Fabrication Project Manager

We are launching people to the Moon and Mars. If you want to be part of this amazing mission and enjoy working in a great team environment, we would love to have you as part of our team that is making history, today. It takes big ideas and determination to take NASA's vision and make it reality. That's what we do every day.

The COMET contract provides overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing, and launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. These tasks will support the International Space Station, Ground Systems Development and Operations, and the Space Launch System, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and Launch Services programs.

The Ground Systems Support (GSS) organization is looking for a Fabrication Project Manager for the Launch Equipment Shop (LES) who supports multiple programs for National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA). A background in manufacturing, fabrication, and production planning is required. Project Managers (PMs) are the primary points of contact for projects and are responsible for overseeing them from start to finish.

PMs work with customers, stakeholders, and functional support teams to develop artifacts required to propose, plan, execute, control, and communicate the key components of a project. PMs communicate across all organizational lines to ensure projects are executed on schedule and within budget and meet all technical requirements. They are also responsible for ensuring risks are properly identified, documented, and mitigated.

• Provide project management oversight and assist in managing all aspects of fabrication projects within the GSS department.
• Assist with the management of project scope, risks, budgets, estimates, schedules and schedule changes.
• Coordinate with LES Group Manager, functional leaders, work management and manufacturing engineers.
• Demonstrate understanding of, and assist in, project scheduling development and resource loading to capture all work performed.
• Coordinate fabrication feasibility reviews on engineering drawings, engineering action requests and other technical documents, contract mechanisms, etc., in execution of fabrication projects.
• Act as single point of contact for fabrication projects that are outsourced until delivery and closeout.
• Host and facilitate project team meetings.
• Work within established operating procedures and assist in navigating engineering and quality coordination for fabrication.
• Create appropriate statements of work (SOW) for outsourced work and act as POC for all work and issues in conjunction with COMET PMs, engineering, logistics, construction services, and outside vendors.
• Exercise sound judgment and demonstrate excellent skills in working with other organizations, NASA and COMET customers, contracts, and outside vendors.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including on‑going or one‑off special projects.

• BS in Engineering or technical equivalent and 4+ years' experience.
• Experience in project management principles, facility and ground hardware design/build projects and project cost accounting.
• PMP Certification is highly desirable.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings; working knowledge of end-to-end processes of construction and fabrication including assembly and test; experience writing statements of work and basis of estimates; understanding of sub-contract execution and legal/regulatory requirements.
• Experience with raw materials and material processes such as grades of metals, chemical processes, and treatments (passivation, pickling, Alodining, etc.).
• Manufacturing knowledge to include machining, welding, pneumatic systems, mechanical assemblies, industrial paint and cable assemblies.
• Experience with CMMS, MES, CAD, QMS, inventory management software, and PLM systems.
• Excellent communication skills with NASA and other contractors, and effectively represent COMET's needs on various projects with outside contractors as POC for GSS outsourced work.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively in a team environment.
• Ability to coordinate work between multiple project disciplines.
• Demonstrate…