Title:  Sr. Specialist, Operation Project Manager

Job Title: Operations Program Manager

Job Code: 43658

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist, Project Manager oversees all Operations efforts relating to contract execution, and is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring projects from beginning to end, according to strict deadlines and budgets. They act as the point-of-contact between elements of Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program Management. They ensure cost and schedule conformance on assigned projects by coordinating the procurement, build, and test of complex electronic systems. A successful candidate should be able to:

• Handle stressful situations with maturity, respect, and confidence
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Be a self-starter with a track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrate attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Excel in a team environment with the ability to avoid and resolve conflict
• Interpret engineering instructions and drawings
• Understand current and emerging manufacturing processes and methods
• Excel in high stress/high visibility environment, including public speaking and creating formal presentations

Essential Functions: 

• Interface and communicate with all levels of the organization
• Assist with the development of resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules, including tie-ins with Engineering efforts and milestones
• Perform lead-time and critical path analysis on multi-level hardware builds
• Assess cost and schedule risks, and develop associated mitigations
• Monitor and report financial, schedule, and technical performance of assigned projects
• Identify and coordinate resources necessary for quick reaction, development efforts
• Work closely with Engineering to identify, mitigate, and execute long-lead material procurement

Interface and communicate with all levels of the organization

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Related experience in a manufacturing, production, or other highly schedule-based environments

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Demonstrated ability in financial or data analysis and monitoring is desired
• Demonstrated ability in business and/or technical writing, public speaking, and creating formal presentations is desired
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze data using graphs and pivot tables
• Experience using schedule management tools such as Microsoft Project is preferred
• Experience with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems is preferred