Project Manager

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

Overview

Project Manager

Talent Community | Current & Future Client Opportunities

We are growing our network of experienced Project Managers to support current and upcoming aerospace program execution, customer delivery, and operational excellence initiatives. Our Project Managers will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of complex aerospace programs by managing project roadmaps, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring customer commitments are delivered on time and within budget.

Responsibilities:

Program & Project Management

• 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.

Deliverables Management

• 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.

KPI & Performance Management

• 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.

Customer & Stakeholder Communication

• 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.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• 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.

Risk & Issue Management

• 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.

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.
• Aerospace industry experience supporting aircraft, UAV, or defense programs.
• Experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams simultaneously.
• Proven success in creating project plans, schedules, roadmaps, and executive-level status reports.
• Experience tracking KPIs, performance metrics, and program milestones.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience supporting Airbus programs or aerospace OEMs.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid project management methodologies.
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or similar project management platforms.
• Knowledge of aerospace quality systems and regulatory environments

What We Offer

At Expleo Group USA, we value expertise, innovation, and collaboration. By joining our client's team, you'll work on high-impact aerospace programs while enjoying a supportive and technically engaging work environment.

• Competitive Compensation – Up to $120,000 annually, $58 hourly. Please note that the compensation range displayed is a generalized range for pipelining purposes and may not reflect the final range for a specific role. Final compensation will be determined based on the role, skill alignment, years of experience, and fair, market-based rates by geography
• Comprehensive Benefits for you and your dependents – Extensive Medical Plans, Dental, Vision, HSA with company contribution, company sponsored Life Insurance and Short / Long term disability insurance, a host of voluntary plans including legal, hospital, accident, pet wellness, and 401k with matching
• Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off
• Career Development and Advancement – Expleo is a global company in 29 Countries worldwide with a high focus on development
• Strong Team Culture – Collaborate with experienced professionals who value precision, performance, and teamwork

This position may require access to information subject to U.S. export-control regulations (e.g., ITAR/EAR). Employment is contingent upon the ability to obtain such access. Under these regulations, access may be limited to "U.S. Persons," including U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and individuals granted refugee or asylee status.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services, and management consulting for digital transformation. We are a talent incubator. The time you spend at Expleo will turbo-charge your career, allowing you to work on complex technical challenges, expand your skills, and take part in inspiring, multi-disciplinary collaborations. Whether working on green aircraft, the factories of tomorrow, or cutting-edge digital engineering solutions, you'll have the opportunity to become a bolder version of yourself. Let's change the game together.

Expleo is an equal opportunity employer. We commit to non-discrimination in all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring fair and unbiased hiring practices. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws.