Staff Project Engineering Manager - Ref2132g

Job Description
Scope:
TheProject Engineering Manager (PEM)will provide direct project and technical leadership to a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) tasked with new product development, research, or product improvement. The PEM is responsible for the planning, execution, monitoring and control, and overall cost, schedule and technical performance of the project’s engineering effort. New product development includes projects that are solely designed in-house as well as those that are co-developed using other Elbit Systems companies or external suppliers and contractors. The PEM is not only the engineering project leader but he/she is also the liaison between business units and the engineering team. The PEM is expected to demonstrate effective leadership and robust critical thinking, drive execution and timely decision making, and communicate effectively with team members at all levels and across the full IPT.
As IPT Leadership is by nature a cross-discipline activity, this position requires a highly collaborative and engaged leader. The PEM is required to build a strong project team as well as develop and maintain robust relationships with the business unit product line managers, program managers, engineering functional managers, supplier/partner team members, and customer team members. Strong communications and interpersonal skills coupled with an appreciation and interest in growing the Warfighter Systems market is required. The PEM’s responsibility includes cross-functional collaborative work with Quality, Product Transition, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, and Finance to qualify new products and transition them into production.
PROJECT PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Bids and Proposals
Support PLM and BD in the development of bids and proposals to include:
Partner with Product Line Managers (PLMs), Engineering, and Business Development (BD) to provide innovative technical solutions to fit within budget and schedule constraints while meeting customer needs
Execution baselines (technical, scope, cost, schedule, risk, opportunities)
Project WBS, IMS, work packages, staffing estimates, risk analysis/mitigation – all IAW company standards
Project Planning
Develop/refine project WBS, IAW company standards tailored as appropriate to meet specific project requirements
Clearly define and document project scope and deliverables
Coordinate and integrate the different functional inputs into a coherent executable project plan
Establish, negotiate and allocate budgets to the CAMs (PEM may act as CAM for smaller projects)
Coordinate the development of the engineering portion of the resource loaded IMS
Coordinate the development of the initial risk and opportunity register
Communicate staffing requirements to functional management in support of the engineering resource planning process
Continually seek ways to improve efficiency and performance
Partner with functional management to establish process tailoring
Identify risks associated with tailored tasks.
Project Execution
Lead engineering project execution to include the cost, schedule and technical baselines for all engineering activities
Mediate and adjudicate conflicts that arise within the engineering team and between engineering and the program manager
Partner with PMs, Engineering Functional Managers, and Functional CAMs (or Finance as appropriate) to ensure the project is being staffed and executed to plan
Manage project scope ensuring budget/schedule changes are made with corresponding scope changes
Establish relationships with technical and project manager peers, customers, and key suppliers to provide a direct line of communication for opportunity identification and problem resolution
Utilize EVMS (scaled as appropriate) to monitor and control engineering cost and schedule performance
Ensure IMS is kept up to date
Work with team to develop work arounds to incurred cost and schedule variances
Coordinate/document variance reporting
Update WBS as required
Update risk and opportunities – applying strong critical thinking, elevate new risks immediately and work to mitigate
Conduct project reviews as required, reporting project status to senior management
Mentor/coach project team members to help achieve efficient and effective project execution
Resource Management
Develop and maintain staffing requirements (by skill and time phased) through a resource loaded schedule
Negotiate staffing requirements with Engineering Functional leadership
Enter and maintain staffing requirements into workforce planning tool
Support functional staffing analysis for future work
Partner with functional management in employee performance assessment, development, and corrective action
Identify and report variances between staffing levels vs plan