Senior or Lead Project Management Specialist

Job Description

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Lead Project Management Specialist to join our Precision Engagement Systems (PES, formally Weapons), team in Saint Charles, Missouri.

Precision Engagement Systems (PES, formally Weapons), within BDS’s Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems division is seeking to hire a Program Management Specialist (Level 4/5).  The selected candidate will serve as a part of the Direct Attack Program Office supporting B61, HAAWC and MOP Programs.  Key areas of responsibility include managing and driving integration across production and development programs.  

Skills required for this position include an understanding of project management, the ability to demonstrate the aptitude to work across functions and having strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities Include:

• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on Lean activities to PES Leadership.
• Leads process improvement initiatives focused on enhancing execution.
• Works with cross-functional teams including Program Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to drive integration, continuous improvement, and efficiencies through the lifecycle of multiple program platforms.
• Develops and maintains relationships and partnerships with customers, stakeholders, peers, and partners.
• Manage, develop, and motivate employees to combine the team’s energy and expertise to achieve a common objective and attain higher levels of performance.

Position Responsibilities – Senior Level 4:

• Leads, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for complex projects, programs and change driven activities in accordance with project management industry
• Leads studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), reports, risk assessments and planning efforts to determine impacts, constraints involving product development, production rates, process improvement, program initiatives
• Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
• Develops and establishes lead time requirements
• Facilitates and ensures integration of project/program plan, schedules, change and baseline management, processes, techniques considered to be best practice across the industry
• Acts as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives
• Directs all phases of projects or subsystems of major projects from inception through completion
• Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies

Position Responsibilities – Lead Level 5:

• Oversees, develops, coordinates, integrates, analyzes, and maintains integrated plans and schedules for highly complex or difficult projects, programs and change driven activities to execute in accordance with project management industry standards
• Directs and provides high level studies/analysis (trend, variance, impact), determines scope, reports, and oversight of planning requests
• Identifies risk and opportunity potential, develops mitigation planning and refines the business case
• Develops and executes the process and strategy for the integration of plans and schedules
• Consults and recommends integrated planning, scheduling, change and baseline management, processes, techniques and tools to management considered to be best practices across the industry
• Recognized as primary project contact to establish key stakeholder requirements and project objectives
• Authorizes commitment of resources by obtaining approvals from stakeholders
• Oversees deployment of approved recommendations at Division, Business Unit, and/or Enterprise levels

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

This position is for 1st shift.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• More than 3 years of experience managing projects or programs
• More than 5 years of experience in change management, program planning, project management, integrated scheduling, Industrial Engineering or Business Operations
• More than 5 years of experience with critical business and financial acumen including risk, issue, and opportunity management to drive performance

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• More than 1 year of experience working with cross functional teams

Typical Education/Experience:

Senior Level 4: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 10 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+8 years' related work experience, 14 years' related work experience, etc.

Lead Level 5: Education/experience typically acquired through advanced education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 15 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience (e.g. Master+13 years' related work experience, 19 years' related work experience, etc.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Travel:

Position may require travel up to 25% of the time.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range Senior Level 4: $107,950 - $133,350

Summary pay range Lead Level 5: $132,600 - $163,800

Applications for this position will be accepted through October 22, 2025.

levels of performance.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Oct. 23, 2025

Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim U.S. Secret Clearance Pre-Start and final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Experience Level
Individual Contributor
Contingent Upon Program Award
No, this position is not contingent upon program award

Schedule
Full time

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.