Defense - Project Management
Wichita, KS 
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Job Description
Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.


Responsibilities

Location: Wichita, KS (Onsite)

Key Accountabilities:

* Provide project management and guidance for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and associated statement of work as delegated by the Program Manager
* Planning elements in support of the program-integrated schedule
* Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects
* Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration
* Review the status of projects, manage schedules, and prepare statusreports
* Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with stakeholders
* Supports customer meetings and statusrequests
* Ability to work in a rapid-paced team environment is essential, along with being able to workindependently
* Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive-level management
* Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination,status, and performance to plan)
* Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals
* Risk assessment and mitigation
* Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers and functional organizations
* Business Acumen, Managing with Influence, Interpersonal relationships and communication


Qualifications

Requirements:

* 0+ years of related work experience
* Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance

* Successful candidates must be able to secure Program access approval


Preferred Qualifications:

* 3+ years of related experience

* Advanced educational degree

* Knowledge CAS/FAR principles
* MS Office
* MS Project

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems' Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. for more information on the tax credit.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
3+ years
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