Strategic Operations Project Manager — Defense Tech

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

Salt Lake City (UT)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks an Operations Project Manager to oversee contract execution from planning through budgeting and delivery, coordinating Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance and Program Management. A successful candidate will ensure cost and schedule conformance while managing complex electronic systems.

The role emphasizes baseline production plans, risk mitigation and cost tracking, with strong communication, public speaking, and formal

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree plus minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
  • Graduate Degree plus minimum 2 years of related experience.
  • In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with Master Schedulers and Master Planners to develop baseline production plans.
  • Perform lead-time and critical path analysis on multi-level hardware builds.
  • Assess cost and schedule risks and develop mitigations.
  • Estimate sales forecasts for labor and material.
  • Monitor and report financial, schedule and technical performance of assigned projects.
  • Identify and coordinate resources necessary for production efforts.
  • Oversee production budgets with variance analysis.

Skills

Interpersonal skills
Public speaking
Analytical skills
Team collaboration
Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate Degree
8 years of related experience

Tools

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
SAP
ERP/MRP systems
Pivot tables in Excel

Job description

L3Harris Technologies in Salt Lake City seeks an Operations Project Manager to oversee contract execution from planning through budgeting and delivery, coordinating Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance and Program Management. A successful candidate will ensure cost and schedule conformance while managing complex electronic systems.

The role emphasizes baseline production plans, risk mitigation and cost tracking, with strong communication, public speaking, and formal

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