Project Manager

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionAIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.

AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

Summary:

The project manager position is responsible for the management of customer projects, with the goal of delivering every project on time, within budget, and meeting scope and quality requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Kick-off new projects and coordinate with internal resources for the execution of projects.
• Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring feasibility.
• Ensures resource availability and allocation to support project plan and timing with support from the scheduling department.
• Develops master timing plan to report to status to customers.
• Manages customer authority data with support from data management department.
• Support of outsource scope development and sourcing as required to maintain project cost and timing.
• Perform risk and opportunities assessments, manage program internally and externally to minimize project risks.
• Manages changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Track job cost and escalate/adjust accordingly.
• Assist in preforming PCM Reporting to finance.
• Support relationships with customers and manages customer interactions and expectations.
• Report and escalates issues or concerns to management bi-weekly or as needed.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Ensure quality reports and project deliverables meet or exceed both customer and internal expectations.
• Possess required experience, skills and attributes for assigned levels in Project, Abilities, Strategies, Software, Financial, Soft Skills, and Travel in the Project Management Skills Matrix.

1. Project –Works autonomously to Manage a Project.
2. Abilities –Works autonomously with Organization Skills and Follows Processes.
3. Strategies –Kick-off’s, Change Strategy, IP Strategy, and follows AIT Std. PM&E procedures
4. Software –MS Project and CAD (Catia/NX) and Works autonomously with MS Office Suite.
5. Financial –Project Estimating Budget Allocation and Monthly EAC’s..
6. Soft Skills –Project Leadership Presence, Manager/Teamwork, and Customer Facing interaction.
7. Travel –Short and Long Travel may be required.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar field.
• Two to Four years minimum in a tooling/manufacturing environment, Design, Build and Installation programs.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain, maintain and/or currently possess a security clearance.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job

• Can multitask and manage multiple large to small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Comfortable working in foreign business environments; must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Creates and maintains complex files and written documents.
• Work in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Communicates regularly with customers to get feedback and performance information.
• Provides excellent service to internal and external customers.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to plan and set priorities.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use the computers, including such tasks as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigate to websites, perform searches, and download files.
• Knowledge of computer applications including email, databases, word-processing program and spreadsheets (such as Microsoft Office).
• Maintains confidentiality while processing and handling confidential information with discretion.
• Defines tasks and milestones to achieve objectives, while ensuring the optimal use of resources to achieve those objectives.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members and customers.

Work Conditions:

Environment Type:

• Indoors. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.

Exposure Types:

• Cuts and/or burns
• Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
• Noisy environment

Work Hours:

• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may involve travel up to 25% of the time.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.

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AIT Safety - AIT enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. All employees that work in or enter the production environment are required to wear personal protective equipment.

AIT Quality - It is our policy to provide quality products and services that meet customer expectations and delivery requirements. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the AIT Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable AIT Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

AIT Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Security Clearance Statement - This position may require a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

ITAR Requirements - To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at AIT must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158.

Equal Employment Opportunity - AIT is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. AIT hires and promotes people based on their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that nurtures trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation - Applicants wishing to view a copy of AIT’ s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at askhr@aint.com.

Revision History

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HR Approval

Approved By

9/13/2022

Initial Release

Ryan Berk

Thomas Mann

AIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Company DescriptionAdvanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.Company DescriptionAdvanced Integration Technology (AIT) a manufacturing firm specializing in aerospace factory automation, including the design, fabrication, installation and maintenance of turnkey aircraft assembly automation systems.

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