Project Manager III - Lunar Permanence

Application Close Date Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. Application Close Date Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will ensure the development of the spacecraft thermal control system is delivered on time and on budget to meet our commitments for the Lunar Permanence organization. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced and often uncertain environment, developing supporting processes to enable programmatic efficiency and enabling the team to execute. This role will require demonstrating personal leadership, inter- and cross-team coordination, and attention to detail. You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. staff and tools to perform their job, you will be helping to lead contracts and purchase orders. Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To Work with team leadership and support the development of robust plans of product deliveries and lead tracking of key operating metrics - including technical progress, cost, and schedule. Identify and define problem statements and have enough experience to build and support a realistic project schedule. Understand critical path and variance drivers and work to reconcile Support management of budget across all control points including driving estimate to complete assessments Coordinate the efforts across the product team comprised of engineering, program planning & control, supply chain, manufacturing/ production engineering, facilities, production, tooling, quality, and test. Support purchase orders, contracts, and service level work agreements aligned with program resources. Understand and drive linkage between Material Requirements Planning system and IMS Support planning of technical efforts via agile concepts leveraging company tools Enable and maintain regular business rhythm, action tracking, and consolidate information for effective decision making, including maintaining and routinely reporting performance to plan on schedule, resources, program/ product cost, and technical performance metrics for program reviews. Support management of wiki space that enables team to have efficient reference to key information Minimum Qualifications 8+ years of project management experience related to mechanical engineering or hardware development. Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering, business, or technical Expertise with Project Management Tools such as MS Project, P6 Primavera or similar. Experience with IMP/IMS and configuration management Experience with logic-linked scheduling. Experience with Jira. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Formal project management training or certification Prior support of a program for spaceflight hardware with an understanding of the hardware development cycle Experience with P6 Primavera Experience automating schedule health evaluations and continuously improving schedules. Experience with budget and Cost Account Management such as EVM or similar principles. Experience managing subcontracts, crafting statements of work. Expertise with Jira including building dashboards and managing/planning engineering efforts through Jira tools. Base Pay Range For CA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20 CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85 WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20 Other Site Ranges May Differ Culture Statement Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. 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