Level 3 Communications, Inc

Project Manager

Level 3 Communications, Inc$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field with 4+ years project management experience; or a Graduate Degree with 2+ years; or 8+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
  • Active Secret clearance required from day one.
  • Preferred: Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Preferred: Experience with Earned Value Management.
  • Preferred: Proficient in Microsoft Project.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with purchase order process and NDAs.
  • Preferred: Experience in aerospace or defense industry and automation.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet key performance metrics.
  • Support proposal development through estimating and writing bases of estimates.
  • Review project and budget statuses, manage schedules, and drive execution.
  • Identify risks and opportunities to enhance project outcomes.
  • Present project status updates to leadership teams.
  • Provide input to the Integrated Master Schedule.
  • Utilize MS Office tools for project management tasks.

Benefits

  • Alternate work schedule (9 out of 14 days) with every other Friday off.
  • Opportunity to work within a matrix organization for broader exposure.
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams to enhance collaboration.
  • Focus on automation and digital factory initiatives in a cutting-edge environment.
  • Possibility to develop skills in Earned Value Management, vital for project success.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Project Manager

Job Code: 40891

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

Job Schedule: 9/80. Work 9 out of 14 days with every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Advanced Operation Technologies team is seeking a Project Manager to support automation and digital factory, focusing on meeting cost, schedule, and technical performance goals to improve manufacturing processes and facilities. This individual will work within a matrix organization, aligning high level objectives with detailed plans.

Essential Functions:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing engineers, procurement, scheduling and finance to achieve key performance metrics.
• Support proposal activities, including estimating and writing basis of estimates.
• Review status of engineering projects and budgets, manage schedules, drive execution, identify risks and opportunities, and deliver results.
• Present project status information to internal and external leadership teams.
• Provide input to the Integrated Master Schedule
• Proficiency with MS Office suite of tools, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field with a minimum of 4 years of prior project mgmt related experience; or a Graduate Degree with 2 years of prior project mgmt related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior project mgmt related experience.
• Active Secret clearance required on day 1.

Preferred Additional Skills:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Earned Value Management Experience including baseline activities, estimates at complete and variance analysis
• Proficient in Microsoft Project.
• Experience or knowledge of purchase order process and NDA's (Non-Disclosure Agreements)
• Previous experience in aerospace or defense industry
• Experience with Automation or Digital Factory projects

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