Program Manager

Wabtec Corporation

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Job summary

A leading transportation corporation is seeking an experienced Project Manager in Los Angeles, California, to oversee all phases of project life cycles, ensuring adherence to cost, schedule, and technical requirements. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree, significant project management experience, and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include stakeholder engagement, resource planning, and enhancing customer relationships. Benefits include medical insurance and 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

Minimum of 5 years of managing projects across matrixed organizations.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, and risks.
Experience identifying project problems and recommending solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead all phases of the project life cycle from inception through completion.
Negotiate, procure and plan resources while balancing organizational needs.
Cultivate customer relationships and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Presentation skills

Analytical skills

Technical skills

Financial management

Project management

MS Office Suite

MS Project

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

Job description

About the Role

You’ll be working with a myriad of stakeholders, both internal and external. You will work directly with different teams located at our offices, remote, and at customer locations. You’ll develop a thorough understanding of our customer’s organizations, needs, and priorities serving as the primary customer contact and the face of the Surface Transportation business within Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence organization. Internally, your work will require you to branch out from the PMO group and work with a wide variety of engineering teams as you tactfully negotiate, procure and plan resources while balancing competing priorities and needs of the larger organization.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the Surface Transportation group, you will be responsible for leading all phases of the project life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout). Your primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will lead a cross‑functional organization aligned to common program performance goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, or closely related discipline. In absence of a degree, we will consider relevant experience and/or certifications.
Minimum of 5 years of managing projects across matrixed organizations.
Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem‑solving skills.
Advanced MS Office Suite and MS Project skills.
Demonstrated financial management skills including: development and control of program budgets, schedules, risk management, EAC's and the ability to recognize and capture program changes.
Experience identifying project problems and recommending solutions.
Able and willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the Rail Industry and/or FRA knowledge.
Experience with Agile Project Management.
Ability to work independently and multitask.
Experience with creating and monitoring staffing metrics.
PMP certification.
Experience in program stand‑up.
Experience working within an Integrated Product Team (IPT).

Typical Day

Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub‑organizations.
Leading and directing cross‑functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.
Measuring and reporting program performance.
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.
Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.
Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning.
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.
Ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities.
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.

Physical Demands

Frequently remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
Occasionally moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
Communicating with others to exchange information.
Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

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