Program Manager

Surface Transportation Project Manager

It's not just about your career or job title It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who Will You Be Working With?

You'll be working with a myriad of stakeholders, both internal and external. You will work directly with different teams located at our offices, remote, and at customer locations. You'll develop a thorough understanding of our customer's organizations, needs, and priorities serving as the primary customer contact and the face of the Surface Transportation business within Wabtec's Digital Intelligence organization. Internally, your work will require you to branch out from the PMO group and work with a wide variety of engineering teams as you tactfully negotiate, procure and plan resources while balancing competing priorities and needs of the larger organization.

How Will You Make a Difference?

As a member of the Surface Transportation group, you will be responsible for leading all phases of the project life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Their primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

What Do We Want to Know About You?

You must have :

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, engineering, or closely related discipline. In absence of a degree, we will consider relevant experience and / or certifications.
• Minimum of 5 years of managing projects across matrixed organizations.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills
• Advanced MS Office Suite and MS Project skills
• Demonstrated financial management skills including : development and control of program budgets, schedules, risk management, EAC's and the ability to recognize and capture program changes
• Experience identifying project problems and recommending solutions
• Able and willing to travel up to 25% of the time

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What Will Your Typical Day Look Like?

Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community

Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans

Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations

Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives

Measuring and reporting program performance

Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders

Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions

Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test

Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work

Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines

Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools

Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning

Managing suppliers to meet program objectives

Ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities

Development and adherence to master plans and schedules

Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization

What About the Physical Demands of the Job?

Frequently remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.

Occasionally moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.

Communicating with others to exchange information.

Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and / or fingers.

Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.