Principal Cross Functional Project Manager, Program ; PWE; Onsite

Position: Principal Cross Functional Project Manager, Program Work Environment (PWE) (Onsite)

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HTX
36:
Richardson, TX 3200 E Renner Rd , Richardson, TX,  USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Security Clearance:

DoD Clearance:
Secret

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

The Project & Support Excellence organization, within Engineering Operations and Business Services, has an opening for a Cross-Functional Project Manager (CFPM) supporting the Program Work Environments Integrated Product Team (PWE IPT). The role will be responsible for driving the successful execution of business-critical projects that deliver new engineering and program management office (PMO) capabilities to enable seamless program execution. The scope of projects a candidate may anticipate leading include (but not limited to):
The end-to-end construction of new secure lab environments, renovation and modernization of existing secure lab environments, and establishing secure inter-connectivity between program work environments across RTX sites.

As the cross-functional project manager, you will be responsible for leading cross-functional teams (comprised of Facilities, Digital Technology, Security, and Lab Management) supporting multiple challenging projects concurrently. In many cases, a CFPM in this role can expect project scope lacking firm requirements, or customer direction. A strong, innate ability to leverage innovative problem-solving techniques to find creative solutions is pivotal.

A successful PM in this role will drive project execution from early inception stages to final completion through close partnership and collaboration with senior leadership, engineers, and PMO leaders to refine requirements, navigate project execution obstacles, and ensure project scope is delivered on‑time and within budget. This position is an individual contributor position. This position is onsite and can be located in one of the following locations:

• Richardson, TX

• Cedar Rapids, IA

• Largo, FL

What You Will Do

• Serve as project manager for Program Work Environment IPT efforts that leads overarching execution of project scope across functional disciplines

• Assume ownership and accountability for the successful delivery of project scope that is delivered on‑time and within budget

• Lead cross-functional, geographically separated project teams comprised of subject matter experts from Digital Technologies, Cybersecurity, Security, Facilities, and other partnering organizations in the tactical execution of project scope

• Work with customers and stakeholders to identify and refine requirements, develop scopes of work, align on priorities, and deconflict blockers

• Provide regular project execution status briefings with customer, stakeholders, and various levels of leadership that conveys detailed overall project health, outlook, cost/schedule performance, and potential risks and opportunities

• Demonstrate project management principles proven in managing actions and scheduling interdependencies in support of large-scale programs, projects, or initiatives

• Excellent communication skills with an ability to articulate and adapt complex information to audiences at all levels of the organization, including senior executives and senior customer leadership

• Demonstrated experience working multiple projects simultaneously with groups and customers, with tight deadlines under stressful conditions

• Quickly build strong relationships foster collaboration with customers, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams

• Demonstrate the ability to lead and manage people to accomplish complex operations

• Grow strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills. Ability to recognize resource constraints and prioritize team…