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Day & Zimmermann · 2 days ago

Design Project Manager IV

Middletown, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $186K/yr

15+ years exp

American Ordnance, powered by Day & Zimmermann, is a premier manufacturer of ammunition for the U.S. Military. The Project Design Manager IV drives large-scale defense and energy projects from concept to completion, leading cross-functional teams and serving as the key liaison with federal clients and contractors.

CommunitiesInformation Technology

Hiring Manager

Fantasia Jacobs-Fuller

Responsibilities

Directs and manages the entire project, provides guidance to subordinate managers, enforces company and project policies, and acts as a primary liaison between AO and the project's contractors & suppliers and the federal client. Leads establishment and communication of project baseline documents with the project team to include execution plan, scope or work, schedule, baseline estimate, and contract summary

Establishes, adapts and maintains a change management process for execution against project baseline documents

Ability to communicate complex project execution strategy and plans clearly to internal and external stakeholders and lead diverse groups of staff and contractors. Coordinate, manage and lead an ecosystem of internal resources, prime contractors and third-party vendors to accomplish project goals

Drive project performance to successful completion within timeline and budget as approved, raising risks to schedule and budget performance early enough to apply required mitigations. Build and enhance reports on project cost and schedule in a Federal EVM environment. Coordinates delivery of services, specificatly engineering & design deliverables, schedule, cost, and change management

Demonstrated ability to develop and run program plans and timelines in ambiguous environments with competing priorities and demanding clients

Thorough knowledge of contract language relating to all aspects of design, construction, and commissioning to include all phases of work including proposal, scope of work, T&C's, modificaitons and close out

Qualification

Federal Contract ExperienceProject ManagementLeadership SkillsPMP CertificationPE LicenseEngineering/Management DegreeMicrosoft OfficeMS ProjectSharepointCommunication SkillsNegotiation SkillsOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

15+ years of project management experience

Strong leadership skills

Track record of success in complex federal or design-build environments

Bachelor's in Engineering or Management

Must possess a valid REAL ID-compliant driver's license, which includes the gold or black star in the upper corner, indicating it is federally compliant

Successful completion of a background screening process is mandated for all candidates

High competency with personal computers and productivity software, such as Microsoft Office, MS Project and Sharepoint

Demonstrated ability to organize a wide range project resources

Ability to communicate complex project execution strategy and plans clearly to internal and external stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to develop and run program plans and timelines in ambiguous environments with competing priorities and demanding clients