Project Administrator

Project Administrator Job Description  Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a full-time Project Administrator to work within our project teams.

ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to :

• rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development / testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities :   The Project Administrator coordinates and administers the activities of product lines, projects and programs.
• The Project Administrator will be responsible for tracking all aspects of project activities including but not limited to contractual requirements, deliverables, schedule, budget management, engineering / quality / operations coordination, and on-time-delivery.
• This Administrator will need to work effectively with the project team as well as with all internal functional groups including Engineering, Operations, Quality, Contracts, Finance, Management, Executives, etc.
• Work with minimal instruction or supervision.

Assembles and maintains a variety of information including, but not limited to :

This information ensures the proper documentation of a program’s progress and successful progression.  Implement comprehensive use of Microsoft Projects and Project Web App as a tracking tool on each project  Expert ability to collect and analyze data and translate to recommendations  Monitor multiple, often conflicting project schedules.    Work with individual project managers to keep schedules current.  Track resource requirements between projects to ensure schedules stay on track     Apply logic and information to track and update project plans and highlight gaps in execution.  Forecast future resource requirements and work closely with Operations to address projected shortfalls before they adversely affect project performance.  Identify and escalate conflicts in schedule, budget, resources, technical achievements, personnel and a host of other potential issues.  Coordinate efforts between project management and manufacturing, supply chain, and other functions to anticipate and address project issues.  Help project managers with re-planning efforts when needed.  Provide current status for reporting and invoicing.  Due to Federal Government Contracts US Citizenship is required  Responsible for actively promoting an ethics-based business culture in the project management organization, ensuring that all peers are aware of, and fully comply with, ESAero’s “Code of Ethics,” and related policies.  Essential Qualifications :