Technical Project Manager

Port Canaveral, FL or Kent, WA - Onsite

Bluehawk Consulting is seeking a skilled and dynamic Project Manager to join our team, responsible for developing and managing project plans and schedules within the scope of testing, hardware build, and production.

Project Overview

This role requires effective collaboration with stakeholders, meticulous planning, and proactive issue resolution to ensure seamless project execution and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project plans and schedules for defined scopes of testing, hardware build, or production.
• Identify project dependencies, risks, and schedule impacts while developing schedules for identified work scopes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure proper planning and execution of testing, hardware build, or production activities.
• Report project progress, including status, risks, opportunities, roadblocks, and KPIs.
• Monitor and report on supplier and in-house production progress through daily tag-ups.
• Identify and action change requests as needed.
• Solve daily project issues inhibiting supplier or production and/or testing operations.
• Perform operational root cause analyses for non-conformances and escapes, deploying corrective actions.
• Support testing operations by locating and obtaining critical tools and parts.
• Track parts and critical hardware through build areas in supplier work-in-process or at company factories.
• Manage logistics for cleaning and delivering tools or storage containers as required.
• Manage deliveries of non-inventory hardware, arranging pickups, or expediting delivery when needed.
• Bring in critical escalations, including Quality Engineers or Responsible Engineers for resolving Non-Conformances (NCs) and ensuring timely closure to support production.
• Drive efficiency of testing by preparing and releasing all documentation and hardware ahead of testing.
• Aid in the development of workaround plans when issues occur.
• Utilize technical skills with multiple software tools such as PLM, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Manage professional relationships across multiple teams to ensure builds are completed on schedule.
• Liaise between Engineering, Test, and Manufacturing teams to ensure work is completed on plan.
• Identify and lead the procurement of test hardware, tooling, or storage hardware required to keep testing plans on schedule.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in project management within testing, hardware build, or production environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles and methodologies.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with software tools such as PLM, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Ability to solve complex problems and make decisions under pressure.
• Experience in root cause analysis and deploying corrective actions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders effectively.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in Project Management (PMP or equivalent).
• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or a related industry.
• Familiarity with quality assurance and non-conformance resolution processes.
  
  

Education

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
  
  

Our Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Bluehawk Consulting is a Kirkland, Washington-based management consulting firm helping Fortune 500 clients improve their performance, increase their efficiency, and enhance organizational value while reducing costs.

We are a team who love to accomplish great things together!

We excel at hiring talented people who are driven to create solutions for our client’s most challenging projects. Uniting amazing talent with meaningful work experiences is our passion; fostering an environment that embraces individuality and unique gifts embodies our values and fuels our purpose.

We Value

• Our diverse team, they make us great!
• Consultative, client-focused and interactive approaches
• Innovation, actualizing potential, and a positive outlook towards change and accepting challenges
• Learning, listening, and communicating openly with respect
• Passion, energy, zeal - we have lots of it
• Humor, lightness, and flexibility
  
  

We care about creating a supportive environment and positive employee experience. Employees will receive competitive pay, health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (choose between our Base Plan with HSA or Buy-up PPO plan), 401(k) with company match, 12 paid holidays, and up to 15 days of paid time off (PTO) per year. We also offer life insurance and a short-term disability benefit.

Salary Range for this position: $112,000 - $124,500

Bluehawk is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

If this sounds like a place you'd like to learn more about, visit us at www.bluehawkconsulting.com