Overview

Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S., U.K., France and Malaysia. The company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around the globe.

Responsibilities

The Defense - Project Management 3, oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects andserves as liaison between project management and planning, project team,and line management. Reviews status of projects and budgets, managesschedules, and prepares status reports. Assesses project issues anddevelops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoringproject progress and for intervention and problem solving with projectmanagers, line managers, clients and other stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide project management and guidance for an Integrated Product Team (IPT) and associated statement of work as delegated by the Program Manager.• Planning elements in support of the program-integrated schedule. • Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects. • Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (process and tool) within the IPT and in support of cross-IPT integration. • Review the status of projects, manage schedules, and prepare status reports. • Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem-solving with stakeholders. • Supports customer meetings and status requests. • Ability to work in a rapid-paced team environment is essential, along with being able to work independently. • Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive-level management. • Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status, and performance to plan). • Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals. • Risk assessment and mitigation. • Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers and functional organizations. • Business Acumen, Managing with Influence, Interpersonal relationships and communication.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master’s Degree and 3 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience. • Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain DoD Security Clearance. • This role requires US Citizenship. Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge CAS/FAR principles • MS Office• MS Project

Spirit AeroSystems is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Kansas Tax Credit: Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.