Project Management Specialist 3
Develops overall project plan consistent with project objectives as defined by the project owner and key stakeholders in accordance with accepted project management standards in the industry (e.g., Project Management Body of Knowledge [PMBOK], ANSI/PMI 99-001-2008). Works to improve project management processes and business systems that support project decision makers. May lead others and direct all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion. Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives. Ensures that all project control systems within the scope of the project are in place and integrates project data for decision makers.
Competencies
General• Communication
Clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Keeps the audience engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames the message in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Accurately interprets messages from others and responds appropriately.
• Customer Focus
Makes customers and their needs a primary focus of one's actions; develops and sustains productive customer relationships; uses information to understand customers' circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs; periodically becomes involved in sharing information with customers to build their understanding of issues and capabilities; considers how actions or plans will affect customers; responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems; assists higher graded employees and/or project team leaders in implementing ways to monitor and evaluate customer concerns, issues, and satisfaction and to anticipate customer needs.
• Gaining Commitment
Describes expectations, goals, requests, or future states in a way that provides clarity and generates interest. Seeks, gives, and summarizes information; ensures that the situation/issue at hand is understood by fellow work group members, other internal employees and customers. Presents own ideas; seeks and develops suggestions of others; consistently makes procedural suggestions. Uses appropriate influence strategies (such as demonstrating benefits or giving rewards) to gain genuine agreement with fellow work group members, other internal employees, and customers; uses different approaches as needed to gain commitment. Summarizes outcomes of discussions and establishes next steps if needed; consistently establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.
• Negotiation
Explores all parties' needs, concerns, and initial positions. Builds common ground by highlighting areas of agreement and working through areas of disagreement. Manages the interpersonal process to stay focused on the task; constructively addresses emotions and conflict. Engages in mutual problem solving by brainstorming alternative positions or approaches and evaluating them openly and fairly. Builds value of preferred alternatives by relating them to the needs of others; responds to objections by emphasizing value. Seeks a win-win solution through a give-and-take process.
Technical• Proj Sched & Resource Mgmt
Complete ability to create comprehensive project schedules which identify time frames for key project milestones, direct and manage more complex project schedules, independently identify project resource requirements, collaborate with others on more complex projects assigned, and assist others in complex large scale projects.
• Project Leadership
Complete ability to accept, direct, and perform responsibilities and work assigned tasks as a project team member in support of the overall project. Complete ability to lead and direct the activities and resources of assigned projects and support higher graded employees in large scale and complex projects.
Basic Qualifications For ConsiderationDo you meet the criteria described in the 'Typical Education/Experience' section of this requisition?
Do you have a minimum of 3 years work experience using features of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint and Excel to develop and manage schedules?
Do you have at least 3 years experience managing projects, working with multiple teams and functions (internal customers, suppliers, etc.)?
Typical Education/Experience
Bachelor's and typically 6 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Other Job related information
This position is in support of measurement and test equipment processes. Successful candidate will be directly responsible for overall project and portfolio management of multiple sustaining and improvement processes and will be responsible for gathering data, developing and delivering communication plans, coordinating and resolving communication issues between all stakeholders, prioritizing projects and identifying support gaps of the team. Relate to and communicate with all impacted communities and be capable of providing clear and concise visibility of project status to all parties involved.
- Business Unit Engineering Ops & Tech
- Division Boeing Test & Evaluation
- Program Test Support Operations (Tso)
- Job Type Non-Management
- Experience Level Career/Experienced
- US Person Status Required? Yes
Closing Date: 02/14/2012
