Industrialization Project Manager

GKN Aerospace •

Garden Grove, California, United States

Position Type: Permanent

Job Description:

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90 of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Compensation Data

The compensation range for this position is:

$154,200 - $123,360

Job Summary

The Assistant Project Manager will partner with and assist the project director of a large manufacturing expansion project. Tasks that may be delegated through the course of the project include basic cost accounting and management of scope, schedule, risk, and communications. The Assistant Project Manager will coordinate with Industrial Engineering, Facilities, Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Materials and Processes Engineering to ensure the project is on schedule and on budget, managing the scope and risk tightly.

Job Responsibilities

Exhibit ownership of all assigned tasks. This may include
- Managing project risk (cost, schedule, technical) using GKN- or industry-standard methods. Working with appropriate teammates to identify risks and appropriate mitigation strategies, assigning actions and monitoring completion according to plan.
- Managing the project schedule in Microsoft Project software. This may include consolidating or linking disparate project files that each industrial engineer maintains, or may include owning the overall project file and meeting with project leaders to mature and update the file.
- Maintaining formal project documentation (project plan, scope changes, meeting minutes, decision log, etc.)
- Maintaining the financial forecast for the project, with appropriate detail for the internal project team and various summaries for senior level and customer reviews. Collating the project’s actual expenditure and future planned expenditure from various sources.
- Monitor and track any project changes, ensuring that additional scope is captured, documented and approved by the applicable functions.
- Temporarily backfilling other roles during vacation or when positions are open (industrial engineering project managers, project director) to the best of your ability.
Report on project progress to customer, involved internal participants, and senior management.
Prepared to perform duties outside of direct job description in order to meet Project commitments.

Job Requirements:
Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required. A technical discipline such as Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering or Construction Management is preferred.
5 years of project management experience, including 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
2 years of experience working with equipment installation and construction trades (electrical, industrial plumbing, concrete, etc.) from a project management perspective.
2 years computer applications, including MS Office Suite, MS Project (or equivalent).
U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of Program Management, Risk Management, MS Project and Continuous Improvement.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Construction, large capital project, and aerospace experience.
Experience managing projects in a matrix environment.
Energetic and enthusiastic – and portrays these traits openly.
Excellent communicator – can sell concepts to people at all levels within & external to the organization, including engineers.
Able to see big picture, yet also able to drill down and manage details.
Flexible and adaptable to change.
Good problem solver.
Well organized.
Self-starter, self-manager type.
Able to multi-task and manage numerous projects easily.
Thrives on excellent interaction with people.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

Job Ident #: 1036520701

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