# Manufacturing Project Manager

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Huntsville, AL
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

Leidos' Defense Systems Manufacturing is seeking a Manufacturing Project Manager to join its Defense team in Huntsville, AL supporting the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (CHGB) Program.

The ideal candidate will have direct experience in project management, cost accounting, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), and in a manufacturing environment. The position requires technical understanding of various assembly & testing manufacturing processes necessary to produce the highest levels of industry, military, and space levels of quality assurance.

Responsibilities:

- Coordinate with Manufacturing Leaders on assigned projects to meet established business KPI's and contractual requirements.

- Direct point of contact and support for internal/external customers and Program Management team members to define manufacturing requirements and plans.

- Provide input to processes, standards, and operational plans to implement organisational strategies.

- Provide regular status of the assembly to the Program Managers & Customers.

- Manage all program required deliverables to on-time delivery at required quality levels.

- Develop, maintain, and track Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB), change management process, work authorisation process, forecasting Estimates at Completion (EACs), and implementing corrective actions.

- Knowledge of customer reporting (i.e., Integrated Program Management Report (IPMR or IPMDAR)).

- Project management or project control experience working with Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), IMS, and work authorisations.

- Understanding of cost and schedule development as well as controls to conduct root cause analysis, developing variance rationale, and recovery plans.

- Experience with baseline change control processes and monthly schedule status processes.

- Familiar with integration of EVMS and risk management.

- Ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organisation/project.

- Provide regular program status updates and reports to customers and organisational managers.

- Manage & report out program status using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) CPI & SPI.

- Experience with development of Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Complete (EAC).

- Develop variance analysis on EAC & recovery plans as needed.

- Support development of labour and material estimates for new business opportunities.

- Serve as a liaison between Manufacturing, Program Management & Senior Leadership.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with 8-12 years of relevant experience in project or program management.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.

- Ability to multi-task, interact, and succeed with multiple customers and stakeholders with varying expectations and requirements.

- Demonstrable and extensive experience with MS Office tools (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word).

- Experience with EVMS in development of ETC/EAC, variance analysis, recovery plans.

- Good written & verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

- Engineering or Technical Degree.

- Hands-on technical experience with Product Life Management, Configuration Management, and Enterprise Resource database management systems.

- Manufacturing background or knowledge especially in assembly & testing processes.

- Knowledge in Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma improvement methodology.

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- cost accounting
- Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- MS Office tools
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
- Engineering or Technical Degree
- Product Life Management
- Configuration Management
- Enterprise Resource database management systems
- Lean manufacturing
- Six Sigma improvement methodology

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