MH139 Project Manager

Summary:

Leonardo is a global company that develops multi-domain operational capabilities in the Aerospace, Defense and Security sector, with an integrated offer of high-technology solutions for civil and military applications. Leonardo Helicopters is the leader in the civil market. Our portfolio of commercial helicopters, underpinned by latest technology and highest safety standards, is ideally suited to a full range of missions. Military variants of our dual-use products and our specialized military products operate worldwide in all environments across the full spectrum of government and military operations.

Leonardo Helicopters’ U.S. headquarters has been in Philadelphia since 1980 and is home to a world-class production facility, maintenance center, training academy and stellar engineering team. The Philadelphia site manages the production of AW119 / TH-73, AW139 / MH-139, development and industrialization of AW609 Tiltrotor.

The Project Manager is a core team member of the Program Management function that is responsible for the Product Line Management through the different phases of product lifecycle, from product roadmap to contracts’ delivery, ensuring the involvement of relevant stakeholders as needed. Program Management must ensure on cost, on time and on quality delivery.

The Project Manager provides direct support in the execution of development programs, government, and commercial customer programs. The Project Manager acts as the primary interface between Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain, Customer Support Services & Training, and Sales to drive deliverables, resolution of issues and escalate as needed. The Project Manager supports the Program Management team in assessing customer requirements during the bid phase to ensure robust proposals that can be contractually delivered in accordance with the plan. and translates these into organizational plans (Integrated Master Schedules-IMS), Risk Management Plan, Schedule Metric generation and reporting, and all activities related to execution of the Program.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the daily project workflow and interactions with the various functions to track and coordinate project actions, reporting and deliverables.
• Develop project task-based schedules and report milestone progress against the integrated master schedule.
• Monitor actual project performance against planned performance to identify variances and help manage tasks on the critical path.
• Support in the preparation of company/contracted work orders. Interface with the contract manager during the acceptance process and manage ‘after delivery’ activities.
• Maintain strong relationship with procurement to ensure vendor performance supports the project/program goals.
• Liaison with Customer Support Services and Training (CSS&T) teams to ensure the activities are aligned with the contract schedule.
• Monitor configuration changes (change requests) and suggest solutions to minimize the negative impact on production cycles.
• Identify programmatic risks and suggest recovery/mitigation plans.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 1 year of Project Management or related experience in the aviation industry that would permit performance of essential duties and responsibilities.