Project Lead (Aerospace)

POSITION SUMMARY The Project Lead manages assigned project(s) in accordance with priority, scope, and contract specifications and objectives. The Project Lead executes project management and accountability methods and processes deployed during length of customer relationship, particularly those represented to customers as key value propositions to their relationship with the company. This position serves as customer point-of-contact and internal advocate during length of the contractual relationship.The Project Lead communicates project updates to management personnel.The Project Lead coaches, develops, mentors, and trains direct reports to ensure their success. The Project Lead is responsible for ensuring project deadlines and quality standards are achieved.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Creates, negotiates, monitors, revises, and maintains plans, schedules, and specifications throughout the life of the project

Establishes and maintains close, effective working relationships with key customer staff

Communicates to management the successes, issues, financial status, and obstacles encountered on the project Preparesaccuratereports and updatesto senior management covering project status, costs, and scheduling, as required Conducts internal project reviews and ensure follow-up of actionitems that result from reviews

Acts as point-of-contact for project reviews conducted with the customer andensure follow-up of action items that result from reviews Coordinates staff schedules and other interested parties to meet the demands of the project Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures, and performance standards within boundaries of company policy and contract specifications

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

General office environment; required to use office equipment (computer, telephone/smartphone, photocopier); required to sit/stand for long periods of time

May be required (on short notice) to work overtime/additional hours to meet deadlines; may occasionally require working weekends and/or holidays, as needed

May be requiredto travel by motor vehicle and/or airplane to customer's location and/or with customer to an alternate location to complete job requirements; estimated to be 10percent or less

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education:

High school diploma of General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is required

Associate or Bachelor ofScience (BS) or Arts (BA) degree in a technical field or equivalent work experience is preferred

Experience:

Minimum of five (5) years of experience writing and/or coordinating complete, complex technical documents is required

Minimum of two (2) years of experience in aerospace, commercial or Department of Defense (DoD) industry is required

Minimum of three (3) years of assisting project leadership in a senior role for projects in aerospace, commercial, or DoD industry is required

Technical Experience:

Technical expertiseregarding client product line and product development practices is required

Intermediatelevel of proficiency with Microsoft Word,Microsoft Excel,and Microsoft Project is required

Basiclevel of proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint is preferred

Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat is preferred

Strong understanding of authoring software and/or content management systems, such as XML editor (Epic), Adobe FrameMaker, and Adobe InDesign, is preferred

Certification/Licensure:

Certification or licensure in a technical field (automotive) is preferred

Government/Military Common Access Card (CAC) to work on assigned contracts and/or projects may be required

Secret clearance issued by the DoD may be required;

Equal Opportunity Employer:O'Neil & Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, Vietnam Era or other eligible veteran status, or any other protected factor. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.