Project Management Specialist

Quest Defense is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are part of a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek have the following characteristics and skills:

Potential Job Functions:

Lead daily stand-ups, Project/Line of balance (LOB) meetings

Develop and track engineering project schedules

Track schedule, commit dates & delivery of critical engine hardware

Track/communication of action items

Prepare project schedule variance and recovery plan

Provide weekly progress updates on existing issues until items are closed

Review issue logs on a daily basis and acknowledge and process new issues

Manage/coordinate due dates on a weekly basis to prevent issues from becoming overdue

Participate in internal team calls to engage help where needed to resolve issues

Interact with multiple organizations and management levels

Leverage internal contacts to drive issues to closure

Prepare & present weekly & monthly reports

Preferred Skills

1-3 years of experience with Aerospace/Aircraft Engines

Associate or bachelor’s degree or significant relevant experience

1+ years of experience leading (project management) of engineering or technically driven projects

Working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or other scheduling software

Knowledge of engineering processes:

Engineering change process

Customer gated review process

Design reviews process

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

Mostly Office Environments, Occasional Shop Floor involvement.

Substantial amounts of telephone, video conferencing and computer work.

Heavily Regulated Industries with strict adherence to procedures.

Flexibility to meet business deadlines by staying late or arriving early.

Typical 8 hour days plus lunch / 40 hour weeks / core (required) hours are 9AM to 4PM

Ability to use personal transportation to visit customer locations

Due to the nature of the work, all candidates must be a U.S. Citizen

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Quest Defense & Customer site)

Quest Defense provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.