Aerospace Program Manager - Lead Complex Deliveries

Expleo; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Paid holidays and PTO

Career development opportunities

Global company with career growth

Job summary

Expleo Group USA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of complex aerospace programs. You will manage roadmaps, KPI metrics, and cross-functional teams to ensure commitments are delivered on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include program governance, deliverables tracking, risk mitigation, and executive-level reporting to Expleo leadership and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of project management experience within aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or other highly regulated industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of program activities.
• Develop, maintain, and communicate detailed project plans, schedules, and program roadmaps.
• Define project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Monitor project scope, schedule, resource allocation, and project performance.
• Drive execution to ensure program commitments are achieved on time and within budget.
• Identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively manage program challenges.
• Track and manage all customer and internal deliverables against established deadlines.
• Establish project governance processes and reporting structures.
• Ensure action items are assigned, tracked, and completed.
• Maintain visibility of project status and elevate concerns when required.
• Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, quality, and operations deliverables.
• Develop and maintain program dashboards and performance metrics.
• Track KPIs related to schedule, quality, cost, delivery, and operational performance.
• Analyze trends and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Present KPI reviews and program health reports to leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Support initiatives that improve execution efficiency and program performance.
• Serve as the primary liaison between client, Expleo leadership, customers, and project teams.
• Lead customer status meetings, program reviews, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure customer requirements and expectations are communicated effectively across project teams.
• Provide executive-level reporting on program status, risks, and performance metrics.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through proactive communication and responsiveness.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and operations teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and drive issue resolution.
• Align internal and external stakeholders to support program objectives.
• Support change management activities and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Maintain project risk registers and issue logs.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action planning.
• Escalate critical issues and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Ensure timely completion of mitigation plans and action items.

Skills

Project management

KPI tracking

Stakeholder management

Communication

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Smartsheet

Jira

Agile/Waterfall

Earned Value

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

Expleo Group USA is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead planning, coordination, and execution of complex aerospace programs. You will manage roadmaps, KPI metrics, and cross-functional teams to ensure commitments are delivered on time and within budget.

Responsibilities include program governance, deliverables tracking, risk mitigation, and executive-level reporting to Expleo leadership and customers.