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Posted 2 weeks agoProgram Manager, Maritime Simulation Products
at CAE
Arlington, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Successful track record in managing large complex aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor with multiple industrial partners, sub-contractors, and suppliers.
Requirements
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM preferred.
- 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.
- PMI Certification preferred. Security
- 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.
Experience
- 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.
Benefits
- Who We Are: CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
- benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 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.
- Ability to establish and clearly communicate overall program objectives, mission, vision and strategy. Preferred Skills
Additional details
- CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness.
- CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed.
- What We Have to Offer: Comprehensive and competitive
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.