Sr. Project Manager - Aerospace

Org Marketing Statement

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges.

At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference. We believe that the key to bringing talented new team members into our organization is by focusing on everyone's talents and potential rather than the job specification. If you have innovative ideas and a commitment to excellence, we are more than happy to consider you for other roles in Parker that may be a good fit.

Position Summary

The Sr. Project Manager manages and is accountable for the project management, contract performance, and internal interface of assigned Parker projects. Manages development projects of moderate complexity and scope, capital projects, or portions of projects/programs. Serves as the focal point to all stakeholders, both internal and external, for the project(s). Project scope is generally evaluated based on non‐recurring engineering (NRE) cost of the project(s).

May serve as an individual contributor for a project and/or have primary responsibility for a matrix team (typically less than 40 FTE from varying cross‐functional areas) and may have limited direct reports. Maintains regular interaction with the customer as the point of contact for status and is the focal point for internal teams.

Essential Functions

* Ensures customer requirements are met and are in the best interests of Parker by creating the program charter, baseline plan, and other program management components. Ensures that the cost basis and/or pricing is correct by evaluating resource requirements, and performing risk analysis.

* Defines plans and monitors costs and technical performance to milestones/schedules for customer projects through coordinated team effort.

* Makes decision on technical and schedule priorities for projects within the team's scope.

Facilitates and ensures effective product/technology gate reviews.

* Continually improves project effectiveness through process and system standardization.

Communicates project status to Division staff, management, and customer through project/program reviews and elevates issues as required.

* Makes project decisions within overall budget and resources parameters. Utilize cost and budget parameters as input for project prioritization.

* Establishes, monitors, and controls project costs and approves budget expenditures.

* Leads team (direct and/or cross‐functional) to develop action plans to drive improved project performance.

Qualifications

* Bachelor degree (required) in engineering, sciences, business, or a related field; PMP certification required, typically required within 6 months of assignment; advanced degree (MS/MBA) preferred.

* Demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through eight or more years of related work experience with technical engineering and manufacturing projects and programs; may have specialized requirements. Prior project management experience of two or more years.

* Experience with both NPI and production project management

* Ability to travel up to 25% for customer meetings

* Prior cross‐functional and business experience leading projects and programs with high‐technology customers, products, technology and processes.

* In‐depth knowledge of the Project Management five stage…