Project Manager, Operations Management

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At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power systems and has been revolutionizing modern flight for over 100 years. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

Principal Specialist, Project Management

The Project Manager will be responsible for the design, creation, and maintenance of a project plan to support a multi year capacity expansion and factory transformation project. The overall program scope spans multiple disciplines to support the project from initial design through operational implementation. The Project Manager will collaborate with site leadership, external contractors, program management, technical, and business team members to plan, create, monitor and analyze program schedule performance and related metrics.

• Incorporate the project schedule design and development methods into Primavera P6 or similar platform.
• Collaborate with project team members, operations management, technical and integrated product teams to define requirements and plan schedules and analyze schedule related metrics.
• Perform Critical Path analysis and reconciliation to program events and key milestones.
• Responsible for project baseline management and control.
• Coordinate with major suppliers, partners, and vendors to collect, integrate, and deliver current schedule information.
• Work closely with finance to track and manage project budget
• Perform in-depth schedule reviews to identify improvements.
• Conduct what-if planning and integration of risk management and mitigation.
• Assist and provide scheduling support and training to project team members.
• Work together with stakeholders to develop easily understood data driven visuals identifying progress to overall project scope and highlight risk areas.
• Lead and/or participate in special projects, as required.
• Collaborate with other planning, scheduling, and control disciplines and groups across the company to apply and/or share best practices and lessons learned.

Bachelors’ Degree and minimum 3 years’ experience with a Project Management Scheduling Program such as Primavera, OR Advanced Degree and minimum 2 years’ experience with a Project Management Scheduling Program.

• Experience with project management principles and their application to complex projects
• Understanding of systems/project engineering, manufacturing engineering concepts and practices.
• Takes initiative to seek understanding and improve processes
• Excellent organization, self-motivation, verbal/written communication and effective interpersonal skills
• Basic understanding of risk management
• Analytical skills
• Adaptability
• Aerospace experience a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification through the Project Management Institute (PMI®) or similar certificate a plus

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