Project Manager

SEKISUI Aerospace$70K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of project management experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
  • Strong attention to detail and effective communication skills
  • Ability to foster trust and relationships within a project team
  • Proficiency in MS Project, SmartSheet, or similar project management tools
  • Knowledge of composites and project scheduling is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with engineering, supply chain, and other functions to manage project priorities
  • Identify critical paths and escalate risks to ensure timely project delivery
  • Build and maintain project schedules, tools, and status reports
  • Control project costs using Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Participate in Program Management Reviews to enhance project visibility
  • Assist in bid preparation and other essential program processes

Benefits

  • Free employee-only medical coverage and low-cost options
  • Dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Company-sponsored 401k with an employer match
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee discounts
  • Generous paid holiday allowance with 12 holidays plus a week off during winter holidays
  • Accrual of 15 days vacation/sick time available for immediate use
Full Job Description
Type: Full Time, Exempt

Benefits

Medical (free employee only coverage and low-cost options available)

Dental, Vision, Prescription

Life and AD&D Insurance

Company Sponsored 401k with Employer Match

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

12 Paid Holidays!

Closed for a week during the winter holidays!

Vacation/Sick Time accrual 15 days per year accrued time is available to use immediately!

Position

As a Project Manager you will be a key leader for our Program Management team. You will work at the intersection of program management, engineering, production, and supply chain to coordinate activities concerned with assigned programs and ensure that the right people are working together to solve problems and deliver results on time. You will have ownership and accountability for the successful execution of assigned projects, including new product introduction (NPI), continuous improvement, and sustainment programs.

Essential Functions: Essential functions, including how an individual is to perform them and the frequency with which the tasks are performed; the tasks must be part of the job function and truly necessary or required to perform the job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Duties
  • Coordinates with programs, engineering, supply chain, and other key functions to ensure that project priorities and work are well understood and are actively managed to support commitments
  • Identifies the critical path for each project and escalates risks, constraints, and blockers related to equipment, people, material, facilities, etc. to ensure on-time delivery of project deliverables
  • Builds and maintains schedules, tools, analytics, and status reports to highlight project performance and support planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and project closure activities
  • Works with Program Management to plan and accurately capture and control project costs using Earned Value Management (EVM)
  • Actively participates in Program Management Reviews (PMRs) to further promote visibility of project performance, constraints, risks, and impacts
  • Participates in the preparation of bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other program processes as required

Required Qualifications
  • Must possess a high-attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate concisely; able to boil down and summarize key ideas and requests
  • Demonstrated ability to build trust and effective working relationships with a project team
  • Working knowledge of composites, composite manufacturing, project management, build-to-print manufacturing, project scheduling, or the ability and willingness to learn these areas
  • Working knowledge of MS Project, SmartSheet, or other Project Management/Swimlane tools

Education & Experience

Bachelor's Degree (B.S., B.A.) Business, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Operations Management, or similar from four-year college or university; or four (4) years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

Very proficient with Microsoft office products, document control systems, and databases

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to precarious places and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate requiring hearing protection in certain areas.

Required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

PPE is provided by SEKISUI Aerospace based on the employee's position and exposure.

Schedule

Day Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, additional overtime hours as needed

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Orange City, IA is located in the northwest corner of Iowa in Sioux County. It is home to two growing school systems, a four-year liberal arts college, the annual Tulip Festival, as well as many large industry and development opportunities.

Learn more about Orange City here: https://vibrant.orangecityiowa.com

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