Aviation Capital Equipment Program Lead

Standard Aero; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off starting on day one

Bonus opportunities

Health- & Dependent Care Flexible FSA

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Life & AD&D Insurance

Learning & Training opportunities

Job summary

StandardAero in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a CRS Capital Equipment Project Manager to lead capital equipment projects, from need identification through procurement, installation, and handover. You will manage timelines, budgets, vendor selection, and cross-functional coordination to ensure equipment meets safety and production standards.

The role requires hands-on project management, lifecycle planning, and preventive maintenance program development, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years' experience managing capital equipment projects in manufacturing or MRO environments (procurement, vendor management, installation, commissioning).
• 3+ years of demonstrated project management skills, including schedule and budget control.
• 3+ years of experience managing equipment lifecycle, preventative maintenance, and equipment-related risk management activities as well as developing technical documentation, including procedures, routings, and/or technical specifications.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Project Lifecycle Ownership: Manage equipment projects from initial need identification and specification to procurement, final commissioning, and operations handover.
• Project Management: Manage capital equipment projects from concept through installation, commissioning, and handover - schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Resource & Schedule Management: Develop detailed project schedules, allocate resources, and track key milestones using scheduling tools.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for engineers, operations, procurement and external equipment suppliers to source components and manage lead times; lead procurement and vendor management including RFQs, evaluation, and contract execution.
• Budget & BOM Control: Oversee project finances and bill-of-materials (BOM) accuracy; ensure estimates cover procurement and installation to produce high-fidelity numbers for the CRS Capital Plan.
• Standardization: Standardize equipment and processes across CRS to reduce variance, cost, and downtime.
• Risk Management: Develop and maintain equipment risk profiles that inform purchase upgrade, repair decisions, and capital allocation.
• Preventative Maintenance & Lifecycle: Define and implement preventative maintenance methodologies, spare parts strategies, and lifecycle cost analyses to maximize asset uptime and life.
• Quality & Safety Assurance: Ensure all equipment complies with industry safety standards (e.g., LOTO, OSHA) and site safety practices prior to turning over to production.
• Continuous Improvement & Technology Insertion: Drive continuous improvement and technology insertion, evaluating automation and hardware upgrades for productivity, safety, and reliability gains.
• Documentation & Training: Create technical documentation: installation plans, maintenance procedures, acceptance criteria, and training materials.
• Crossfunctional Coordination: Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, and safety to ensure technical and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Budget control

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CAD

3D modeling software

Job description

StandardAero in Cincinnati, OH, is seeking a CRS Capital Equipment Project Manager to lead capital equipment projects, from need identification through procurement, installation, and handover. You will manage timelines, budgets, vendor selection, and cross-functional coordination to ensure equipment meets safety and production standards.

The role requires hands-on project management, lifecycle planning, and preventive maintenance program development, with travel up to 25%.