes, and procedures
Prior experience

Responsibilities

Formulate the project, based on customer direction, as described in EA-023.
Clearly define the project scope.
Be able to clearly define and explain the threats, costs, and resources of the project and track them along with schedule.
Communicate issues and negotiate process and product agreements with the program, prime contractors, the Engineering Directorate, and relevant Technical Authorities.
Define the key milestone, schedule, and budget constraints for the team.
Provide the team with a vision of the project objectives.
Identify resource needs, assign responsibilities, and ensure team personnel understand their roles and responsibilities.
Develop a project plan, document the plan, and obtain approvals from engineering management and appropriate supporting organizations.
Break the project into discrete tasks.
Develop and continuously maintain a schedule to define project work activities, track progress, allocate resources, and identify constraints.
Track project deliverables.
Assign tasks to the project team members according to the project plan and schedule.
Create and manage project documents to monitor project performance and data.
Maintain and update the project scope of work, financial plan, goals, and deliverables throughout the project life-cycle in response to program decisions.
Review and approve cost, schedule, or technical risk changes within the project; prepare decision packages to request budget, scope, or schedule changes from the program customer.
Manage the operational, financial, and technological aspects of projects based on timelines and work plans.
Direct, support, and coordinate the project team.
Manage the project documents to monitor project performance and data.
Resolve, trace, and escalate critical issues to minimize project risk factors.
Communicate intensively with customers, stakeholders, and contractors.
Report on project progress and communicate relevant information to customers, other stakeholders, and management.
Approve the certification plan and perform the provisional acceptance and final acceptance of the deliverables.
Coordinate the lessons-learned process.
Mentor less experienced project staff.
Review hazard analyses and risk assessments for test activities (as required).
Perform other duties as required.