Vice President of Project and Mission Management - Exploratory space vehicle
Description:
- The VP of Project and Mission Management is accountable for all aspects of project and mission management from contract signing to in-space operation, to include contract execution, performance to costs and schedules, as well as leading the team that serves as the primary customer interface for active projects
- They are responsible for the governance, oversight, and performance of project management at the company, in addition to managing projects themselves when needed
- Principally, this person will oversee, develop, and ensure the performance of the practice of mission and project management at the company
- They will manage multi-functional teams, subcontractors, and collaborate & interface with employees at all levels to ensure that the company’s growing service offerings, ranging from small satellites to pressurized and un-pressurized microgravity payloads, are successful.
- Being chiefly accountable, leads the Project and Mission Management teams to deliver related to quality, scope, schedule, budget, and customer satisfaction.
- Maintains the highest level of collaboration within their department and with other departments, and develops and maintains relationships with functional managers, department heads
- Delivers exemplary customer relationship performance.
- Manages the engineering team and other matrix functions in charge of payload fit-checks, hardware testing, and integration activities.
- Conducts and presides in all internal and external reviews as needed, including but not limited to the reviews of customer’s payload data, contract requirements and verification, documentation, and compliance data, as well as its launch vehicle partners or their subcontractors.
- Responsible for understanding the United States export control laws and regulations, and the spectrum coordination laws and regulations.
- Fosters an environment of active and collaborative project & mission management, where their team members actively work with both internal and external team members and stakeholders to drive desired outcomes.
- Ensures an effective interface exists with customer payload teams, from contract signing to in-space operation and payload return.
- Demands and delivers outstanding communication between project or mission managers and other teammates and stakeholders.
- Ensures relevant project & mission management documentation is of high quality and up to date.
- Supports business development & sales teams, including brokering of technical reviews, leading feasibility assessments and major proposal efforts, drafting statements of work, and assisting in contract formulation and milestone development, etc.
- Project Management
- Owns, updates, and improves the project management methodology at the company.
- Takes responsibility for project management issues and guides project managers through the project processes to achieve successful outcomes.
- Accountable for all company-level project management goals.
- Tracks, reports, and actively improves project management performance metrics across the company’s projects & missions to include performance versus expected scope, schedule, and budget.
- Being accountable for the Project Management Center of Excellence (PM CoE), establishes reporting requirements for all projects, reviews and understands project performance, and develops & maintains metrics that projects report.
- Responsible for the training, coaching, and mentoring of project managers, providing input to functional managers regarding Learning & Development needs, and establishing training requirements for project managers.
- This person will develop and give project management training as appropriate, although outside training may also be used.
- Continually assesses project team performance and communicates resource constraints to management
- At all times exemplify the core Values of Integrity, Respect, and Humility
- Travel of up to 30%
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team by fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence, ensuring effective communication and coordination within the organization.
- Ensures effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, performance management, and retention of multiple teams
Skills:
- Project management
- Aerospace
- Mission management
Experience Level:
- 10+ years of experience
- Must have experience working on a mission from conception to completion
- Must be eligible to receive a clearance - although one is not required for this position
About Actalent
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