Summary

CAE USA is seeking a Program Manager to lead a team dedicated to the execution and growth of one of our high-fidelity training product lines. Our customer committed to use high-fidelity simulation in their upcoming projects and as a result this product line will grow over the next five+ years. This position will have significant customer interface regularly reporting on program performance and status.

Projects generally span multiple years and range from design and development to production and sustainment. Success in this role requires extensive knowledge and expertise in large scale project management, scheduling, earned value management, hardware engineering, subcontract and material management as well as cross functional leadership. Further, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing cost and schedule execution for a geographically dispersed team with multiple partner companies (large and small), as well as managing a customer with extremely high expectations and requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Responsible to meet program execution cost, technical and schedule requirements as well as company financial targets. 

• Partner with supply chain management to lead/coordinate a team with multiple industrial partners, sub-contractors and large supplier base. 

• Communicate program status, issues, risks, opportunities, and plans to internal executive management.

• Lead the 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. 

• Ensure advanced integrated scheduling across multiple business partners provides a persistent view of the critical path.  This includes developing and implementing plans and schedules to execute contracts/subcontracts. Allocate and control contract budgets for labor, material, travel, and purchased services. Report program status to executive management as required. 

• 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 approvals based on thresholds prior to making decisions that will cause deterioration of established program, cost, and schedule objectives. 

• Maintain program financial forecasts, report progress to financial objectives using DOD approved earned value management and reporting system. 

• Serve as an interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution. Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with the customer. Coordinate with the contracts manager on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations. 

• Ensure coordination across multiple programs and/or projects and with other product line, and functional leads.  

• Support program bid and proposal activities. Ensure that requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP) are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals. 

• Actively seek new business and growth opportunities in coordination with business development. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Minimum 5 years program management experience or general management of maritime construction projects with P&L responsibility.

• Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM preferred. 

• Successful track record in managing large complex aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor with multiple industrial partners, sub-contractors, and suppliers. 

• Must be a dynamic and energetic leader that involves other team members in the decision making and change process. 

• High-energy and self-driven individual that can make things happen without a large support organization to depend on daily and is a time management expert. 

• A personality style that is team oriented and has the success of the customer, program, organization, and business as his/her main objective. 

• Ability to establish and clearly communicate overall program objectives, mission, vision and strategy. 

Preferred Skills

• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program progress, productivity, and variance analysis. 

• Experience coordinating and working with cross-functional teams. 

• Strong communication skills to advise team members and senior management on status and/or actions. 

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software, JIRA/Windchill preferred. 

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Management systems integrated with demand planning. 

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

• Active Secret security clearance preferred, Secret clearance issuance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment is required 6 DoD. 

• PMI Certification preferred. 

Security Responsibilities

• Must complywith 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.

Work Environment

• Work will be performed in an office, simulator computer lab, and high bay manufacturing environment at our Arlington, TX facility. 

• Ability to travel nationally (CONUS) occasionally. 

Physical Demands

• 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.