Project Management Specialist 3

Chipton-Ross, Inc.; Berkeley (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross, Inc. is seeking a Project Management Specialist (Level 3) for a contract opportunity in Berkeley, MO. The role supports technical or facility projects and requires coordinating with multi-stakeholder teams to deliver schedules and budgets.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of PM experience, strong analytical skills, and proven ability to manage complex initiatives. The position is full-time, first shift, on-site in Berkeley.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience
• Ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to synthesize technical information
• Excellent listening and clarifying questions
• Experience coordinating with engineering facilities or infrastructure teams
• Financial tracking experience (EAC/ETC, expenses)
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication
• Time management and independent work discipline
• Attention to detail and follow-through

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet requirements per PM standards.
• Performs studies, risk assessments, and analyzes impacts on product development and processes.
• Creates schedule, reports, metrics, and communicates updates throughout the lifecycle.
• Improves PM processes and implements best practices to support decision makers.
• Directs all phases of projects; acts as primary contact for stakeholders.
• Assists customers to develop performance recovery plans and ensures control systems.
• Receives requirements and validates readiness for execution.
• Coordinate with facility PM teams to align with requirements and timelines.
• Manage execution of supporting projects from initiation through completion.
• Track and report project financials (EAC/ETC) and funding updates.
• Maintain dashboards and project reporting artifacts.
• Communicate schedule updates to scheduling teams and facilitate meetings.
• Maintain traceability between requirements and deliverables.
• Monitor risks, dependencies, and execution gaps; ensure accountability.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Technical communication

Active listening

Time management

Independent work

Attention to detail

Cross-functional coordination

Financial tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Smartsheet

Jira

Microsoft Project

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Project Management Specialist (Level 3) for a contract opportunity in Berkeley, MO.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• 2 plus years of project management experience supporting technical or facility projects
• Demonstrated ability to manage execution of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Proven ability to manage and synthesize technical information
• Exceptional listening skills and ability to ask precise clarifying questions
• Experience coordinating with engineering facilities or infrastructure teams
• Financial tracking experience (EAC/ETC, expense, capital)
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder communication skills
• Excellent time management and independent work discipline
• Ability to take direction and execute without overstepping technical authority
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains an integrated plan and schedule to meet program and/or project requirements in accordance with project management industry standards.
• Performs studies, analysis (trend, variance, impact), risk assessments to determine impacts, and constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives.
• Creates schedule, reports, metrics, change activity, communicates and updates plan regularly throughout lifecycle of program or project.
• Works to improve project management processes, business systems, and implement best practices that support project decision makers.
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion. Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives.
• Assists customers to develop performance recovery plan and ensure all project control systems are in place to support ongoing support to stakeholders.
• Receive Technical requirements from capability experts and validate readiness for execution
• Identify missing information or ambiguities and coordinate Clarification with technical stakeholders
• Partner with facility project management teams to develop statements of work ensure facility support projects align with technical requirements and timelines
• Manage execution of supporting projects from initiation through completion
• Track and report project financials including EAC/ETC for capital and expense funding
• Provide financial projections and updates to funding managers
• Maintain dashboards and project reporting artifacts
• Communicate schedule updates to scheduling teams
• Facilitate stakeholder and project coordination meetings
• Maintain traceability between received requirements and facility project deliverables
• Monitor risks, dependencies and execution gaps
• Ensure accountability for action items and milestone commitments
• Maintain structured documentation and decision records

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience supporting technical capability stand up or facility infrastructure projects
• familiarity with statement of work development processes
• experience with Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft project or similar tools
• Background working in highly technical or regulated environments
• Experience or education in project management (formal Project Management education, client classes, PMP Prep, or PMP Certification)

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

Accredited Bachelor's and typically 6 or more years’ related work experience, a Master’s degree and typically 4 or more years’ related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

WORK HOURS:

FULL TIME/FIRST SHIFT; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM