Senior Project Manager

Vaupell designs, engineers, and produces custom, high performance engineered plastic and composite components and assemblies for demanding applications. We are the global market leader in plastic components and assemblies for aircraft interiors while also serving the broader aerospace, defense and medical device & diagnostic markets.Vaupell provides engineered solutions to top tier OEM's, market-leading growth companies, and promising start-ups. Collaboration with our customers in all phases of the product life cycle results in the highest value solutions that reduce time to market, manage risk and control costs.Position Purpose:As a Senior Project Manager, you will be accountable for building the business processes of the Project Management Organization (PMO) while overseeing the internal and customer driven projects of Vaupell. The Senior Project Management role and PMO are newly established within Vaupell's Product Innovation Group (Product Development, Research and Technology, and the PMO) to develop and implement new innovative products into the Aerospace and Defense industry. Vaupell is looking for a person that is motivated to help build the PMO foundation around industry best practices that can be scaled with the strategic growth planned for the near and long term future of Vaupell.ResponsibilitiesDevelop and launch the NPI business process according to industry best practices.• Develop and manage project plans, resource requirements, risk management and budget for internal and customer driven projects.• Host / Lead cross-functional project team meetings.• Report project performance with adjustments as needed to the leadership team and steering committee.• Manage and report project variances including budget, scope and schedule.• Coordinate with internal and external (customers and suppliers) to ensure project success.• Measure project performance to identify areas for continuous improvement.QualificationsCandidates must be a "US Person" (i.e. US Citizen or Permanent Resident) to ensure Vaupells compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and EARBachelor's degree in engineering, business or a related field.•Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.•7+ years' experience as a project manager, preferably within the aerospace and defense industry.•Strong familiarity with standard project management tools such as Microsoft project to manage schedule, resource and budget requirements.•Must show experience with creation of PMO business processes required to manage NPI and other internal projects.•Excellent analytical skills with a proven ability to complete projects according to scope, schedule and budget.•Knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001 and other aerospace specifications preferred.

Created: 2025-02-27