Project Manager / Contract / Onsite / Bohemia, NY

Tech in Motion; Bohemia (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Project Manager for an onsite position in Bohemia, NY, supporting a leading aerospace and defense client. This 18-month W2 contract includes benefits and cross-functional collaboration across lighting systems projects.

You will develop schedules, coordinate with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams, and report progress to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years of Project Management experience or 4+ years in a related field.
• Experience building and managing schedules in MS Project or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, schedules, and milestones to ensure timely delivery of objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams to address requirements for lighting operations.
• Monitor and track project progress, identify risks, and ensure issue resolution to maintain timelines.
• Support supplier engagement activities, including performance monitoring and relationship management.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and updates for stakeholders and senior leadership regarding project status and outcomes.

Skills

Schedule management

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

MS Project

SAP ERP

Job description

Our client, a leader in aerospace & defense, is looking to hire a Project Manager. This role is fully onsite in Bohemia, NY.

*This is an 18-month W2 contract with benefits!*

As a Project Manager, you will support the Supply Chain Lighting Leader with various Lighting Systems projects across all phases of planning, coordination, and execution. You will be responsible for creating, optimizing and driving schedules and project plans across cross-functional teams and partners.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop project plans, schedules, and milestones, ensuring timely delivery of key objectives
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and quality teams to address program and project requirements for lighting operations
• Monitor and track project progress, identifying potential risks and ensuring issue resolution to maintain project timelines
• Support supplier engagement activities, including performance monitoring, and relationship management
• Prepare reports, presentations, and updates for stakeholders and senior leadership regarding project status and outcomes

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, with 1+ years of experience in Project Management or related field; in lieu of degree,4+ years ofexperience in Project Management or related field
• Experience building and managing schedules in MS Project or similar tools

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Working knowledge and experience of SAP ERP or supply chain and/or procurement tools
• Prior experience in aerospace, defense, federal, government, and/or manufacturing environments strongly preferred!