Curtiss-Wright Corporation · 1 week ago
Project Manager
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $165K/yr
5+ years expCurtiss-Wright Corporation is a leading company in the design and manufacture of critical function machinery for the United States Navy and commercial nuclear utility industry. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee project schedules, budgets, and customer communications, ensuring successful project execution and collaboration across various teams.
AerospaceCommercialManufacturing
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage, coordinate and control Project Work Plan execution to achieve project technical, cost and schedule objectives
Efficiently and effectively work towards goals in a complex, diverse environment with multiple constraints
Lead the project team and regular project meetings to monitor and drive progress toward project objectives
Maintain effective customer communications, ensuring that all customer requirements and expectations are addressed effectively
Address and resolve project issues pertaining to project work scope, technical requirements, quality, schedule, resource assignments, cost customer interface and other project related activities
Communicate project progress, issues, and/or resolution options to project team members’ customers and EMD management
Review and control project cost, including the coordination and certification of Estimate at Complete dates
Develop and monitor the Project Risk Management Plan as part of project planning and execution
Interact with Sourcing and suppliers to plan for and secure the materials needed for the project and future production
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred, Business Administration, or equivalent will be considered
Five 5+ years of related experience in Project management or project leadership experience
Experience with Microsoft Project and ERP Systems
Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills
Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes and procedures
Manages Ambiguity: Deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change, effectively handles risk, can decide and act without the total picture, is calm and productive, even when things are up in the air, deals constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes
Organizational Savvy: Is sensitive to how people and organization's function, anticipates land mines and plans approach accordingly, deals comfortably with organization politics, knows who has power, respect and influence and steers through the organizational maze to get things done
Courage: Readily tackles tough assignments, faces difficult issues, and supports others who do the same, provides direct and actionable feedback and is willing to champion and idea or position despite of dissent or political risk
Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information, relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions, considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles and recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice
Directs Work: Provides clear direction and accountabilities, delegates and distributes assignments and decisions appropriately, monitors progress by maintain dialogue on work and results, provides appropriate guidance and direction based on people's capabilities and intervenes as needed to remove obstacles
Persuades: Positions views and arguments appropriately to win support, convinces others to act, negotiates skillfully in tough situations, wins concessions without damaging relationships and responds effectively to the reactions and positions of others
Due to DoD requirements, candidates must be US citizens
Must be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance
Preferred
Preferred Project Management Professional Certification. (PMP)
Benefits
Paid Time Off
401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing
Health and Wellness Benefits
Learning and Development Opportunities
Referral Program
Competitive Pay
Recognition
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Inclusive & Supportive Culture
Company
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services.
Founded in 1929Davidson, North Carolina, USA
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2012-04-02Acquired
1929-08-22IPO
Leadership Team
Lynn Bamford
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Tynan
VP Finance/CFO
Recent News
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