Defense Live Training Program Lead (EVMS)

Cubic Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Corporation in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Lead Program Manager to run U.S. Live Training programs in a high-tempo defense environment.

You will manage cost, schedule, performance, and customer engagement across hardware- and software-enabled training systems, leveraging EVMS to drive delivery. This role requires strong leadership, autonomously guiding engineering, supply chain, finance, QA, and fielding teams toward program success while maintaining accountability and delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with at least five years of experience.
• Strong Earned Value Management background and prior P&L responsibility.
• PMP certification is desirable.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day execution of live training programs with hardware, software, fielding, sustainment, and technical services.
• Manage baseline cost, schedule, and performance using EVMS (EAC updates, variance analysis, CAM coordination).
• Own development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in collaboration with planning.
• Run weekly internal program reviews and monthly customer program status meetings.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, SOWs, CDRLs, and configuration control processes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to U.S. DoD or international MOD customers.
• Manage expectations, provide timely communication, and build strong customer relationships.
• Coordinate with engineering leads, supply chain, manufacturing, QA, finance, operations, and fielding teams.
• Own program financial performance: revenue, GM%, cash, OI, and risk management.
• Conduct monthly EVMS reviews, including ACWP, BCWP, BCWS, cost/schedule variances, and mitigation planning.
• Partner with Finance on accurate EACs, funding burn rates, staffing profiles, and material forecasts.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate program risks and opportunities; maintain risk registers with quantified impacts.
• Approve and monitor major purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Approve make/buy decisions.
• Support contract modifications, ROMs, proposals, and BOE development.
• Ensure accurate scope management, change control actions, and traceability to earned value baselines.
• Contribute to capture and proposal teams for recompetes and adjacent training opportunities.
• Provide direction and leadership to multidisciplinary project teams (Engineering, ILS, Field Technicians, Supply Chain).
• Resolve issues impacting technical performance, staffing, supply chain, and field deployment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and execution excellence.

Skills

Earned Value Management

PMP Certification

P&L responsibility

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Cubic Corporation in Huntsville, AL, is seeking a Lead Program Manager to run U.S. Live Training programs in a high-tempo defense environment.

You will manage cost, schedule, performance, and customer engagement across hardware- and software-enabled training systems, leveraging EVMS to drive delivery. This role requires strong leadership, autonomously guiding engineering, supply chain, finance, QA, and fielding teams toward program success while maintaining accountability and delivery