Project Manager
Job description
CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities for this Position:
General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Project Manager. The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nation’s fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.
Advanced Airborne Systems (AAS) is a Business Segment of the Embedded Systems business area. AAS is a proven developer, designer and manufacturer of high quality mission computers, stores management systems, display processing, and A-PNT products for customers in the aerospace and defense markets. Key program areas include F-16 High Resolution Programmable Display generator, F-18 mission computers and associated repairs, and Resilient Embedded GPS INS (R-EGI). The highly-skilled AAS team is committed to continuous improvement and consistently strives to be the standard to which others are compared.
As aspiring leaders, General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) believes there are several enabling behaviors which will influence your success. These behaviors will also serve as leading indicators of likely success (or difficulty), and will be used by your manager in evaluating your performance and growth as a leader, and will serve to build trust from your teams, your customer, and the organization. These behaviors are:
- Develop yourself
- Develop others
- Be a team player
- Communicate effectively
- Develop and sustain the relationships you need to be successful
- Shape culture and positively impact the morale, motivation, and engagement of those around you
- Operate at the right level and deliver on your commitments
- Think and act strategically
- Confront reality
- Take reasonable, managed risks
It is expected the successful candidate will utilize these tenets so they can build on their own essential skills and traits.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:
- Responsible for the profit and loss of products/projects
- Uses WBS and WBS dictionary as baseline for scope definition and effective integrated cost/schedule management of the project
- Authorizes the work, organizes interdepartmental activities, and tracks work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
- Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/projects, identify risks, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to project teams
- Works with the engineering and operations team to ensure appropriate alignment of resources to attain product/project goals
- Forecasts product/project completion as required based on performance trends
- Supports customers on technical and programmatic questions regarding the project/product(s)
- Leads team to identify and quantify risks and opportunities; leads risk mitigation / opportunity capture activities
- Balances product/project plans, risks, and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets General Dynamics Proprietary Information
- Identifies scope changes and develops product/project positions for equitable cost and schedule adjustments
- Uses proposal plans and strategies to develop, define, and implement cohesive, integrated program, subcontractor, and material plans that achieve overall current and long term objectives of the program, business unit, and division
- Develops & implements product strategies and roadmaps for a specific target product
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to use proposal plans and strategies to implement executable, cohesive program plans
- Ability to implement a product oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary
- Understanding of basic philosophy of program schedules, risk areas, slack time, and critical path
- Ability to generate cohesive project plans
- Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans to ensure rate of work completion is sufficient to meet schedules
- Ability to identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends
- Ability to understand and analyze project financial data
- Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements
- Understanding of the fundamentals of risk and opportunity management and ability to apply them to projects
- Ability to lead teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
- Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal
- Ability to make sound, proactive decisions
- Ability to execute proposal plans and strategies
- Technical understanding of product(s)
- Knowledge of work estimating, allocation, scheduling, and authorization
- Proficient in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- May be required to travel
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We offer highly competitive benefits and a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. To see more about our benefits, visit https://gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits
General Dynamics is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that is committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. EOE/Disability/Veteran
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