Project Manager

Project Manager

Skydweller

Madrid, Spain

Responsibilities

Working closely with the Company Program Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules (IMS);
• Applying project management principles to develop and manage large, complex program schedules;
• Performing program schedule analysis, including schedule metrics, critical path, float, schedule variances, dependencies, and overall schedule performance;
• Building and maintaining program-level Integrated Master Schedules that incorporate major milestones and deliverables from internal teams, vendors, and government sources;
• Monitoring vendor schedule performance, including weekly and monthly schedule variances;
• Demonstrating proficiency with enterprise-level scheduling software;
• Supporting the development and transition of mid-level Technology Readiness Level (TRL) technologies from concept inception through design, build, verification, and testing;
• Leading Internal Research & Development (IR&D) efforts and/or contracted programs;
• Supervising direct reports and demonstrating a strong understanding of project and systems engineering principles;
• Applying previous experience as a Chief Engineer and/or Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead on development programs;
• Applying experience as a voting member of a Change Control Board (CCB) or Engineering Review Board (ERB), or as a signatory responsible for engineering drawing release and/or change authorization;
• Prioritizing, planning, scheduling, and following up on planned work to ensure accuracy and optimize productivity;
• Reviewing planned work requests, validating the accuracy and completeness of the information provided, and engaging the appropriate resources to establish preliminary priorities;
• Reviewing work requirements and determining the most effective approach for successful execution;
• Actively participating in scheduling meetings with operations planners to establish work priorities, optimize downtime windows, and determine necessary lead times;
• Identifying work requiring engineering design and coordinating requirements with the Engineering team;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Science, or a related technical field;
• 10+ years of progressively complex program administration, program management, engineering, or related experience, including at least four years of program management experience;
• Six or more years of prior experience working as an engineer (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Systems, or a similar discipline);
• Advanced proficiency with Jira;
• Proficiency in Python programming;
• Experience developing Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards preferred;
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Project and other project management and scheduling tools;
• Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite;
• Demonstrated experience working within complex engineering and/or technology development programs.