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Senior Specialist, Operations Project Manager

L3HARRIS Technologies

Salt Lake City, UT · Posted October 23, 2026

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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Operations Project Manager

Job Code: 46633

Job Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Job Schedule: 9/80 (employee's work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off)

Job Description:

The Senior Specialist, Project Manager oversees all Operations efforts relating to contract execution, and is responsible for planning, executing, and monitoring projects from beginning to end, according to strict deadlines and budgets. They act as the point-of-contact between elements of Manufacturing, Procurement, Test, Quality, Engineering, Finance, and Program Management. They ensure cost and schedule conformance on assigned projects by coordinating the procurement, build, and test of complex electronic systems. A successful candidate should be able to:

Handle stressful situations with maturity, respect, and confidence

Demonstrate strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

Be a self-starter with a track record of identifying and implementing creative solutions to complex problems

Demonstrate attention to detail with strong organizational skills

Excel in a team environment with the ability to avoid and resolve conflict

Interpret engineering instructions and drawings

Understand current and emerging manufacturing processes and methods

Excel in high stress/high visibility environment, including public speaking and creating formal presentations

Essential Functions:

Interface and communicate with all levels of the organization

Assist with the development of resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules, including tie-ins with Engineering efforts and milestones

Perform lead-time and critical path analysis on multi-level hardware builds

Assess cost and schedule risks, and develop associated mitigations

Monitor and report financial, schedule, and technical performance of assigned projects

Identify and coordinate resources necessary for quick reaction, development efforts

Work closely with Engineering to identify, mitigate, and execute long-lead material procurement

Interface and communicate with all levels of the organization

Required Qualifications (one of the following):

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience.

In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Related experience in a manufacturing, production, or other highly schedule-based environments

Demonstrated ability in financial or data analysis and monitoring is desired

Demonstrated ability in business and/or technical writing, public speaking, and creating formal presentations is desired

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze data using graphs and pivot tables

Experience using schedule management tools such as Microsoft Project is preferred

Experience with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems is preferred

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