Program Manager

Role and Responsibilities 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 CAE USA is hiring a Senior-level Program Manager to lead our business and help grow it substantially over the next 5 years in a new area of training products. The successful candidate will bring experience managing large multi-disciplined program teams operating in a matrix program structure from multiple sites and major subcontractors. This position will also be the primary interface to the customer regularly reporting on program performance and status. This position is responsible for proposal and capture effort, and overall program performance including schedule performance, cost performance, and customer affinity by executing the following duties: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Direct all phases of a very large and complex DoD program from initial program planning and proposal development through all phases of engineering development and production to successful product delivery and timely closeout of completed programs to ensure that all obligations are satisfied, and program documentation is properly recorded. 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. 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 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 Communicate program status, issues, risks, opportunities, and plans to internal executive management. 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 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 15 years program management experience or general management of large-scale maritime construction projects with P&L responsibility. Bachelor's degree in Business or STEM. Master’s degree preferred. Experience working DoD projects in a Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) environment. Understanding of requirements associated with approved Government systems, (accounting, estimating, procurement, material management and accounting, property). Successful track record in managing large complex aerospace/defense programs as a prime or subcontractor with multiple industrial partners, sub-contractors, and suppliers (>$100M program). 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. 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. Understanding of Defense Procurement Process, supporting Capture and Proposal writing activities. Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software, JIRA/Windchill preferred. Experience with Enterprise Resource Management systems integrated with demand planning. Experience Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) or Integrated Program Management Reporting (IPMR). Experience applying critical path analysis methodology (BEI, CPLI, SPI). Requirement to obtain and retain required security clearances. DoD Secret clearance issuance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment is required – Active Secret security clearance preferred. PMI Certification preferred. 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. Work Environment Work will be performed in an office and high bay manufacturing environment. Ability to travel nationally (CONUS) frequently. 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 EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEO is the Law poster. PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. Position Type Regular CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted. Equal Employment Opportunity At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception. As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we’re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team. At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age. The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse. At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we’re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We’re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we’ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.