Engineering Projects Lead — Defense & Aerospace

Amentum; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision insurance

PTO & holidays

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability & life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Project Coordinator in Greenville, SC to support the Advanced Solutions Group with project planning, scheduling, and cost estimates. You will coordinate workflows across engineering, accounting, procurement, and operations to ensure the project control plan is followed and information is communicated effectively.

The role involves tracking progress, ETCs, change requests, and client deliverables, while assisting procurement, supplier evaluation, and bidding.

Qualifications

• US citizenship is required to comply with government customer requirements and/or applicable government regulations.
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of technical project experience, such as engineering or construction. Advanced degrees may substitute for years of engineering experience.
• Demonstrated performance on assignments of increasing responsibility.
• Comprehensive depth and/or breadth of expertise in capital expenditure project processes and organizational management, including marketing, design, procurement, fabrication and installation, and turnover processes.
• Familiarity with project scheduling tools, such as Microsoft Project, as well as procurement processes and project management tools.
• Strong communication skills, both in person and virtually through platforms such as Microsoft Teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers with project planning, scheduling, cost estimates, specifications, requirements, deliverables, and team communications.
• Coordinate workflows with engineering teams and functional groups, including project accounting, project controls, and project administration, to ensure information is communicated in accordance with the project control plan.
• Track project progress, resource usage, estimates to complete (ETCs), change requests, pricing, and client-side project tracking deliverables; identify problem areas and recommend corrective actions.
• Support procurement activities by vetting potential suppliers, coordinating bidding, assisting with subcontract and major vendor contracts, coordinating change orders, and providing feedback on supplier performance.
• Interface effectively with customers, internal resources and functional groups, project teams, and external suppliers.
• Assist in developing new business opportunities and gathering information needed to support project estimates and planning.
• Support project and process quality audits, track and assist with the disposition of non-conforming products, and recommend opportunities for process improvement.
• Interpret internal and external business issues, consider multiple perspectives, recommend best practices, and assist in resolving project delivery issues using established solutions and procedures.
• Balance technical quality with cost and schedule requirements while maintaining an effective interface between the client and project team.
• Manage projects of limited scope within contractual cost and schedule requirements, including reviewing documentation and deliverables for quality and quantity.
• Work independently with guidance in the most complex or technical situations while following established deadlines, priorities, and limits of authority, with project progress reviewed by higher management.

Skills

Communication skills

US citizenship

5+ years experience

Contracting specs familiarity

PeopleSoft experience

Microsoft Teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

PeopleSoft

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Project Coordinator in Greenville, SC to support the Advanced Solutions Group with project planning, scheduling, and cost estimates. You will coordinate workflows across engineering, accounting, procurement, and operations to ensure the project control plan is followed and information is communicated effectively.

The role involves tracking progress, ETCs, change requests, and client deliverables, while assisting procurement, supplier evaluation, and bidding.