Sr Technical Project Manager - Transportation at Blue Origin in Seattle, WA

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. We are a team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety and operational excellence. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. We are seeking a hardworking and safety-oriented individual to lead our Transport projects managing cross functional teams. As Project Manager, you will be directly managing all aspects of a team of passionate and accomplished operators, engineers and technicians collaborating directly with internal and external partners to meet launch cadence. You will maximize the team’s impact on all aspects of handling transportation projects, including design and construction of roadways, infrastructure and over the road and over the water transportation coordination. This role requires collaboration with internal and external teams to manage and coordinate transport operations. This role is also responsible for the professional development of both transport and crane technicians and supporting leadership. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.As part of a hardworking team of specialists, you will lead strategic supply chain initiatives for various transportation systems and infrastructure. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of delivering strategic insights, analysis, and recommendations to senior leaders across Blue Origin. The Global Transportation team is responsible for leading strategic cross functional projects to guide high value and high impact decisions across the supply chain’s movement of goods and persons. This role will be responsible for digging into the specific challenges of a process and communicating the relevant information for senior leadership evaluation. Strong analytical, operational, and communication skills are necessary for success in this role. Potential projects include in-source versus outsource strategic and financial analysis, technical capability cost-benefit analysis, transportation strategy evaluation, process document authoring, design and construction of new transportation network, creating strategic business processes, chartering the tool-sets necessary to launch them and other ad hoc cross-functional strategic projects. Special Mentions: Relocation provided Travel expected up to 25% of the time Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Support and/or lead the execution of the end-to-end delivery of multiple technical projects, including planning, scheduling, procurement, resource allocation, and budget management. Act as primary contact to developing overall project management plan consistent with objectives defined by key stakeholders. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to define, monitor and control project scope, goals, and deliverables. Proactively monitor and control project scope, manage change requests, and track risks and opportunities for multiple projects. Track key performance indicators and report out at program monthly rev