Senior Technical Program Manager

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic offers an opportunity to provide innovative technology for government and commercial customers around the globe, helping to solve their future problems today. We're the leading integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions worldwide, and the leading provider of realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and thrive in an innovative environment, we want to talk to you about your next role at Cubic! We are seeking employees inspired by technology, and motivated by the rewards of hard work, commitment, teamwork, quality, integrity, and respect. We invite you to explore opportunities with Cubic.

Job Details:

Job Summary:

This is a technical design & build Program Management role responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and controlling a multi-million dollar fixed-price non-recurring engineering programs, with the focus of delivering payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications, such as rail, subway, and bus, for major municipalities specific to automated fare collection programs applicable to the Cubic Transportation Systems company. Candidate will be responsible for a portfolio budgets in excess of $50m for the design, build, and deployment of complex automated fare collection solutions. Although the primary focus for this position is for major municipalities in the southeast quadrant of North America, the position is expected to reside in the Southern California region to manage the technical development aspects of the program from the company's headquarters.

The Sr Technical Program Manager is responsible for managing both the program's engineering-related tasks as well as the overall health of the program's execution pertaining to system development, ensuring that engineering solutions are proposed, implemented and delivered to the agreed scope, budget, and schedule. Strict adherence to program cost controls through earned-value management is required.

Experience in product or system solution development pertaining to fare collection and bank transactions a plus. This position will be required to liaison with the on-site customer-facing program leadership to ensure the proper technical solution is delivered while providing program leadership to worldwide development teams in leading investigation of engineering issues with minimal oversight, operating with significant independence and minimal supervision. Familiarity with complex requirements derivation and traceability and software development applicable to fixed-duration fixed-price contracts is most desirable. Willingness and desire to proactively motivate and drive a global development team and tackle issues immediately is a must.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project management plan to fit the stakeholders/customers' needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes
• Manages, oversees, monitors and approves elements of assigned programs from inception to completion including proposal development, product design, procurement, subcontracting, manufacturing, testing, delivery, installation and acceptance of products, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule and contract requirements
• Develop and manage complex development schedules with Primavera Scheduling personnel support
• Ensure on-time delivery of the deliverables across program
• Develops and maintains a project risk register and successfully manage program risk and ensures risk exposure is minimized and mitigated
• Conducts program coordination meetings and participate in program reviews.
• Plans and ensures resources are available for programs such as engineering, manpower, production, computer support and facilities
• Ensures that scope creep, communications, and quality are carefully managed
• Works with finance team to determine appropriate cost settlements, monitors receivables, and increase overall profitability for the program
• Owns and presents program status to executive leadership team on a monthly basis
• Creates partnership with internal customer (Product Development Program Management) and stakeholder, including Global and Regional Product Managers (Product Lifecycle Owners)
• Proactively confronts issues openly and quickly
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to superiors and peers
• Able to communicate at all levels in the customer and internal organization
• Possesses the expert knowledge to identify opportunities for change and the ability to convey the need for change, but flexible to adapt to current processes
• Builds expert knowledge in our industry and conveys knowledge to others
• Evokes creative and innovative thinking from team members while helping them to bring their ideas to fruition
• Helps to determine new, creative ways to employ teams on projects and distribute responsibilities
• Works across the organization to share lessons learned and best practices

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Four-year college degree, or equivalent, in electronic, software or mechanical engineering or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of ten years of related technical or engineering experience including five years of project management or program management.
• Advanced engineering degree or MBA is preferred, but fifteen years or applicable experience will be acceptable for this position.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly recommended.
• 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.
• Requires knowledge of government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications.
• Must be available for travel, both domestic and international; travel expected to be less than 25%.

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business need.

Additional Information

(San Diego only***) Targeted full-time salary range between $179,364- $226,155 + benefits.

***Note: Disclosure of the pay scale data as required by Labor Code Section 432.3.

The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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.

Worker Type:

Employee