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

Responsibilities:

• Oversees and manages facilities modifications, expansions, and construction projects. Ensures they are accomplished within established priorities, scope, schedules, and budgets.
• Determines stakeholder requirements; develops plans and schedules; obtains construction services; validates progress; and ensures completion, functionality, and stakeholder
• Coordinates with in-house suppliers, consultants, and contractors to accomplish project goals. 
• Responsible for coordinating and reviewing vendor performance relative to quality control, schedule control, cash flow, and budget 
• Reviews the status of the project, and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports for leadership teams
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet project objectives
• Enforces and ensures all warranty conditions. Interfaces with company organizations and suppliers to meet company business requirements.

Qualifications

Required Skills/ Experience: 

• Bachelors degree with 2-4 years of relevant experience or Masters degree up to 2 years of industry-specific relevant experience in construction management, facilities management, plant engineering or equivalent project experience.
• Strong computer skills/ proficiency required with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word, MS Project
• Proficient AutoCAD skills
• Ability to integrate large multi-year projects and small near-term projects
• Basic understanding of construction methods
• Basic understanding of accounting principles
• Basic understanding of contracts and negotiations
• Basic business acumen to coordinate with Finance to status if the project is tracking to plan
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Schedule development by project appropriate to project scope 
• Risk assessment and mitigation 
• Individual project management and tracking as part of a more extensive portfolio 
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status and performance to plan)
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers

Preferred Education: 

• PMP or other PMI Certification is a plus but not required
• Experience in Autodesk AEC package is a plus but not required
• Experience with Bluebeam is a plus but not required

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.