Program Manager II

This position is responsible for overall program performance including schedule performance, cost performance, and customer affinity. The role involves developing trusted relationships with customers, understanding their mission, and taking ownership of program performance. It directs all phases of the program from inception to completion, including design, development, production, and sustainment. The Program Manager II will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, schedules, and mitigate risks, while also supporting program growth initiatives and bid/proposal activities.

Must Have

• Develop trusted customer relationships
• Understand customer mission and requirements
• Manage overall program performance
• Direct program phases from inception to sustainment
• Lead program team for successful execution
• Support program growth and proposal activities
• Establish program organization
• Develop and implement project plans and schedules
• Control contract budgets
• Maintain integrated master schedule
• Monitor program adherence to plans
• Implement corrective action plans
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks
• Manage program financial forecasts
• Interface with customer on contract execution
• Coordinate across multiple programs
• Minimum 10 years program management experience
• Proficiency in earned value cost accounting
• Experience with program progress metrics
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and PowerPoint
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance

Good to Have

• Master’s Degree preferred
• PMI Certification preferred
• Successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense programs
• Understanding of DoD’s vision for future fight
• Dynamic and energetic leader fostering high-performance culture
• Strong communication skills
• High-energy and self-driven individual
• Team-oriented personality

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
• Flexibility that promotes work-life balance
• Valued, respected, and safe work environment
• Freedom to succeed, take initiatives, and make decisions
• Recognition, professional development, and advancement opportunities
• Fun work environment

About This Role

Who We Are:

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness.
• 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 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

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.

• Develop a trusted relationship with the customer and a keen understanding of their mission, success definition, and program / contract requirements
• Understand and take ownership of program performance
• Accurately assess and communicate program status to leadership and members of the program team
• Direct all phases of the program from inception to completion to include design, development, production and sustainment phases
• Develop relationships with program team members and lead the program team in successful execution. Hold self and team accountable to program performance
• Develop concepts for growth and enhancements based on the customer’s mission, value set, and needs.
• Support program growth initiatives including program bid and proposal activities. Ensure that requirements of the request for proposal are met in the preparation and documentation of bids and proposals
• Establish a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates internal and external stakeholders
• 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 monthly
• 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
• Maintain program financial forecasts, report progress to financial objectives
• Serve as the primary interface with the customer on all matters involving contract execution. Coordinate with other departments on resolution of contractual problems with customer. Coordinate with contracts manager on issues pertaining to contract requirements, changes, and interpretations
• Ensure coordination across multiple programs and/or projects and with other product line leads

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, Master’s Degree preferred
• PMI Certification preferred
• Minimum 10 years program performance and / or management related experience
• Successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor to a domestic or foreign military organization (officer or Sr. enlisted) preferred
• An understanding of the DoD’s vision for the future fight and of the evolving capabilities under development to support that vision
• Must be a dynamic and energetic leader that fosters a team identity and a high-performance culture
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; 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 extensively, nationally and internationally, for extended periods of time.
• Ability to handle essential duties and responsibilities worldwide.
• 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

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.

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process. If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com

Position Type

Regular