CAE Inc

Program Manager

CAE Inc$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or 20+ years of relatable work experience
  • Track record managing complex aerospace/defense projects for military organizations
  • Dynamic leader engaging team members in decision-making
  • Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting
  • Strong communication skills for advising senior management
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially PowerPoint
  • Active Secret security clearance preferred
  • U.S. citizen due to government contract requirements

Responsibilities

  • Direct all program phases from planning to delivery and closeout
  • Ensure compliance in bid preparation and proposal documentation
  • Develop plans and manage contract budgets effectively
  • Maintain and report on the integrated master schedule and milestones
  • Monitor program adherence to master plans and schedules
  • Implement corrective actions for budget/schedule deviations
  • Identify and mitigate program risks throughout the life cycle
  • Report program status to financial objectives and resolutions
  • Coordinate contractual problem resolutions with relevant departments
  • Lead multi-million to billion-dollar proposal activities

Benefits

  • Opportunities for national travel
  • Work in a collaborative office environment
  • Access to high-bay simulator facilities
  • Engage with computer lab environments periodically
Full Job Description
Summary

This position is responsible for overall program performance including schedule performance, cost performance, and customer affinity by executing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Direct all phases of the program from requirements analysis, initial planning through all phases to successful product delivery and assure a timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied, and program documentation is properly recorded.
  • Support program bid and proposal activities. Ensure that requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals.
  • Develop and implement plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts. Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel, and purchased services. Report program status to senior management as required.
  • Development and maintenance of the program integrated master schedule to include the internal and external milestones and phases as established by the respective program teams.
  • Establish and monitor adherence to program master plans and schedules, identify program problems, obtain solutions, direct allocation of resources.
  • Develop and implement corrective action plans when deviations from budgets and/or schedule are evident. Seek senior management assistance in resolving schedule and budget problems as they arise.
  • Formally identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risk throughout the program life cycle. Obtain management approval prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost, and schedule objectives.
  • Contribute to program financial forecasts, report progress to financial objectives.
  • Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with customer. Coordinate with Sr Program Manager and Contracts Manager on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations.
  • Ability to clearly communicate program status, issues, risks, opportunities and plans to internal senior management.
  • Ensure coordination across multiple programs and/or projects and with other product line leads.
  • Direct and coordinate multi-million- to billion-dollar proposal activities from U.S. and foreign governments.


Qualifications and Education Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or 20+ years of relatable work experience.
  • Successful track record in managing or proposing complex aerospace/defense projects as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization.
  • Must be a dynamic and energetic leader that involves other team members in the decision making and change process.
  • Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting preferred; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity, and variance analysis.
  • The position requires coordinating and working with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication skills to advise team members and senior management on status and/or actions.
  • Microsoft Office Suite skills, including PowerPoint.
  • Active Secret security clearance preferred, Secret clearance issuance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment is required - DoD.
  • High-energy and self-driven individual that can "make things happen" without a large support organization to depend on daily and knows how to manage his/her time wisely.
  • A personality style that is team oriented and has the success of the customer, program, organization, and business as his/her main objective.
  • Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Security Responsibilities

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.
  • Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.


Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.

Work Environment
  • Ability to travel nationally on occasion.
  • Work will be performed in an office environment
  • Work will require activities to be performed in a simulator high-bay environment periodically
  • Work will require activities to be performed in a simulator computer lab periodically


Physical Demands

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.
  • Ability to operate personal computer, communicate via telephone.
  • Ability to work many hours under pressure.
  • Ability to work overtime as needed


Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Position Type
Regular

About CAE Inc

CAE Inc. is a Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies, modelling technologies and training services to airlines, aircraft manufacturers, healthcare specialists, and defense customers. CAE was founded in 1947, and has manufacturing operations and training facilities in 35 countries. CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on training solutions for defense forces across the world. CAE's Civil Aviation Training Solutions business unit provides training solutions for civil aviation organizations worldwide, including airlines, aircraft manufacturers, training centers, and aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations. CAE's Healthcare business unit designs and manufactures simulators and offers audiovisual and simulation center management services for medical schools, nursing schools, hospitals, defense forces, and other medical organizations. CAE is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Learn more about CAE Inc
Size
13,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Founded
1947
5 Year Trend
+4.5%
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