Program Manager

Program Leadership & Execution

Lead planning, execution, and delivery of multiple capacity expansion projects from concept through operational deployment.

Establish and maintain integrated project plans, milestones, dependencies, and critical-path activities.

Ensure alignment between strategic business objectives and program execution activities.

Cook up coordination of multiple interconnected workstreams to achieve committed program outcomes.

Governance & Controls

Establish and maintain robust program governance processes, decision forums, and executive reporting mechanisms.

Develop and manage program scorecards, KPIs, risk registers, issue logs, and action tracking tools.

Facilitate governance reviews and executive steering committee meetings.

Drive accountability for commitments, decisions, and corrective actions.

Risk & Issue Management

Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks, constraints, and execution gaps.

Proactively escalate critical issues and barriers to leadership with recommended mitigation plans.

Ensure cross-functional teams understand impacts, dependencies, and recovery actions.

Monitor organizational readiness and address emerging threats to program success.

Stakeholder Management

Engage senior leaders, sponsors, and functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and commitment.

Build strong relationships across a highly matrixed organization.

Influence decision-making through data-driven recommendations and business case development.

Communicate program status, risks, achievements, and required actions to leadership teams.

Organizational Transformation

Drive transformational change required to achieve future-state operating models and capacity targets.

Ensure processes, organizational structures, and operating practices evolve to support strategic objectives.

Support change management activities, stakeholder engagement plans, and adoption strategies.

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and execution discipline.

Resource & Capacity Planning

Cook up resource planning across functional teams and workstreams.

Evaluate capacity constraints and identify solutions to support program objectives.

Collaborate with leadership to resolve resource gaps and competing priorities.

Sure up workforce, facility, equipment, and supplier readiness align with program timelines.

Performance Monitoring

Track program performance against cost, quality, schedule, capacity, and operational performance metrics.

Deliver concise executive-level reporting and actionable insights.

Leverage data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.

Drive corrective actions when performance deviates from plan.

Education Requirement

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Business, Project Management, or related field.

Skills

• Data Gathering & Analysis
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Influencing
• Alignment
• Cross-Team Integration
• Program Management

Additional Information

This position may require up to 25% travel.

Domestic Relocation Assistance is approved for this position.

Sponsorship is not approved for this position.

This role is in Mossville, IL.

Summary Pay Range: $159,120.00 - $238,680.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.

Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. Benefits Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines.

This is a summary list of benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

401(k) savings plans*

Health Savings Account (HSA)*

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

Health Lifestyle Programs*

Employee Assistance Program*

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

Career Development*

Incentive bonus*

Disability benefits*

Life Insurance*

Parental leave*

Adoption benefits*

Tuition Reimbursement*

These benefits also apply to part-time employees.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates: July 17, 2026 - August 2, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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