Material Project Manager

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a world leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars. This position oversees and coordinates the operational aspects of one or more projects, serving as a liaison between project management and the project team, line management, and the customer.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create project plan(s) and manage resources to ensure project schedule, budget, quality, and specification goals are attained.
• Oversee and monitor project schedule, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet delivery goals.
• Cook up departmental and/or cross-functional teams to assign and prioritize tasks focused on delivering new or upgrading existing products and/or services.
• Assign and monitor work of project management staff, providing technical support and direction when necessary.
• Interpret and administer policies, processes and procedures that impact project(s).
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Collaborate across management and project team to expand services and potential business opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with environmental and other regulations.
• Identify and assess project issues and develop solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to employees working on assigned project.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely fashion.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelors in Business Administration or related discipline and eleven or more years of progressively complex experience in the project administration field with at least five of those years in project management.
• Must demonstrate an extensive understanding of project management processes and procedures, planning and scheduling methods, and budget management as well as the ability to organize, schedule, and coordinate workloads to meet established milestones and budgets.
• Must possess: the ability to initiate, plan, and manage projects; the ability to identify issues, analyze and interpret data and develop solutions to a variety of non-routine matters of diverse scope and nature; strong analytical, communication, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills; and, the ability to work independently and lead in a team environment.
• Must be able to work extended hours and travel as required.

Salary

Salary range: $100,290 - $183,098