Lead, Project Manager - Manufacturing Engineering 1

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Job description

Job Title: Lead, Project Manager - Manufacturing Engineering

Job Code: 18068

Job Location: Camden, AR

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hours per day, 4 days a week

Job Description:

The Aerojet Rocketdyne segment of L3Harris is seeking a Project Manager to lead teams and drive initiatives within our Manufacturing Engineering department at our Camden, AR facility. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic leader with a proven track record of managing complex projects and delivering results that have a direct impact on organizational goals and performance. This position is a high visibility role, reporting to the engineering director and will have significant opportunity to make a lasting and transformative impact to the business.

Essential Functions:

• Lead cross-functional project teams to achieve departmental goals, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Drive initiatives from conception through completion, including planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
• Collaborate effectively with various internal departments, as well as external customers and stakeholders.
• Communicate cross-functionally to align project objectives with company strategy and to ensure transparency and engagement.
• Present project statuses and outcomes confidently in front of customers and executive leadership.
• Identify risks and issues early, developing mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for process enhancement and implementing best practices.
• Create Statements of Work (SOWs) and other technical writing documents to drive process changes and improvements.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Secruity Clearence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's with 9 years prior experience in project management. Graduate Degree with 7 years prior experience in project management. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience in project management.
• 2 years experience in project management within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• PMP certification or equivalent project management qualification.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams towards success.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in project management software and tools; as well as Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities.

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