Assistant Project Manager - Aerospace

About This Role

An Assistant Project Manager in the aerospace sector supports internal project management and construction management teams, as well as external clients. The role involves partnering with engineering, design, and construction professionals to understand project delivery from planning to project controls, and developing and implementing standardized processes within integrated project management systems. This position suits a motivated individual who will also create training materials for consistent project execution and apply best practices for effective cost and schedule management across programs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering, design, and construction professionals to gain a holistic understanding of project delivery
• Help develop, document, and implement standardized project management and project controls processes
• Configure processes within integrated project management systems
• Develop training materials that enable consistent and successful project execution
• Apply project management and project controls best practices to support effective cost and schedule management across programs

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in the construction industry
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing processes across multidisciplinary teams
• Proven experience working with project management systems, i.e., Primavera Unifier and P6, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, SharePoint etc.
• Experience managing costs across large, multiple-project programs
• Experience developing program and project reports including project status reporting
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with executive and client teams
• Experience developing and applying change management processes
• Must be willing to be onsite daily

Nice to have:

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new project management systems
• Experience developing and managing resource-loaded schedules in MS Project and Primavera P6
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and applications
• Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations (visual, written, and verbal)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to adapt to evolving project requirements in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• Access to a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan
• Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees