Project Associate Jobs in Wichita, KS (NOW HIRING)

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units ("Spirit Commercial"). Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, one of Boeing’s three business units and the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for decades. Spirit Commercial’s core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

If you're a dynamic Project Manager experienced in directing cross-functional projects in fast-paced environments, this position may engage all of your strengths! You'll play a key role within the company's largest interdisciplinary commercial program, contributing to high-impact work at Spirit AeroSystems, now part of The Boeing Company. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a program with scale, complexity, and real business influence, we invite you to apply today.

Position Responsibilities:

• Planning elements in support of a large program-integrated schedule, integrating large multi-year projects and small near-term projects
• Integration and utilization of standards and best practices (processes and tools) within the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and in support of cross-IPT integration
• Review the status of projects, manage schedules, and prepare statusreports
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem‑solving with stakeholders
• Support customer meetings and statusrequests
• Ability to work in a rapid‑paced team environment is essential, along with being able to work independently
• Ability to create and present in-depth presentations to executive-level management
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status, and performance to plan)
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals
• Risk assessment and mitigation
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers and functional organizations
• Business Acumen, Managing with Influence, Interpersonal Relationships and Communication.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 3+ years of related experience in a highly-regulated, relevant manufacturing environment
• Strong computer skills with Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s Degree OR equivalent experience
• Five or more years of aerospace experience
• PMP or other PMI Certification
• Individual project management and tracking as part of a larger portfolio
• Ability to create and present in depth presentations to executive level management
• Schedule development by project appropriate to project scope
• Technical background to be able to work with cross functional teams
• Business acumen to quantify implications of projects and the ability to coordinate with Finance on tracking to plan
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with executive leaders
• Ability to manage with influence and provide leadership throughout multiple teams simultaneously
• Proven ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously (coordination, status and performance to plan)
• Cross-functional coordination and leadership to achieve project goals
• SAP, ERP, MRP, and EXRP experience
• Intermediate and/or Advanced expertise in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Risk assessment and mitigation.
• Demonstrated ability to foster business partnerships with internal customers.
• Preferred knowledge of manufacturing environment, lean processing, and industrial engineering concepts.

This is a union‑represented position.

We are 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.

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.

We also provide 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: $60,200 - $92,300

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years. Click here for more information on the tax credit.