Cross-Functional Project Manager, Program Work Environment (PWE) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2025-07-31

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX36: Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX, 75082-2402 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance: Top Secret

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Project & Support Excellence organization, within Mission Systems Services, has an opening for a Cross-Functional Project Manager (CFPM) supporting the Secure Program Work Environments Integrated Product Team (sPWE IPT). The role will be responsible for driving the successful execution of business-critical projects that deliver new secure engineering and program management office capabilities. The scope of projects a candidate may anticipate leading include (but not limited to): The end-to-end delivery of new secure program work environments, renovation and modernization of existing secure environments, and establishing secure inter-connectivity systems across multiple RTX sites.

As the cross-functional project manager (CFPM), you will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams (comprised of Digital Technology, Cyber Security, Industrial Security, Facilities, and Lab Management) supporting multiple challenging projects concurrently. In many cases, a CFPM in this role can expect project scope lacking firm requirements, or customer direction. A strong, innate ability to lead teams to leverage innovative problem-solving techniques is pivotal.

A successful CFPM in this role will drive end-to-end project execution from project concept through occupancy leveraging partnerships and collaboration with senior leadership, value stream, and engineering across all functional pillars.  This role will drive requirements definition, navigate project execution obstacles, and ensure scope is delivered on time and within budget. This is an individual contributor position.

This position is onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA or Richardson, TX.

What You Will Do

• Confidently lead multi discipline cross functional project teams to execute on time delivery of project scope for the Secure Program Work Environment (sPWE)

• Lead geographically separated project teams comprised of subject matter experts from Digital Technologies, Cyber Security, Industrial Security, Facilities, and Lab Management in the planning and tactical execution of project scope

• Support stakeholders to define scope and requirements through effective collaboration across all functional disciplines

• Accountable for the establishment and tracking of project scope, schedule, and budget across large scale projects including both internal and external resources

• Responsible for the synthesis of sPWE capital requests and associated financial documentation in accordance with Collins Aerospace capital policy.  Tracking and monitoring project costs, forecasting, and AOP budget.

• Prepare and deliver regular status updates/presentations to the customer and stakeholders on project milestones, dependencies, cost/schedule performance, and risks/opportunities

• Proactively identify and manage resource constraints and communicate priority

• Track and manage risks and opportunities, lead risk mitigation efforts and leverage opportunity realization

• Foster a culture of accountability and project execution excellence

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to articulate and adapt complex information to audiences at all levels of the organization

• Foster collaboration with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams

• Thrive in a dynamic environment under tight deadlines

• Ability to travel up to 30%

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

• Strong Project Management best practices including cost/schedule development, management, and tracking

• High level of collaboration and organization

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