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Curtiss-Wright Corporation Project Manager in Cheswick, Pennsylvania
Project Manager
We are looking for a Project Manager to join our EMD team!
As Project Manager, you will play a vital role within the assigned business segment supporting customer deliverables. You will develop and control schedule and budget on assigned projects, as well as being designated as the point of contact for customer communications, meetings, and questions. This position requires interaction with engineering, manufacturing, project management office, planning, quality assurance, contracts, and finance to address all project actions.
Location: Cheswick, PA
We Take Care of Our People
Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan (https://curtisswright.com/investor-relations/overview/default.aspx) I Inclusive & Supportive Culture (https://careers.curtisswright.com/en/who-we-are/) *
Your Challenge:
Manage, coordinate and control Project Work Plan execution to achieve project technical, cost and schedule objectives.
Efficiently and effectively work towards goals in a complex, diverse environment with multiple constraints.
Lead the project team and regular project meetings to monitor and drive progress toward project objectives.
Maintain effective customer communications, ensuring that all customer requirements and expectations are addressed effectively.
Address and resolve project issues pertaining to project work scope, technical requirements, quality, schedule, resource assignments, cost customer interface and other project related activities.
Communicate project progress, issues, and/or resolution options to project team members’ customers and EMD management.
Review and control project cost, including the coordination and certification of Estimate at Complete dates.
Develop and monitor the Project Risk Management Plan as part of project planning and execution.
Interact with Sourcing and suppliers to plan for and secure the materials needed for the project and future production.
What You Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent with appropriate course complete to support a project management team.
Five (5) to seven years of related experience in Project management or project leadership experience
Excellent organization, communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.
Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes and procedures.
Project Management Professional Certification.
Manages Ambiguity: Deals comfortably with the uncertainty of change, effectively handles risk, can decide and act without the total picture, is calm and productive, even when things are up in the air, deals constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.
Organizational Savvy: Is sensitive to how people and organization’s function, anticipates land mines and plans approach accordingly, deals comfortably with organization politics, knows who has power, respect and influence and steers through the organizational maze to get things done.
Courage: Readily tackles tough assignments, faces difficult issues, and supports others who do the same, provides direct and actionable feedback and is willing to champion and idea or position despite of dissent or political risk
Decision Quality: Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information, relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions, considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles and recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice.
Directs Work: Provides clear direction and accountabilities, delegates and distributes assignments and decisions appropriately, monitors progress by maintain dialogue on work and results, provides appropriate guidance and direction based on people’s capabilities and intervenes as needed to remove obstacles.
Persuades: Positions views and arguments appropriately to win support, convinces others to act, negotiates skillfully in tough situations, wins concessions without damaging relationships and responds effectively to the reactions and positions of others
Must be sole US citizen and be able to obtain and maintain DOD security clearance.
Who We Are:
Our Values (https://www.curtisswright.com/company/sustainability/core-values/default.aspx)
Environmental, Social and Governance
EMD, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright in Cheswick, PA designs, manufactures, tests and provides after-market support for the most advanced, proven and reliable critical function pumps, motors, generators, seals, control rod drive mechanisms and power conditioning electronics available anywhere in the world today. Curtiss-Wright EMD has a long-standing and distinguished reputation for the design, development, manufacture and qualification of critical-function machining solutions for the United States Navy and the commercial nuclear utility industry. http://www.emd.cwfc.com/
At this facility we have a flexible work schedule – Work from home (1 to 2 days) OR 9/80 schedule
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No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team (TACOE@curtisswright.com) _and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.
Compliance Statement
This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.
Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition (TA_COE@curtisswright.com) and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.
Join the WRIGHT Team!
Over 90 years of growth, Curtiss-Wright is an integrated, market-facing global diversified industrial company and remains a technology leader through this legacy of innovation. Through three well-balanced segments – Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, we remain focused on advanced technologies for high performance platforms and critical applications. Diversity, commitment to excellence and dedication to the spirit of pioneering innovation continue to drive the employees of Curtiss-Wright.
Our Values
What makes a world-class organization? It all begins with core values that provide a strong foundation for success. Simple in theory, the values of Curtiss-Wright are reflected in every aspect of our operations. To our employees, these are more than words on a wall – we all take these values to heart in our relationships with our customers and each other.
Leadership
We lead based on vision and strategic direction, empowering employees to reach goals through thoughtful and decisive action.
Customer Focus
We are committed to achieving total quality by meeting our customers’ expectations and delivering products and services in a timely fashion.
Teamwork & Trust
Working in a spirit of trust and collaboration, we actively encourage employees to contribute their ideas and innovations to keep our company moving forward.
Respect for People
We believe that people are our most valuable asset and will always do the right thing in our dealings and interactions with all employees.
Integrity
We will act with the highest integrity in all of our business relationships and strategic partnerships.
What We Offer Our Employees:
Opportunity: As part of the Curtiss-Wright team, you have the opportunity each day to transform the way customers do business, as well as transform your career. Our entrepreneurial environment provides you with excellent experiences that enable you to develop your skills through stretch assignments and the opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry. You will have the opportunity to contribute from day one!
Challenging Work: The work we do here is not only challenging, but it is meaningful to our customers, our employees and the communities in which they live and work. You are given the chance to work on some of the most advanced technology projects in the world. Now that something to be proud of!
Collaborative Environment: The teamwork among our exceptionally talented people enables us to deliver some of the most advanced solutions to our customers.