Senior Project Manager, Military Programs

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Job Description:

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Senior Project Manager, Military Programs to join our team based in Grand Prairie, TX.

The Bids and Proposals Specialist (Military) will lead enterprise efforts to establish, forecast, implement and monitor activities associated with logistic cost saving and process improvement initiatives in support of the Lakota Program. Coordinate activities across all departments, establish planning, provide risk assessment analysis, review budget, full implementation into the organization and validate cost savings monitoring post implementation.  The Sr. Project Manager is expected to make best-in-class efforts to establish, implement and monitor activities associated with Lakota fleet.   The Sr. Project Manager will coordinate all involved departments; establish, monitor and revise schedules and budgets; track and handle changes; support the writing of contracts and lead their execution; assess and mitigate risks.

Your working environment:

A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games.

Your challenges:

Stakeholder Management:  35%

• Work with various cross-functional teams to bring project to completion on schedule, on budget and on quality.

• Ensure that all project team members:

  • Understand the scope of their commitment

  • Feel committed to their budget and schedule inputs

  • Feel engaged and dedicated

  • Can voice concerns

  • Are informed of project status and next steps ahead

• Ensure AHI CLS team is aligned and prepared to implement projects

• Maintain documentation for regular reporting at Executive Staff Meetings, Information Exchange Reviews (IER) and other technical exchange meetings.

• Act as the primary interface for implementation of Logistics projects throughout the Lakota team and across other organizations when required

• Create and provide documentation in support of projects to ensure a smooth implementation throughout the organization.  This includes training material and troubleshooting support

Customer Management:  20%

• Focus on customer experience and manage-to-contract

• Handle difficult and sensitive situations with finesse.

Schedule:  15%

• Track project timelines on an ongoing basis and update with actual start/finish dates

• Make schedule adjustments based on changing project requirements

• Keep project team, customer and leadership informed on changing project targets

• Responsible for successful on-time / on –budget project completion

• Performs resolution and risk mitigation with Grand Prairie management personnel

Budget:  15%

• Develop project budgets with inputs from functional departments in MS Excel and MS Access Database

• Verify inputs from functi