Project Manager

Overview

Embry-Riddle: A Global Leader in Aviation and Aerospace

Embry-Riddle has vibrant campuses in Daytona Beach, FL, and Prescott, AZ, with a worldwide network spanning roughly 120 global locations. It is the world’s largest aviation and aerospace university, celebrating 100 years and serving more than 30,000 students worldwide. Our programs in Applied Science, Aviation, Business, Technology, Engineering, Safety, Security, and Space prepare the next generation of leaders shaping the future of flight and beyond.

Embry-Riddle is contracted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to lead projects related to research, prototype development, and demonstrations at the Florida Test Bed (FTB). The FTB is an agile research and integration facility designed to allow government, industry, and academia to showcase ideas and technologies in a National Airspace System (NAS) environment. The projects involve a diverse group from FAA, industry, and academia.

The projects span exploration of the entire NAS to include Commercial Space Operations, Flight Standards validation, 4-Dimensional Trajectory Based Operations, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), cloud-based technologies, current NAS systems (weather, surface, enroute, oceanic) and new Next Gen technologies.

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for managing multiple, complex projects throughout the project lifecycle. Activities include planning and scheduling project deliverables; monitoring goals and milestones; defining resources including subcontractors; creating strategies for risk mitigation and contingency planning; efficiently identifying and solving project issues; and developing and maintaining good working relationships with customers, subcontractors, and other team members. The PM organizes and leads critical stakeholder meetings throughout the project lifecycle as defined by the executed contract.

Some meetings may require occasional travel to Washington, D.C. or other domestic locations.

The PM has experience in project management and supports the continued development of internal project management-related processes. Additionally, the PM is extremely well organized and exercises smart decision-making with integrity. The PM has strong communication skills, including verbal and written communication, and strong technical report writing and revising skills to design and maintain key project documentation, participate in conference paper reviews, and prepare professional briefings for FAA leadership.

The PM delegates to and mentors university student assistants for each project. The PM has some familiarity with the aviation industry, experience with the software development lifecycle, and manned and unmanned flight operations, and the ability to be creative, flexible and agile to lead projects that demonstrate evolving concepts.

90% — Project Management

• Develops and maintains rapport and working relationships with customers, subcontractors, and other team members
• Manages multiple complex projects throughout the project lifecycle; including proposal/planning, coordination and selection of industry team for new projects within the OTA contract, execution of projects, leading project demonstrations and project closeout activities
• Builds a strong and resilient team for each project
• Develops and maintains project budgets and detailed project schedules
• Defines expectations and manages subcontractors throughout the lifecycle of the project
• Develops project scope and objective, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Writes a detailed Project Management Plan for each project
• Maintains the programmatic baseline by managing weekly meetings and documenting actions and decisions
• Identifies, tracks, and, when appropriate, mitigates risks throughout projectsulfils life cycles
• Coordinates and documents all project events and meetings, and maintains an up-to-date calendar
• Prepares and edits reports, papers and presentations and coordinates the submission of deliverables to the FAA
• Leads Project Management Reviews (PMRs) as scheduled or requested by the customer to provide stakeholders a comprehensive understanding of the…