Job Description

Job Location: Wichita, KS 67210SUMMARY
The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the execution health of a large portfolio of active projects. This role ensures projects remain on schedule, within budget, and aligned to approved estimates by actively monitoring performance, identifying risks, and driving corrective action. The Project Manager serves as a central coordination point across technical, financial, and operational stakeholders, maintaining visibility and accountability without requiring constant oversight.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Own and maintain project schedules, including milestones, deliverables, start/finish dates, and percent complete tracking
- Monitor overall project health across approximately 80–90 active projects
- Ensure projects are performing against:
- - Planned hours
- - Financial targets
- - Approved milestones and delivery commitments
- Review and challenge BOEs (Basis of Estimate) for logical alignment across hours, FTEs, and burn versus plan
- Perform resource balancing and identify misalignment between planned and actual utilization
- Manage and support change requests, including schedule extensions, funding changes, and scope adjustments
- Track, analyze, and report KPIs, identifying underperforming projects and escalating risks early
- Participate in IPT meetings and recurring project reviews
- Maintain project data within Smartsheet, task trackers, WBS structures, and financial rollups
- Coordinate across teams to keep projects moving forward with minimal executive intervention

QualificationsKNOWLEDGE
- Project scheduling methodologies and milestone-based delivery tracking
- Basis of Estimate (BOE) concepts, labor planning, and burn analysis
- Resource planning and utilization management
- Change management and change request workflows
- KPI development and project performance metrics
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and task-level tracking
- Financial fundamentals related to project execution
COMPETENCIES
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to identify risk early and drive resolution
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Comfortable operating across technical, financial, and operational domains
- Clear and concise communicator, both written and verbal
- Able to manage complexity across a high volume of concurrent projects
- Self-directed and capable of working with limited supervision
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience managing projects in a technical, manufacturing, engineering, or government-regulated environment
- Hands-on experience with project controls, scheduling, and performance tracking
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Office-based role with significant cross-functional collaboration.
- Regular interaction with delivery leadership and enterprise strategy partners.
- Fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
- Travel required to client sites and supplier facilities to support program execution, onboarding, audits, or issue resolution, as needed.
- Occasional extended hours during onboarding surges or delivery escalations.
- High accountability for execution accuracy and client outcomes.
WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE
- U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- If a Security Clearance is required:
- - Candidates "must/may need" to be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
- - Successful candidates must be able to secure Program Access approval