Project Manager, Senior

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 131,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401K + Match

Health benefits

Learning & Development

Referral program

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright Corporation in Portland, OR seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee internal and external customer project deliverables and coordinate cross-functional teams to complete engineering projects on time and within budget.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and extensive project management experience, with a focus on delivering milestones, managing risk, and improving processes across design, materials, production, and quality teams.

Qualifications

• Five to ten years of experience in a senior project management role in automotive/manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Comprehensive project management skills.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive deliverables.
• Exposure to cross-functional product development is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Effectively partner with and lead CFT's on associated projects and developments, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of individual and group responsibilities.
• Develop, manage and maintain product development and project outline plans; clearly defining all key milestones, phase gate reviews and design reviews.
• Facilitate regular CFT project meetings to review schedule, status, and issues; resolve conflicts and mitigate risks toward milestones.
• Provide senior executives/management with regular status reports identifying schedule, revenue impacts and program issues.
• Offer best-practice advisement on dealing with issues to avoid derailment of projects.
• Identify opportunities for streamlining and improving processes to reduce lag/waste times.
• Communicate effectively cross-functionally with Design Engineers, Materials Manager, Production Manager, Logistics Analyst, Quality Assurance, and Sales.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Five to ten years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

US-OR-Portland (Williams)

Full time

JR13667

Senior Project Manager

The Sr Project Manager oversees internal/external customer project deliverables and is responsible for the coordination and completion of engineering projects. The Project Manager is also responsible for tracking all cross-functional team (CFT) deliverables and for driving the resolution of any conflicts that may impact the success of any applicable project(s) launch. This position's goal is to improve internal and external communications, which will result in completion of projects per the original plan and meet or exceed customer expectations while keeping the product's fiscal attributes in check.

Location: Portland, OR

Salary Range: $130,800.00 - 174,400.00 per year

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in Oregon. 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 I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan (https://curtisswright.com/investor-relations/overview/default.aspx) I Inclusive & Supportive Culture (https://careers.curtisswright.com/en/who-we-are/) *

Your Challenge:

• Effectively partner with and lead CFT's on associated projects and developments, ensuring all stakeholders are aware of individual and group responsibilities. Develop, manage and maintain product development and project outline plans; clearly defining all key milestones, phase gate reviews and design reviews.

• Facilitate regular CFT project meetings to review schedule, status, and issues. Ensure maximum efforts and appropriate resources are applied to resolve conflicts and mitigate risks toward achieving project milestones.

• Provide senior executives/management with regular status reports that identify schedule, revenue impacts and program issues. As required, provide best practice advisement on how to deal with associated issues that may arise; effectively eliminating/reducing potentially adverse issues that may de-rail any on-going project(s).

• Proactively identify opportunities for streamlining and improving project and other business processes; thereby reducing lag/ waste times.

• Communicate effectively at a cross functional level including:

• Daily interface with Design Engineers on issues regarding workloads, prioritization and other project related issues.

• Daily interface with the Materials Manager, Production Manager and the Logistics Analyst on issues regarding projects, timelines and other outstanding items.

• Daily interface with the Quality Assurance on issues regarding on-going projects.

• Daily interface with the Sales team on issues regarding product development, customer feedback and other project related issues.

What you bring:

• Five to ten years of experience in a senior project management role, in an automotive or manufacturing environment.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Comprehensive project management skills.

• Proven ability to effectively provide leadership to team members in order to maintain objectives or facilitate countermeasures to realign project deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.

• Exposure to the cross-functional team approach to product development is also desired.

Who We Are

Williams Controls Inc., a business unit of Curtiss-Wright manufactures products such as electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic throttle controls, configurable joysticks, adjustable pedal systems, sensors, hand controls and armrest systems for use on all types of commercial vehicles. The products are the legacy of the Williams Controls company founded in 1937 and acquired by Curtiss-Wright in 2012. Find out more information and view our products here: https://www.cw-industrialgroup.com/About/Williams-Controls

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team ([e-mail]) 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. ([e-mail])

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If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition ([e-mail]) and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

Join the WRIGHT Team!

Over 95 years of growth, Curtiss-Wright is an integrated, market-facing global diversified industrial company and remains a technology leader through this legacy of innovation. Through three well-balanced segments – Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, we remain focused on advanced technologies for high performance platforms and critical applications. Diversity, commitment to excellence and dedication to the spirit of pioneering innovation continue to drive the employees of Curtiss-Wright.

Our Values

What makes a world-class organization? It all begins with core values that provide a strong foundation for success. Simple in theory, the values of Curtiss-Wright are reflected in every aspect of our operations. To our employees, these are more than words on a wall – we all take these values to heart in our relationships with our customers and each other.

Leadership

We lead based on vision and strategic direction, empowering employees to reach goals through thoughtful and decisive action.

Customer Focus

We are committed to achieving total quality by meeting our customers’ expectations and delivering products and services in a timely fashion.

Teamwork & Trust

Working in a spirit of trust and collaboration, we actively encourage employees to contribute their ideas and innovations to keep our company moving forward.

Respect for People

We believe that people are our most valuable asset and will always do the right thing in our dealings and interactions with all employees.

Integrity

We will act with the highest integrity in all of our business relationships and strategic partnerships.

What We Offer Our Employees:

Opportunity: As part of the Curtiss-Wright team, you have the opportunity each day to transform the way customers do business, as well as transform your career. Our entrepreneurial environment provides you with excellent experiences that enable you to develop your skills through stretch assignments and the opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry. You will have the opportunity to contribute from day one!

Challenging Work: The work we do here is not only challenging, but it is meaningful to our customers, our employees and the communities in which they live and work. You are given the chance to work on some of the most advanced technology projects in the world. Now that something to be proud of!

Collaborative Environment: The teamwork among our exceptionally talented people enables us to deliver some of the most advanced solutions to our customers.