Project Management Specialist - Next Generation Product Support (NGPS)

Project Management Specialist - Next Generation Product Support (NGPS)

Company:

The Boeing Company

Job ID:

00000438455

Date Posted:

2024-09-09

Location:

USA - Berkeley, MO

Job Description Qualifications:

Boeing Global Services (BGS) Government Services is looking for Project Management Specialists to join our team.

The role will support portfolio execution of all current and future Next Generation Product Support (NGPS) digital capabilities and investment across defense platforms, customers, and contract types (Foreign Military Sales, Direct Commercial Sales, and USG contracts).  The primary purpose of this role is enabling single-threaded ownership of delivering business projects that involve multiple work streams/functional groups.  This includes responsibility for managing projects end-to-end through the planning, development, execution, and implementation stages.

Position Responsibilities:

• Delivers multiple business projects that are highly complex from planning to minimum realization with full responsibility and accountability for the outcomes; including organizing and tracking project details and communicating consistently with project stakeholders and personnel
• Develops, analyzes, and manages all touch points of the project plan including responsibility for milestone/deliverable scheduling, managing project financials, and providing input and justification for costs and budget impact
• Holds project teams accountable for meeting or exceeding expectations by coordinating team activities and managing milestones and deliverables
• Facilitates and influences investment strategy for the portfolio aligning work scope, tasks and resources within financial commitments
• Manages and ensures the alignment, buy-in, and support of diverse project stakeholders by building and maintaining relationships with internal customers, third party vendors, and senior/executive management
• Responsible for tracking and reporting key metrics (i.e., deliverables, measures of success, financials, duration, benefits) and communicating findings to program managers and senior/executive management.
• Owns the project execution plan (i.e., work breakdown structures) and business objectives (e.g. process design/re-design, change management, deployment approach, management and end user readiness), partnering with IT and/or Functional teams to bridge business alignment, strategy, to execution.
• Develops strategic plans for realigning work statement to support current and new business initiatives that support organization goals and strategy
• Balance the enterprise, business unit and customer goals to meet and drive the Long Range Business Plan (LRBP)
• Program management efforts involve utilizing traditional management techniques (Waterfall, EVM) and Agile project management methodology
• Applies technical knowledge of product support and Program Management Best Practices to direct program activities
• Assist in Risk, Issue, & Opportunity management

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the US Government requires US Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret clearance post-start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 5+ years of experience managing operational, program, and/or project financial budgets
• 5+ years of experience developing project work breakdown structures (WBS) / user stories used to create project schedules
• 5+ years of experience in product (hardware, software) program and project management
• 5+ years of experience working directly with executives or senior leaders
• 5+ years of experience working with and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives
• Experience with Military Aircraft Platforms
• Willing and able to travel up to 25% of the time both domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or equivalent military experience
• Experience with critical business and financial acumen including risk, issue and opportunity and management to drive performance
• Experience demonstrating Global Perspective
• Experience with Project Management Systems Thinking
• Experience with Product Support, Support Equipment and Training Services
• Experience with Boeing Military Aircraft Platforms
• Experience developing and implementing a comprehensive, outcome-based product support strategy
• Experience in the areas of improving material