Aerospace Project Manager

4 days ago


Irvine, California, United States Vaco Full time
Aerospace Project Manager Job Description

Vaco is seeking a highly skilled Project Manager to oversee a portfolio of capital equipment projects for a reputable aircraft manufacturing organization. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project aspects, including timeline, budget, and scope, while maintaining constant communication with teams to ensure project milestones are met.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Project Coordination: Manage project timelines, budgets, and scopes to ensure successful project delivery.
  • Customer Relations: Establish and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and trust.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks and opportunities, creating strategies to mitigate or capitalize on them.
  • Change Control: Handle scope changes efficiently, ensuring all changes are documented, approved, and incorporated into the project plan.
  • Leadership: Lead project teams in a matrix organization setting, encouraging effective communication, accountability, and collaboration.
Requirements:
  • Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or demonstrated experience in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering & Design.
  • Minimum 5 years in a project management role within Engineering, Construction, Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace, and/or related verticals.
  • Cost Management, Schedule Management, Scope Management, Risk Management are all must-haves.
  • Excellent communication skills, displays proactive, organized, analytical, accountability, negotiation, willingness to learn, grow, and be highly adaptable.
  • The ability to obtain a security clearance is a must-have.
  • Strong skills with Excel and proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, etc. are a must-have.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with an ERP system for the management of sales orders, purchase orders, and project plans.
  • PMP Project Management certification.
  • Familiarity with aerospace design and production assembly.
  • Composite Molding, tooling, production, and materials experience with parts/systems.
  • AS9100 familiarity when it comes to standards for quality management.
  • Experience managing contracts, PO, shipping, payment terms, etc.

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state, or local law.



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