Customer Project Manager

Bombardier Transportation GmbH; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance plans

Retirement plan

Employee Assistance

Job summary

Bombardier Transportation GmbH in Fort Wayne is seeking a Customer Project Manager to lead multiple aircraft projects, coordinate time, labor, and material quotes, and manage the pro forma process. You will supervise cross‑functional teams, uphold safety and regulatory standards, and drive on‑time delivery while maintaining strong customer relations and controlling project costs.

Join a diverse team focused on excellence in aircraft maintenance programs, with responsibility for budgeting,

Qualifications

• Customer liaison and relationship management.
• Strong project management and coordination abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Planning, scheduling and organizational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as customer primary point-of-contact in daily communications and follow-up.
• Perform project management duties for multiple aircraft projects, including risk identification and constraint management.
• Facilitate status meetings with all departments and provide daily status reports.
• Review, approve and sign final customer invoices; manage margin and warranty negotiations.
• Ensure work packages are on schedule and within budget, and oversee shop‑floor efficiency.

Skills

Customer liaison

Project management

Communication skills

Planning & organization

FAA/EASA/TC knowledge

Job description

When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together. Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

With our employees’ well‑being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

• Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
• Retirement savings plan
• Employee Assistance Program

What are your contributions to the team?

• Adhere to Bombardier General Work Requirements.
• Serve as customer primary point-of-contact in daily communications, coordinating, and follow-up for items such as time/labor/material quotes, preliminary invoices, progress updates, customer approval and debrief on work packages, resolution of squawks, and warranty issues. Upsells additional work to Customer.
• Perform Project Management duties for multiple aircraft to include identification of potential risks and management of constraints. Price codes, work orders, reviews labor charges, builds, reviews, and delivers Pro Forma invoice to Customer.
• Execute and maintain schedule through aircraft delivery and follow-up. Monitor and oversee work flow to ensure work package is on schedule and within budget, including shop floor efficiency.
• Facilitate status meetings with all departments and shops; update daily reports on status of aircraft
• Assist and coordinate special programs (i.e., Smart Parts, ESP, MSP, Honeywell, and Warranty) with Planning, Invoice Analysts and Materials.
• Review, approve, and sign final customer invoice as needed, (i.e., review margin analysis, warranty negotiations, and revision of service orders (SVOs)
• Perform post work package activities, (i.e., customer follow-up calls, resolve customer issues after departure).
• Responsible for meeting or exceeding facility financial objectives on all projects. Issues and collects DPRs, reviews payment terms with Customer

How to thrive in this role?

• Interpersonal skills necessary to develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, customers, all levels of management team, and other departments.
• Customer service skills necessary to modify communication, tone, and presentation to defuse crisis situations with internal and external customers and maintain mutually beneficial customer relations.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Planning and organization skills necessary to plan, prioritize and coordinate workload within a multiple project setting.
• Typically a minimum 5 years of experience in working in aircraft maintenance environment or substantial similar experience.
• Typically a minimum 2 years of customer project management experience or 2 years of supervisory or lead experience or substantial similar experience.
• Working knowledge of regulatory governance FAA, EASA, or Transport Canada, for example, part 91, 121, 135 & 145.
• Working knowledge of aircraft maintenance inspection programs.
• Working knowledge of Environmental, Health & Safety rules and regulations as they apply to workplace safety and environmental aspects of aircraft maintenance operations.
• Computer skills necessary to learn and / or operate, word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, project, email and web-based applications as well as operating systems used to manage the maintenance work.

Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.

Job Customer Project Manager

Primary Location Fort Wayne

Shift Day job

Employee Status Regular

Requisition 14613 Customer Project Manager