Project Management Coordinator III

Are you known for your attention to detail, superb documentation skills, and enjoy collaborating with engineers? This may be the position for you! As a Program Management Coordinator III, you should have excellent time management and communication skills as you will collaborate with vendors, suppliers, other stakeholders, and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines. Your main responsibilities will be to coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment and information, break projects into actionable tasks and set timeframes, liaise with stakeholders to facilitate project execution and assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management. You'll also ensure that clients' needs are met as projects evolve, help prepare budgets, analyze risks and opportunities, monitor project progress and address issues that arise via proper communication and escalation. Additionally, you will act as a point of contact and communicate project status to all stakeholders, work with the Program Manager to remove road blocks, use tools to monitor and control performance, plans and expenditures and create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and status reports.
At Sierra Space, we envision a future where humanity lives and works in space, on moons, and on distant planets. Sierra Space builds and delivers the future of space transportation, destinations, and infrastructure, offering "space-as-a-service" in support of the new space economy.
Sierra Space, based in Louisville, Colorado with operations in Madison, Wisconsin, Durham, North Carolina, and Kennedy Space Center, Florida, designs and manufactures advanced spacecraft, satellites, propulsion and environmental systems, spacecraft subsystems and components for the U.S. government (including NASA), commercial customers and international organizations.
Become part of our team developing the first independent commercial space station. This space station is based on our expandable LIFETM habitat, serviced by Dream Chaser® spaceplane, and will provide the facilities and services for commercial research, manufacturing, and tourism.
As a Project Management Coordinator III, you will be using your skills and expertise to prepare and coordinate the plans and schedules for our new or existing programs. You'll be responsible for determining, monitoring, and reviewing our costs, operational budgets and schedules, manpower requirements, and supporting and participating in negotiations with our customers. You'll implement program modifications that result in improved productivity or reduced costs. You will be key in supporting the program leadership team and will be instrumental in maintaining a constant drumbeat of communication across the organization.
Must-haves:

• Bachelor's degree with typically 6+ years of experience in a professional environment; relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education; higher education may substitute for relevant experience.
• Experience determining, monitoring, and reviewing cost, program budgets and manpower requirements.
• Experience developing and managing program schedules using tools such as MS Project, Primavera, Smartsheets or other professional scheduling tools.
• Ability to work in support of program managers for each assigned project, to develop and maintain project plans in accordance with standards and processes.
• Excellent organizational abilities, strong attention to detail, and good verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid leadership skills and the ability to motivate a team.
• Solid management skills, exceptional reporting, and presentation skills; comfortable with relevant computer programs such as MS Office and the Atlassian family of tools.
• Highly collaborative and proactive with a strategic mindset.
• Comfortable with determining a course of action with limited guidance and supervision - has a knack for seeing where they can help and comfortable bringing solutions that help improve efficiency and effectiveness in program execution.

Preferred:

• Experience working on multi-disciplinary design and development teams.
• Background in the Aerospace Industry.
• Background in firm fixed price and/or commercial environments.
• Prior experience as a Program Coordinator, Scheduler or Finacial Analyst.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance may be required.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
With 30+ years of proven spaceflight heritage, Sierra Space has provided more than 4,000 space systems, subsystems and components to customers worldwide, and participated in more than 500 missions to space, including to Mars. The company has technology in production and in development to enable space habitats for short- and long-duration space travel, a fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes, and the first free-flying commercial space station. Please visit www.sierraspace.com to learn more about Sierra Space, its business areas, capabilities, programs, products and services.
Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

• Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps
• Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity
• Rarely lifting or carrying up to 20 lbs.

Working Conditions:

• Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials
• Rarely exposed to loud noises

Referral Bonus:
$1,500
Estimated Starting Salary Range: $91,154.71 - $125,337.72
Sierra Space offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 8%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.
At Sierra Space, our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. Sierra Space is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Contributions to Sierra Space come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.