Program Manager, Power Gen

Rockit Motors; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockit Motors is seeking a Program Manager, Power Gen in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage complex programs, and ensure on-time delivery within budget while maximizing stakeholder satisfaction.

You will identify risks, mitigate issues, and maintain strong customer relationships throughout the NPI process. The role reports to the Program Management department and requires robust planning, communication, and financial oversight to drive successful product

Qualifications

• Leadership and influencing cross-functional teams to complete programs on time and within budget.
• Expertise in creating detailed project plans and executing with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
• Managing program budgets and resources to deliver value while respecting capacity limits.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels with clear progress updates.
• Focus on customer satisfaction and maintaining strong customer relationships throughout the NPI process.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the successful execution of complex programs, ensuring alignment with objectives and on-time delivery.
• Build and maintain confidence with customers, and identify and mitigate risks accordingly.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, supply chain, and quality to achieve program milestones.
• Own program outcomes and drive accountability for delivering results within budget.

Skills

Leadership

Project Planning

Financial Management

Communication

Customer Focus

Risk Management

Data-Driven Decision Making

Ownership

Job description

Program Manager, Power Gen

Department: Program Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dallas / Ft. Worth (DFW)

Reporting To: Greg Wolfkamp

Compensation: $135,000 - $145,000 / year

Description

Mission: This person will lead and manage the successful execution of complex programs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, delivery on time and within budget, and maximized stakeholder satisfaction. Successful candidate will build and maintain confidence with customers, identify risk and mitigate it accordingly.

Outcomes:

• 95%+ achievement of all New Product Introduction (NPI) key milestones
• 95%+ achievement of NPI budgets (by program)
• 95%+ + stakeholder / customer satisfaction rating
• 95% on-time delivery to all customer purchase orders

Role Competencies:

• Leadership & Influence - Ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams toward successful program completion. Exhibits emotional intelligence, resolving conflicts and managing team dynamics effectively.
• Project Planning & Execution - Expertise in creating detailed project plans and executing them using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies. Breaks down large, complex programs into manageable tasks and ensures timely execution.
• Financial & Resource Management - Owns the budget at the program level, allocates resources efficiently, tracks costs, and reports financial health. Ensures program delivers value while staying within budget and capacity limits
• Communication Skills - Capable of conveying clear, actionable information to stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Keeps stakeholders updated with progress, risks, and necessary changes to the program.
• Customer Focus & Relationship Management - Consistently places customer satisfaction at the forefront of their decision‑making. Maintains strong relationships with customers, ensuring that product and process development and engineering and supply chain solutions align with customer needs and expectations. Customer feedback is constantly measured to score their satisfaction level continuously through the NPI process.
• Risk Management and Problem Solving – Lives and breathes risk identification, mitigation and control. Past excellence in managing and resolving unforeseen challenges in program execution - whether related to technical issues, supplier/customer delays, or resource constraints.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - All these competencies will have a strong foundation of data. Data to track key performance indicators, optimize processes, and drive continuous improvement.
• Ownership & Accountability - Takes full ownership of program challenges and risks, proactively drives solutions, and ensures issues are resolved rather than simply communicated. Acts as the accountable leader for outcomes.