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Senior or Lead Project Management Specialist

The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL, United States


Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) has an exciting opportunity for a Senior or Lead Project Management Specialist (Level 4 or Level 5) to join the PAC-3 Special Test Equipment (STE) team within the Integrated Air Missile Defense Organization in Huntsville, AL!

Strong communication and organizational skills are critical to success in this position, along with the ability to build strong relationships, collaborate in a cross‐functional environment, and utilize problem‑solving skills to proactively identify and manage risks and opportunities.

Position Responsibilities:

Prepares, analyzes, coordinates, assigns, integrates, and maintains project plans, programs, and initiatives

Creates and conducts studies, performs analyses (trend, variance, impact), and conducts risk assessments to determine impacts and constraints involving product development, production rates, and process improvement

Prepares schedules, monitors metrics, manages change activities, and regularly communicates updates throughout the lifecycle of the program or project

Manages change management processes, communicates decisions and best practices to stakeholders, and coordinates ongoing projects while serving as a liaison between cross‑functional teams

Performs project management activities in accordance with accepted industry standards, documents lessons learned during project closeout, and works with customers to develop recovery plans, provide relevant documentation, and transition projects to customers for ongoing support, ensuring commitment to stakeholders

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

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

Coordinates commitments with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill strategies

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in Huntsville, AL.

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

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

3+ years of experience in Program or Project Management

3+ years of experience working with and partnering with cross‑functional teams on projects and initiatives

3+ years of experience using Microsoft Project

Experience with RIO (Risk, Issues, and Opportunities) in project planning

Experience in interpreting data and presenting analysis and/or recommendations to management

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Senior Level 4: More than 5 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Lead Level 5: More than 10 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Current Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Experience using Program Management Best Practices

Conflict of interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

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 10% of the time.

Shift:

1st Shift

Level 4 (Senior): $118,150 - $159,850
Level 5 (Lead): $146,200 - $197,800

Applications for this position will be accepted until

Apr. 28, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

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.

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