Project Manager

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 99,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Recognition

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright EMD in Cheswick, PA is seeking a Project Manager for its Pittsburgh location. You will manage schedules, budgets, and serve as the primary liaison with customers while coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and finance teams to drive delivery.

The role requires 5+ years in project management, strong communication and organizational skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Project and ERP systems. DoD clearance eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Business Administration.
• Five or more years of project management or leadership experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Project and ERP Systems.
• Preferred PMP certification (PMP).
• Excellent organization, communication, and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and manage risk.
• Decision-making under incomplete information with a practical approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and control project schedule and budget.
• Serve as point of contact for customer communications, meetings, and questions.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, project management office, planning, quality, contracts, and finance.
• Lead project team and regular project meetings to monitor progress.
• Maintain effective customer communications and address requirements.
• Address and resolve project issues related to scope, cost, and quality.
• Review and control project cost, including Estimate at Complete dates.
• Develop and monitor the Project Risk Management Plan.
• Interact with sourcing to plan materials for current and future production.

Skills

Organization skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Decision making

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Project

ERP systems

PMP Certification

Job description

We are looking for a Project Manager to join our Pittsburgh (Cheswick) location.

Your Responsibilities

As Project Manager, you will play a vital role within the assigned business segment supporting customer deliverables. You will develop and control schedule and budget on assigned projects, as well as being designated as the point of contact for customer communications, meetings, and questions. This position requires interaction with engineering, manufacturing, project management office, planning, quality assurance, contracts, and finance to address all project actions.

Salary: $99,000.00 - $165,000.00 per year

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in PA. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care Of Our People

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
• Health and Wellness Benefits
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Competitive Pay
• Recognition
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

• Manage, coordinate and control Project Work Plan execution to achieve project technical, cost and schedule objectives.
• Efficiently and effectively work towards goals in a complex, diverse environment with multiple constraints.
• Lead the project team and regular project meetings to monitor and drive progress toward project objectives.
• Maintain effective customer communications, ensuring that all customer requirements and expectations are addressed effectively.
• Address and resolve project issues pertaining to project work scope, technical requirements, quality, schedule, resource assignments, cost customer interface and other project related activities.
• Communicate project progress, issues, and/or resolution options to project team members’ customers and EMD management.
• Review and control project cost, including the coordination and certification of Estimate at Complete dates.
• Develop and monitor the Project Risk Management Plan as part of project planning and execution.
• Interact with Sourcing and suppliers to plan for and secure the materials needed for the project and future production.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred, Business Administration, or equivalent will be considered
• Five 5+ years of related experience in Project management or project leadership experience
• Experience with Microsoft Project and ERP Systems
• Preferred Project Management Professional Certification. (PMP)
• Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Manages Ambiguity: Deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change, effectively handles risk, can decide and act without the total picture, is calm and productive, even when things are up in the air, deals constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.
• Organizational Savvy: Is sensitive to how people and organization’s function, anticipates land mines and plans approach accordingly, deals comfortably with organization politics, knows who has power, respect and influence and steers through the organizational maze to get things done.
• Courage: Readily tackles tough assignments, faces difficult issues, and supports others who do the same, provides direct and actionable feedback and is willing to champion and idea or position despite of dissent or political risk
• Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information, relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions, considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles and recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice.
• Directs Work: Provides clear direction and accountabilities, delegates and distributes assignments and decisions appropriately, monitors progress by maintain dialogue on work and results, provides appropriate guidance and direction based on people’s capabilities and intervenes as needed to remove obstacles.
• Persuades: Positions views and arguments appropriately to win support, convinces others to act, negotiates skillfully in tough situations, wins concessions without damaging relationships and responds effectively to the reactions and positions of others.
• Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

EMD a business unit of Curtiss-Wright in Cheswick, PA designs, manufactures, tests, and provides after-market support for the most advanced, proven and reliable critical function pumps, motors, generators, seals, control rod drive mechanisms and power conditioning electronics available anywhere in the world today. Curtiss-Wright EMD has a long-standing and distinguished reputation for the design, development, manufacture, and qualification of critical-function machining solutions for the United States Navy and the commercial nuclear utility industry. http://www.emd.cwfc.com/

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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