Next Generation Aircraft Project Manager

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, seeks a Project Manager to support research and development for next generation Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This role typically reports to a Program Manager or a Senior Program Manager. Key responsibilities include developing project plans, managing resources, coordinating teams, and ensuring project schedules, budgets, and quality goals are met.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Aid in the development of project plans and manage resources to ensure project schedule, budget, quality, and specification goals are attained.
• Manage and monitor project schedule, timelines, and milestones from initiation to delivery to meet delivery goals.
• Coordinate 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.
• Administer and execute policies, processes, and procedures that impact the assigned project.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and may present results to project management team and/or management.
• 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 recommendations for solutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Act as a lead providing direction and guidance to employees working on assigned project.
• Maintain the strict confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Responsible for ensuring all laws, regulations, and other applicable obligations are observed wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company.
• Responsible for ensuring work is accomplished in a safe manner in accordance with established operating procedures and practices.

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 have a thorough 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 wide range of complex issues.
• Strong communication, computer, documentation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be Customer-focused, and able to work independently and as part of a team.