Project Manager I: Production Control Account Manager

Are you a results-driven, team-oriented leader? This is the opportunity for you! As a Project Manager I, you are responsible for managing a project from design to release for customers, monitoring the project from initiation through delivery and program closeout . You will develop, define, and execute project plans, schedules, budgets and deliverables; identify needed resources for projects; and interface with internal and external customers or field-based employees on technical matters as needed.

For this role your focus will be on the manufacturing and production aspects of projects, particularly supporting ground-based air defense products. Eventual other projects may include aircraft modifications, other ground-based products, and other types of production. You will coordinate between engineering, management, and production teams to execute production projects efficiently and effectively. You may need to be present in multiple office and production locations throughout the week, but primarily co-located with the production floor during the production portion of the project lifecycle.

The ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance), Aviation, and Security (IAS) business area is a leader in ISR and aviation, it is a leading prime manned and unmanned aircraft systems integrator for innovative, high-performance ISR and aviation systems. Its end-to-end Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities encompass design, integration, test, certification, ground/flight training and complete logistics support. IAS tailors solutions to customer cost, performance, and schedule requirements and designs to consistently exceed expectations – with an unrivaled record of on time and on (or under) budget deliveries.

Primary Responsibilities

• Achieve maximum profit for assigned programs.
• Assist Program Manager in detailed planning and effective execution of production effort.
• Monitor & measure work progress against baseline plan.
• Direct production effort to meet cost and schedule goals.
• Collaborate heavily with the Material Planner and Operations Manager to perform detailed production schedule planning which establishes individual task start/finish dates to include routing hours per manufacturing orders (MO), relationships between tasks, material “need by” dates, the production critical path, and key production milestones, ultimately leading to the establishment of the production duration and baseline completion date as inputs to the program’s Integrated Master Plan (IMP)/ Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Conduct weekly team meetings to verify production tasks are meeting program objectives, and provide status updates to the customer as delegated by the PM. - Develop and communicate production resource needs, continuously update Ops Resource Plan (ORP), and track earned value performance and variance analysis reporting for assigned program Work Packages (WP).

Other Responsibilities

• Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for proposals that have production requirements.
• Develop Basis of Estimate (BOE) documents for all Operations labor, travel, and other direct costs associated with their bid for a proposal and participates in negotiation reviews.
• Provides input for program Make/Buy decisions.
• Coordinate the development and manage the program Material Plan with the PM, , Supply Chain,

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in project management and/or in a related or technical field, internships not included in total years of experience          
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software
• Demonstrated experience in managing a project.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills & capability to meet schedules
• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Familiarity with Manufacturing Production (i.e., basic understanding of supply chain and manufacturing processes)
• Familiarity with production across various phases of the product development lifecycle, e.g., prototyping through mass production OR first article through low-rate initial production (LRIP) through full-rate production (FRP)
• Basic understanding of project scheduling, resource management, and earned value
• Familiarity with estimates/budgets and managing projects to budgets<