Project Engineer (Cost Account Manager)

The Project Engineer/Control Account Manager (CAM) is a highly visible and critical role that leverages both technical engineering expertise and business project management competencies within the Engineering Business Unit. The Project Engineer/Control Account Manager is the main point of contact lead for management of one or more engineering Emerging or Legacy product/project(s) with responsibility for overall control of project scope, schedule and cost.

Responsibilities

• Creates and manages Project Management Plans (Scope, Time, Cost, Risk Management, Stakeholder, Quality, Communication, HR, etc.) for various Engineering Projects;
• Manages forecasts within Project Management and Financial tools to improve accuracy and reliability in support of budget, resource and workforce planning;
• Provides out years estimates, forecasts, and assumptions;
• Negotiates and commits project scope of work schedule;
• Utilizes Earned Value Management (EVM)techniques and reports on progress including variance mitigation;
• Drives timely and cost effective execution of projects including close out of completed projects;
• Conducts Internal & External Project Reviews;
• Tracks and evaluates key performance metrics across multiple projects;
• Creates ''What If'' scenarios, generates and gains approvals on change requests, and authorizes & monitors work against control accounts.
• Escalates and works to remove obstacles for project success;
• Verifies & Validates Production Assessments;
• Monitors and controls projects in partnership with Engineering Project Team Leads, Systems Engineering, and Program Management including coordination and facilitation of activities and resources;
• Interfaces and provides overviews to various stakeholders;
• Negotiates with Stakeholders, externals customers, and partners to establish Milestones/Deliverables;
• Develop, manage and report on detailed project attributes including technical requirements, cost, schedule, resources, and risk mitigation for multiple projects and in support of associated baselines;
• Negotiates and commits budget for project;

Qualifications

• Experience presenting to internal and external customers;
• PMP/MBA designation would be an asset;
• P6 (Prima Vera) experience or MS Project experience;
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience;
• Experience managing multiple projects;
• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Software, Systems, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent;
• Engineering work experience
• A minimum of five years' technical experience involving safety critical projects;
• Project management experience - preferably in the aerospace sector;