Senior Project Manager – DoD Programs & Cross-Functional Leader

avav; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 101,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision coverage

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV is seeking a Lead Project Manager to coordinate staffing, manage cross-functional teams, and drive successful delivery of multi-disciplinary programs. You will liaise between Program Manager, Engineering Leads, and discipline managers to ensure optimal skill mix and adherence to schedules and costs.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience, strong customer interfacing, and familiarity with PMBOK principles in government-related projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 5 years' experience with Bachelor's degree; or at least 3 years' experience with a Master's degree
• Experienced in advanced Project Management concepts and interfacing directly with customers
• Experienced managing projects that also use outside resources; i.e. contract manufacturers, design houses, etc.
• Experienced developing and managing projects in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Experienced in developing risk management and mitigation plans

Responsibilities

• Create and update Project Management Plans to track project progress and cost
• Conduct weekly project team meetings to share and gather project information and status
• Track project labor and non-labor costs
• Track project material
• Work with resource managers to plan and manage project resources
• Coordinate the efforts of 3rd party partners and vendors to align goals and schedules
• Identify and manage project risks
• Remove obstacles
• Manage project scope, schedule or cost changes
• Produce monthly customer status reports
• Participate in customer meetings or events as required
• Build a good working relationship with the customer and prime
• Participate in the Proposal Response process by building project plans and associated cost breakout
• Mentor junior PMs
• Identify and implement process improvements that improve the quality and/or efficiency of the Project Management Organization
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Customer interfacing

PM concepts

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

AV is seeking a Lead Project Manager to coordinate staffing, manage cross-functional teams, and drive successful delivery of multi-disciplinary programs. You will liaise between Program Manager, Engineering Leads, and discipline managers to ensure optimal skill mix and adherence to schedules and costs.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of PM experience, strong customer interfacing, and familiarity with PMBOK principles in government-related projects.