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Project Engineering & Support Branch Manager
| Company | Leidos |
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| Location | Huntsville, AL, USA |
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| Salary | $126100 – $227950 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- BS degree in Engineering from an accredited engineering school and a minimum of ten (10) years of direct engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and eight (8) years of direct engineering experience
- In-depth understanding of project engineering & project management with at least 5 years of experience with project engineering, preferably on hardware systems development programs
- At least 2 years of experience with formal line management responsibilities to include employee tasking, time charging oversight, performance assessment, and performance recognition
- Strong leadership credentials, good communication and organizational skills, attention to detail, and a strong technical background
- Must be a resident of the North Alabama area or be willing to relocate
- US Citizenship required
Responsibilities
- Provide senior leadership for a talented group of project engineers in the application of project engineering to space projects
- Mentor and guide project engineers for improved understanding of project engineering application and career development
- Foster the implementation of creative solutions to in the execution of project engineering for high reliability space systems
- Coordinate project engineering across multiple civil and defense space projects
- Manage section managers and branch staff
- Conduct Branch and management staff meetings
- Staff planning for 25+ branch members
- Play a key role in proposal and business development opportunities
Preferred Qualifications
- Project management qualification (PMP) or equivalent
- Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a group and independently
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team through change
- Experience effectively communicating within a team environment and have experience mentoring & guiding team members
- Desire and commitment to improve capabilities of their team
- Experience with supply chain management and ability to work with suppliers to help them meet both hardware and non-hardware deliverable requirements, is preferred.
