Senior Program Manager

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

About the role

Responsible for the program management, performance, and completion of multiple high-technology programs that require the development (hardware and software), manufacture, and test of software, electronic, and electro-mechanical systems. Assures that contractual obligations are met within assigned budget and schedule. Primary program contact with the customer on assigned programs that generally have a total value of $15–$500 million. Assignment will generally be to higher-risk, higher-value programs with responsibility at the total system level. This position works under limited supervision and direction, exercising discretionary and substantial decision-making authority.

Responsibilities

• Manages multiple programs in accordance with contracts and company policies, procedures, and department instructions.
• Ensures that contracts are met in the most efficient and profitable manner.
• Serves as primary program contact for customers.
• Leads program execution to meet technical performance within cost and schedule.
• Manages, oversees, monitors, and approves all elements of assigned program activities from inception to completion, including proposal development, product design, procurement, subcontracting, manufacturing, testing, delivery, installation, and acceptance of products.
• Plans and directs integration of cross-functional program teams that represent various organizations within the company.
• Effectively manages major programs ($10M or greater in sales) within a project or matrix organization.
• Performs program financial management to ensure that profit is earned and cash is collected.
• Performs Earned Value management tasks.
• Actively performs risk management and pursues risk reduction on assigned programs.
• Identifies program issues with sufficient lead time for timely resolution.
• Works to grow the program through contract changes and preplanned product improvements.
• Develops proposals for new business, including reviewing and approving technical approach, feasibility, and cost estimates.
• Leads proposal preparation, statements of work and specifications, estimation of product/service costs, negotiation, and administration of contracts.
• Participates in marketing new technology, developing potential new business, and is responsible for obtaining follow-on business in conjunction with Business Development.
• Mentors program managers in successful execution of programs.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree, or equivalent, in electronic, software, or mechanical engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of ten years of related technical or engineering experience, including seven years of project engineering/management, program management, or other supervisory responsibility.
• Advanced engineering degree or MBA is desirable.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional program teams.
• Proven understanding of engineering, operations (procurement, subcontracting, and manufacturing), system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, finance, and the relationship of programs within a portfolio.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, make presentations, and conduct negotiations with customers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Knowledge of government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications.

Pay

Cubic pay range for this position: $174,800.00 – $202,000.00 plus benefits. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.