Project Manager

Safran

Sarasota, FL

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SKILLS

Aerospace and Defense, AutoCAD, Aviation Industry, Business Case, Communication Skills, Configuration Management, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Engineering Management, Establish Priorities, Government, Green Transportation, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Maintain Compliance, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Project Design, Project Engineering, Project Estimates, Project Management Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Planning, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Propulsion, Regulatory Compliance, Return on Investment (ROI), Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Sales, Systems Administration/Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, United States Citizen, Willing to Travel

LOCATION

Sarasota, FL

POSTED

2 days ago

Project Manager

Job details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.

Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electrical & Power is one of the world's leaders in aircraft electrical systems. The company is a key player in equipment electrification and in the electric and hybrid propulsion sector. It has over 14,000 employees across 13 different countries.

Reference number

2026-180291

Job details

Domain

Performance and Support

Job field / Job profile

Project management - Project management

Job title

Project Manager

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Summary:

The Project Manager leads multiple transfer of work, engineering, and industrialization projects. It is responsible for technical process compliance, schedule, non-recurring costs, manage technical risks, and adherence to project milestones.

This role will lead a cross-functional project team of engineers and business partners across several different departments, prioritizing and communicating issues to the different stakeholders including upper management and coordinating functions.

This position is expected to manage multiple concurrent project, tasks, and group of activities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Effective project communication to engineering team, engineering management, program management, and customers (technical and business aspects).

• Organize and lead technical decision-making process within projects, ensuring that technical decisions made in the project are compatible with Program/Project objectives.

• Estimation, planning, coordination, and tracking of project work (plan vs. work delivered)

• Ensure the adherence to the Safran method and standards for project management process

• Identify resource requirements and maintain the project plan in line with assigned resources

• Ensure projects are delivered to financial targets for Non-Recurring Costs (NRC).

• Build business cases, ROI, and project value estimated reports

• Ensure that technical decisions are coherent with the Recurring Costs (RC) targets

• Ensure project deliverables are delivered to the agreed timescale

• Manage technical risks (identification, quotation, mitigation, escalation)

• Provide necessary KPI's to the different business partners to monitor the performance of each project under his/her supervision

• Ensure compliance with Airworthiness requirements

• Deliver definition of and adherence to project milestones, both external and internal

• Manage the system configuration at program level and with customers

• Request technical audits when necessary

• Ensure project considers Design to Industrialization and Manufacturability

• Acts as project liaison with the different stakeholders and responsible for identifying, tracking, and resolving all technical issues as they arise.

• Must be capable of working with little or no supervision, and brief other company departments/disciplines on product details and project status.

• Other duties outside of this summary may be assigned as required by the hierarchical manager or assigned manager/sponsor.

• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

• Travel: up to 25% possible, depending on project requirements

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job posting does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic data or other legally protected status.

Safran Electrical and Power is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. To verify the information in the job listing or if you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please call: 941-210-8648. We will decide on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

Candidate skills & requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution with working experience in industrial settings.

• Outstanding skills in the Microsoft Office suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or other equivalent internationally recognize project management certification

• Proficient with Autocad or similar drafting software.

• Manufacturing experience and/or Lean Six Sigma working experience.

This position requires access to technologies and hardware subject to US national security based export control requirements. All applicants must be US Persons (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)), or otherwise authorized by the U.S. Government. No company sponsorship will be offered.

Annual salary

NA

Job location

Job location

North America, United States, Florida, Sarasota

City (-ies)

Sarasota

Applicant criteria

Minimum education level achieved

Bachelor's Degree

Minimum experience level required

First experience

ITAR Controlled Position: Select "Yes" if role requires U.S. citizenship/permanent residency

Yes

About the Company

Safran

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