Combat Rescue Helicopter Senior Program Manager

Combat Rescue Helicopter Senior Program Manager

The Combat Rescue Helicopter Program (CRH) Senior Manager is responsible for cost, schedule, and technical execution of all aspects of the CRH program and reports directly to the Program Director, Combat Rescue Helicopter Program. The CRH aircraft PMs (APMs) will directly report to this role. Responsibilities span both the development and production of the CRH aircraft. This position is also accountable for risk and change management, team leadership and communications, and interface with internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, this role will also work collaboratively with the CRH cross-functional team to drive performance and adherence to customer milestones and expectations. This position is also responsible for meeting our short term and in support of long-term financial objectives.

The CRH Senior Manager is responsible for providing Program Management planning and execution for the CRH program which includes :

• Report to the CRH Program Director and have complete P&L responsibility for the overall program.
• Serve as key program lead, establishing the overall program, contract, and organizational structure, ensuring the program is executable and we can deliver what we propose.
• Lead the aircraft Integrated Product Teams (IPT) to support the CRH program and work with other CRH PMs to develop a solution that balances cost, schedule, and technical risk across all IPTs.
• Communicate program status, challenges, successes, and help needed across the enterprise and up through executive leadership, both internal and external.
• Participate in appropriate capture activities including the Win Strategy and color team reviews. Lead the program team that will perform the program management capture-phase responsibilities, including development of IMS, identification and mitigation of risk, oversight of cost baseline, etc.
• Collaborate with other functions within the AAFS business, Business Development, Engineering & Technology, Finance, Contracts, Legal, Sourcing to ensure the accomplishment of capture / proposal-related milestones.
• Build effective customer relationships and communication. Act as primary customer contact for program-related matters, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical parameters.
• Work with customer to resolve high-level, technical, programmatic, business, issues. Establish or alter a fundamental ground rule for planned contracts.
• Ensure the program plan baseline is consistent with the requirements baseline and the proposed solution baseline.
• Develop, review and approve project metrics, primarily EVM, to track project health and provide visibility to the Program and Executive management. Ensure development and statusing of an Integrated Master Plan / Integrated Master Schedule (IMP / IMS) and WBS dictionary.
• Oversee efforts to drive to an affordable aircraft. Manage efforts to identify and implement opportunities to meet cost targets.
• Conduct Make / Buy decision meetings. Ensure adequate technical and contractual requirements are established and that documented selection criteria consistent with program requirements and priorities exist to successfully direct source selection decisions.
• Develop and execute 1LMX transformation capability adoption plans for the program
• Develop and execute program plans, meeting contractual commitments, managing program performance, and achieving portfolio orders, sales, EBIT and cash commitments

You are an experienced Program Manager with a background in capture management and program management of large-scale rotary wing platforms. You have experience in production / sustainment programs and have the ability to deliver results (sales, orders, EBIT, cash).

You can join us to work on a high-profile program, leading the capture effort and working collaboratively with various functions within the business.

Familiarity with Army Universal Helicopter Program Office (UHPO) customer base, and key issues / challenges to be addressed. Master's degree in business or engineering. Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills.