Senior Project Management Specialist (Enterprise Services – OpEx and Lean)

Senior Project Management Specialist (Enterprise Services – OpEx and Lean)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000421856

Date Posted:

2024-04-18

Location:

USA - Arlington, VA, USA - Chicago, IL, USA - Dallas, TX, USA - El Segundo, CA, USA - Englewood, CO, USA - Everett, WA, USA - Hazelwood, MO, USA - Huntington Beach, CA, USA - Huntsville, AL, USA - Long Beach, CA, USA - Mesa, AZ, USA - North Charleston, SC, USA - Oklahoma City, OK, USA - Plano, TX, USA - Renton, WA, USA - Ridley Park, PA, USA - Seattle, WA, USA - Titusville, FL

Job Description Qualifications:

Boeing’s Enterprise Services organization is seeking a Senior Transformation Project Management Specialist (Level 4 or 5) to join their Operational Excellence & Transformation team.

We are looking for an experienced project manager to support our transformation journey. This role will lead and manage projects/initiatives in business process, organizational strategy, policy and procedure, IT systems, Lean+, SAP Ariba, and other process improvements.

You will also perform as a Lean leader within our Operational Excellence team and the wider Enterprise Services function. You will lead Lean activities and workshops around include concepts, tools, and techniques such as Value Stream Mapping (VSM), process mapping, the Boeing Problem Solving Model (BPSM), and AIW.

Enterprise Services is a team of 2,500+ employees whose collective mission is to enable the build of Boeing’s products. Enterprise Services provides strategic partnership and support to all Boeing business units through multiple service towers – creating impact and value across the Enterprise.

Position Responsibilities:

• Execute full lifecycle, agile project management on multiple complex, high priority initiatives from concept scope/definition, as well as assuming those already started

• At a program/initiative level, identify and clearly articulate the current state, objectives, success criteria and milestone commitments, as well as any risks, issues and resolution actions

• Lead Lean activities to include Value Stream Mapping (VSM), process mapping, Boeing Problem Solving Model (BPSM), and AIW

• Facilitate Lean continuous improvement workshops to enhance organizational efficiency and productivity through deeper application of Lean principles and methodologies

• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to streamline processes, reduce waste, and optimize performance

• Develop project and program plans at all levels across functional areas to achieve objectives within scope, time, quality, and constraints from initiation to post completion

• Engage stakeholders proactively to understand & confirm requirements that will inform project / program deliverables

• Manage to project and program plans inclusive of schedules, reports, monitoring metrics, change activity, communicating and updating plans regularly throughout lifecycle

• Develop relationships with key functional stakeholders and program sponsors; deliver insightful, high-quality outcomes while managing governance with key stakeholders

• Manage change management process and apply industry best standards

• Create high quality presentations that tell business stories; provide progress updates, and create/lead detailed business cases for new projects; develop and monitor delivery plans against agreed commitments

• Define and proactively manage risks, escalating when appropriate

• Collect and interpret data, evaluate, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions, and communicate effectively to stakeholders

• Define relevant KPI’s to assess project performance and business impact; analyze technical or business problems and reach sound, independent conclusions

• Own, lead and support a portfolio of projects/initiatives concurrently and meet critical deadlines

• Train and mentor employees on Lean principles, tools, and techniques

Key Relationships & Stakeholders:

• Enterprise Services Executive Leadership team

• Multiple functional partners: IT, Data and Business Intelligence, Finance, HR

• Enterprise Services Tower leadership: Indirect Supply Chain (ISC), Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF), Executive Flight

• External vendors and/or consultants

Up to 20% domestic travel will be required. The current expectation is travel to major U.S. Boeing sites.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiri