Mid-Level or Senior Project Management Specialist

Mid-Level or Senior Project Management Specialist

Company:

The Boeing Company

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Management Specialist (Level 3 or 4) to serve as a Business Integrator for the Space Launch System (SLS) Program located in Huntsville, AL. 

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us.

NASA's Space Launch System provides a critical heavy-lift capability, powering people and cargo to/beyond our moon and into deep space. SLS launches larger payloads farther in our solar system, faster than ever before possible. It is the most powerful rocket ever built, enabling diverse exploration, and science and security missions. Boeing is the prime contractor for the design, development, test and production of the launch vehicle cryogenic stages and avionics suite.

Position Responsibilities:

• Supports the program manager in leading program execution by coordinating top-level plans and program metrics with a strong emphasis on financial and schedule baselines.

• Develops program work structures, top-level programs and execution plans compliant with Earned Value Management (EVM) rules.

• Lead Program control account manager (CAM) providing overall guidance to Integrated Product Team (IPT) CAMs

• Identifies key program-level horizontal and vertical integration interfaces between major activities, teams, suppliers, partners, and customers.

• Leads others and directs all phases of assigned cross-organizational or business unit projects demonstrating proficiency in all project management areas in accordance with accepted project management standards in the industry (e.g., PMI, Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK], ANSI, and ISO standards).

• Ensures assigned individuals are executing the identified and assigned tasks and providing appropriate tracking and reporting per plan.

• Provides in-depth analysis of the project culminating with lessons learned and historical reports for incorporation into future project plans.

• Develops solutions to complex problems that require ingenuity and innovation.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required.  “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. 

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of experience leading or managing projects that involved cross-functional or cross-business unit teams

• Proficiency and experience working with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• 3+ years experience in Earned Value Management

• 3+ years experience managing budgets/resources, including Control/Cost Account Management (CAM) experience

• 3+ years experience in root cause analysis and corrective action

• 3+ year of experience working with Project management skills, and ability to drive performance to plan and results

• 3+ years of experience collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, as well as interpreting data and presenting analysis and recommendations to management

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Experience with NASA Space programs or a related Space or Defense program

• Experience working with suppliers

• Experience using Program Management Best Practices (PMBP) and processes and methods

• Experience developing and managing strong relationships with partners (internal & external) and government customers and representatives

• Experience interfacing with senior and executive leadership

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Travel: This position may require up to 10% travel.

Shift: 1st Shift

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana,