Specialist, Project Management 1

L3Harris•Greenville, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Candidate will function as the point-of-contract between the Program Office, Functional Management, the Customer, supplier relationships, and other stakeholders to coordinate efforts to ensure successful resolutions of program issues. This role involves managing material budgets, forecasting, business analysis of material requirements, and managing impacts to program Estimates at Completion (EACs). The Specialist will collaborate with various teams to define tasks, establish budgets and schedules, and develop management plans. They will interact with Engineering, Planning, Procurement, and Manufacturing to ensure timely drawing releases and schedule achievement. The role also includes reviewing proposals and Statements of Work (SOW), monitoring material movement, utilizing program management tools for performance reporting, leading customer meetings, and providing proposal support. The Specialist will assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client satisfaction goals, while developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and problem-solving.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
Experience with manpower planning, milestone scheduling, PM tools, and related financial management.
Active DoD Secret clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience with SAP and material processes strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage the material budget for assigned program.
Provide accurate material forecast.
Assist in providing comprehensive business analysis of program material requirements and manage impact to program EAC's for all material related actions.
Work collaboratively with Program Office and Functional Management, as well as other stakeholders, to define and assign task requirements; estimate and establish budget and schedules; determine appropriate performance metrics; clarify priorities; and develop and implement specific management plans to support the program.
Interact with Engineering / Engineering design reviews, Planning, Procurement and Manufacturing personnel to ensure appropriate drawings are released and program schedules are achieved.
Assist in reviewing proposals & Statements of Work (SOW) to establish status metrics and reporting methods that assists with Make buy decisions, follows up on open purchase orders, verifies delivery, participates in resolving supplier issues, approves payment, and maintains necessary records of material movement throughout manufacturing and inventory cycle(s).
Utilize program management tools to monitor and report program performance to objectives (including budget, schedule, and other management requirements), and facilitate project coordination and decision-making.
Lead/participate in Monthly Customer meetings to assure successful results for in house and Vendor repair items and drive non-value added costs out of the program.
Provide proposal support to include estimating the scope of MPM labor and material efforts.
Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
Develop and implement mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.