What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jr Project Manager position at JF Taylor Inc?
We are looking for an inspired and motivated Junior Project Manager to help us grow our business base while managing engineering and manufacturing projects.
J.F. Taylor, Inc. (JFTI) Defense Solutions and Products: We provide the warfighter what they need, when they need it and with the utmost quality. We are working at the leading edge of complex military system implementation across all aspects of product development including full spectrum engineering, manufacturing, integration, test, and sustainment. Individual careers can span across the following array of our Business Areas:
- Simulation & Training Systems: Our training and operational support solutions are developed and delivered to customers who operate in complex, high-stakes environments where successful outcomes are critical. From operational flight trainers to part task trainers, our solutions run the gambit of complexity and help military forces around the world achieve and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
- Mission Systems: Our mission systems solutions include avionics and other adjunct processor needs for military platforms.
- Maritime Systems: Our maritime systems include the design, prototype, production, test, and fielding of complex C5ISR systems within the US Navy.
- Military System Kitting: We deliver engineering and manufacturing solutions for military systems for air, land and sea A/B/P-Kit requirements.
- Other: JFTI supports a wide variety of products and services including prototype test and evaluation equipment systems, tactical vehicle integration, aircraft modification, and depot level restoration.
JFTI is seeking a Junior Project Manager to support the management of various types of cost-plus fixed fee (CPFF), firm-fixed price (FFP), and Time & Material (T&M) contracts in our Defense Solutions and Products Division. Tasking will consist of the following:
- Manage existing contracts including engineering support and manufacturing of prototype and production projects
- Be a participant in Business Development initiatives, including meeting with customers, presenting J.F. Taylor?s capabilities, selling technical solutions to new and existing customers, and capturing new projects.
- Generate sales, grow a business base, and develop strong customer loyalty.
- Support the bidding and proposal of future work to include resource and price estimating and proposal writing.
- Maintain project plans, specifications, schedules, budgets and manage project risks.
- Comprehend and detail the scope of the project by developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and applying the appropriate resources to each WBS task to ensure the project can be executed on schedule
- Analyze WBS reports to develop Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)
- Review and assist with subcontractor statements of work (SSOW) and track progress of efforts supported by partners
- Perform financial and risk management on the project by monitoring labor, material, and travel costs during execution of the project and ensuring actual costs do not exceed contracted funding amounts
- Generate data to support participation in monthly JFTI staffing meetings to ensure all projects have short and long-term coverage and are operating efficiently.
- Interact with the government customer, prime contractor, and other sub-contractors to ensure the projects are meeting requirements on schedule.
- Report project specifics to internal and external stakeholders
