Program Associate - Planning

Skyroot Aerospace; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Skyroot Aerospace in Telangana, India seeks an experienced Program Manager to plan, monitor, and drive execution of complex aerospace programs. You will manage schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and finance to ensure milestones are delivered on time and within budget.

The role requires 4–6 years in program or project management, a BE/BTech in Engineering, and preferably an MBA or PMP certification.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in program or project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress against baseline schedules, tracking critical paths, dependencies, risks, and resource utilization.
• Generate dashboards, KPIs, and management reports, and support governance reviews and status meetings.
• Ensure timely milestone delivery through regular reviews and corrective actions.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen delivery performance.
• Present program status, risks, financial performance, and mitigation plans to senior management.
• Manage customer expectations through transparent communication and timely reporting.

Skills

Program planning and execution

Schedule management

Budgeting and cost control

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication and presentation

Change management

Continuous improvement

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Engineering

MBA or PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

Smartsheet

Job description

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager to plan, monitor, and drive the execution of complex aerospace programs. The role involves managing schedules, budgets, risks, and stakeholders across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and finance, ensuring milestones are delivered on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Planning Monitoring: Develop and maintain integrated program plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Monitor progress against baseline schedules, tracking critical paths, dependencies, risks, and resource utilization.
• Generate dashboards, KPIs, and management reports, and support governance reviews and status meetings.
• Ensure timely milestone delivery through regular reviews and corrective actions.
• Problem Solving Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive cross-functional teams to resolve technical, operational, and schedule-related issues.
• Maintain issue logs, action trackers, and lessons-learned repositories.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen delivery performance.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate communication across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, quality, finance, and leadership.
• Present program status, risks, financial performance, and mitigation plans to senior management.
• Manage customer expectations through transparent communication and timely reporting.
• Cost Budget Control: Prepare and monitor program budgets throughout the project lifecycle.
• Track planned versus actual costs, analyse variances, and forecast expenditure.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities without compromising quality or schedule.
• Support procurement planning and monitor vendor financial performance where applicable.
• Conflict Management: Identify and resolve conflicts related to priorities, resources, schedules, or stakeholder expectations.
• Negotiate solutions that balance business objectives and stakeholder interests.
• Escalate critical issues with recommended mitigation plans.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance work environment.

Experience

Experience: 4-6 years in program or project management.

Qualifications

B.E./B.Tech in Engineering; MBA or PMP certification preferred.

Job Type

Full time

Location

Telangana, India

Job Opening

Program Associate - Planning Control

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI or Tableau, ERP systems (SAP/Oracle preferred), risk and issue management tools, and Smartsheet (preferred).

Core Competencies

• Program planning and execution
• Schedule management
• Budgeting and cost control
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Problem solving and root cause analysis
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Decision making
• Leadership
• Analytical thinking
• Communication and presentation skills
• Change management
• Continuous improvement