Project management support job description

The Building People has a need for a full-time
Project Management Support T-line & Substations supporting the Western Area Power Administration, Desert Southwest Regional Office. The employee will perform the following duties and tasks:

Assists Government Engineers and Project Managers in reviewing capital program specifications and associated documents for completeness, errors and omissions using WAPA guidelines. Reviews the specifications packages, drawings, and other associated documents to ensure that they are error-free and complete. Assists Government Engineers and Project Managers in reviewing designs, study documents and specifications for various complex projects, systems, or equipment. Assists Government Project Managers/Engineers in preparing and reviewing Government cost estimates for Capital Projects. Works closely with Government Engineers / Project Managers/Field Crews to develop materials lists for projects, prepare asset sheets for new equipment, removal of old equipment and for substation and communication facilities, project schedules, and closeout projects. Assists in developing project request along with funding requests. Reviews and helps develop contracts as necessary. Assists Government Project Engineers in reviewing capital project change orders/modifications and associated documents prior to execution. Assists Project managers/Engineers /Field crews in work- load management for forecasting and project schedule coordination. Maintains up to date documentation of project schedules and communicates with stakeholders. Provide technical design support to Government Engineers and Project Managers during the design of substation and communication facilities. Assists in estimating, risk analysis, scheduling, and project tracking. Attend as well as setup and coordinate meetings to take notes on action items and provide project status updates as needed with internal WAPA employees and external customers. This includes working independently facilitating meetings to provide project status updates with internal Government or contractor employees only. Provides financial reports and status of assigned projects to Federal Engineers and Project Managers. Assist in issues involving warehouse stocking and procedures. Assists in ordering and receiving material


Skills & Requirements

Required Qualifications & Experience:


Shall have knowledge of the practices and procedures pertaining to technical matters in the following areas: Project management techniques such as, but not limited to Microsoft® Project scheduling and cost estimating. Electrical, construction, and maintenance of high voltage transmission systems. Project management experience in high voltage transmission systems. Project Management Professional/Project Management Institute (PMP/PMI) Certification preferred. Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree (preferred). Utility project management experience may be substituted in lieu of educational requirements. Minimum three (3) plus years of progressive development in the power industry in project management in construction or technical project management support. Ability to read and understand one-line diagrams, plans, sections, three-line diagrams (AC schematics), DC schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams. Ability to use Auto CAD, Visio, Office (Word, Excel) Adobe Acrobat. Familiarity with design and design standards, maintaining, repairing, and evaluating testing equipment and high voltage transmission systems, communication sites and project schedules, design of communication and substation protection facilities. Includes all duties and tasks as outlined in PWS 3.3.1 B-H

Work Location: Maricopa County at the main WAPA Desert South West Regional Office. There are some instances when a position may be dispatched to other locations for site visits or longer periods as deemed necessary.
Qualifications


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


Competitive benefits for eligible employees include:

Medical & Rx Dental Vision Flexible Spending Accounts 401(k) Retirement Plan Life Insurance/AD&D Long Term Disability and Short-Term Disability Paid Time Off Holiday Pay

All positions require a background check after acceptance of our offer. The selected candidate will be eligible to begin employment before the background check has been finalized. However, continued employment will be contingent upon the results of your reference/background check from The Building People, LLC. Your position may require special credentialing, clearance, and access as a condition of employment. In the event the government or client does not sponsor or approve your clearance, it may result in termination of your employment.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

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The individual works as a member of an integrated product team to provide Aircrew Scheduling, Long Range Scheduling, Standardization Evaluation, Operations Training, and Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Manger support. Additionally, this position requires an individual with motivation and initiative to support developmental flight testing in a dynamic high-tempo environment.
Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

* Advise and assist unit to ensure availability of proper test resources and support for scheduling of test flights and instrumentation, schedule crew, test engineers, aircraft, airspace, ranges, and other test resources as necessary
* Coordinate with training officer, test engineers, squadron aviation resource management (SARM), Director of Operations (DO), unit leadership or designated representative to arrange a schedule to facilitate operations, (re)qualification, upgrade, DT and OT test, exercises, transition, and continuation training accomplishment to meet required currency and progression standards, based on test plan requirements, equipment and range availability in accordance with DO priorities and unit leadership's local unit-developed guidance.
* Aids the Chief of Stand Eval to ensure that AWACS CTF Det 1 and Det 2 is compliance with appropriate regulations.
* Maintain accountability and control of flight-testing materials, maintains flight evaluation folders, and perform reviews of Form 8s
* Reviews Center Ops Online training annually, reviews and updates the Letter of X, and ensures Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT) is properly updated.
* Provide advisory and assistance support to ensure the efficient and timely accomplishment of unit test and support activities that directly affect the ability of test engineers and operators to accomplish the desired mission objectives.
* Assist in process improvement initiatives to include updating processes and documentation, supporting meetings, and assisting with the training of unit members on new processes.
* Administer classes and exams as required. Coordinate schedule to ensure crewmembers are scheduled for any ground or flying training requirements.
* Perform weekly individual gradebook checks of personnel training and ancillary training requirements.
* Prepare and execute periodic training/testing plans for approval and scheduling.
* Provide weekly updates to squadron leadership containing the flight and readiness status of personnel to facilitate tracking of duty status and performance report/decoration accomplishment.
* Responsible for the maintenance, operation and training for the EFB system to include the electronic flight bag server(s) have all required software patches and can operate on the Air Force computer network, planning upgrades to the server(s) at such a time to have minimal impact on daily operations.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

* U.S. Citizenship is required.
* Must have an active and transferrable DoD security clearance with current investigation at the required level. Must be able to maintain the required clearance

* Bachelor's degree with four years of related experience; or 10 years of related experience.
* Current Operations/Long Range scheduling experience
* Able to multi-task and perform work in a fast-paced environment
* Self-motivated, personable, detail-oriented and organized
* Possesses effective oral and written communications skills
* Proficiency in the use and integration of MS Office applications required

Preferred Experience:

* Center Ops Online and Patriot Excalibur scheduling system experience is highly-desired
* Aircrew Training and Standardization and Evaluation experience is highly-desired

Must meet applicable COVID safety requirements and protocols

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.

The ideal Project Manager for this role will possess the ability to manage the budget and scheduling of non-classified Defense projects.
Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities:

+ Review status of cost reduction related projects and budgets, manage schedules, and prepare status reports.

+ Apply business and management principles to deploy tools and processes in compliance with customer, company, and regulatory requirements including control of product configuration, management of product configuration information, and maintenance of configuration accountability records.

+ Implement, plan, and manage changes to program configurations and information.

+ Responsible for the development and documentation of functional processes related to change.

+ Audit detailed work statements and develop associated project files.

+ Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet project goals and objectives.

+ Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and status for intervention and problem. solving with functional and program stakeholders.

+ Communicate and coordinate inter-departmentally to ensure project success.

Qualifications

Required:

+ Bachelor's degree in relatable field

+ 3 - 5 years of experience managing projects

+ U.S. Citizenship

+ Ability to secure Program access approval

Preferred Experience:

+ Working knowledge of SAP

+ Experience in aviation/aerospace industry

+ Experience with gPLM and/or 3DExperience

+ Knowledge of BCCM and application of Program Management best practices

+ Strong computer skills/ proficiency required with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

+ Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

+ Self-starter with minimal overnight

+ Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status and performance to plan)

+ Experience with c ross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals

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.

Job LocationsUS-KS-Wichita


Posted Date 5 months ago (5/12/2022 6:19 PM)

Category Administrative/Clerical