Program Manager - Powertrain Engineering

Roush; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD

LTD

401K

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonuses

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Job summary

Roush in Allen Park, MI is seeking a Program Manager for Powertrain Engineering to lead multiple programs from quoting through completion. You will manage cross-functional teams, coordinate with customers, monitor budgets, schedules, and quality to meet program milestones.

Responsibilities include guiding program teams, maintaining customer relationships, overseeing materials, budgeting, and documentation, and ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years of managing projects and programs.
• Minimum of 2 years of formal or informal leadership experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of program management tools and processes.
• Strong customer relationship skills with focus on cost, quality and delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with cross functional collaboration.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and Project.

Responsibilities

• Manage business aspects of multiple concurrent programs and ensure financial targets and timing are met while maintaining quality.
• Lead, train, coach, and mentor program teams; plan and oversee coordinator activities.
• Maintain customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and service quality.
• Oversee materials, budgeting, and production for assigned programs.
• Coordinate scope changes and communicate milestones with customers and staff.
• Manage program documentation and compliance with standards.
• Direct coordination groups assigning goals to subcontractors.
• Develop and execute large program plans and monitor daily status.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Communication

Customer relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

The Program Manager will manage multiple programs and teams to ensure program goals are achieved. The role will interact with multiple customers and cross functional teams. The Program Manager will lead program teams(s) from quoting through completion of programs. This position is located in Allen Park, MI and supports the Powertrain Engineering group.

Responsibilities for Program Manager - Powertrain Engineering:

• Manage business aspects of multiple concurrent programs and ensure financial targets and timing are met while maintaining established quality standards.
• Manage, lead, train, coach, and mentor program team(s) related to their job responsibilities. Plan, schedule, and oversee coordinator activities and monitor program(s) status.
• Actively maintain customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and quality of service.
• Managing all activities associated with materials, budgeting, and production for assigned programs(s).
• Act as liaison with the customer and program staff to properly identify and process scope changes, address issues and communicate regarding program milestones.
• Managing program related correspondence and documents through designated document management systems.
• Ensuring adherence to Roush’s standards of quality, safety, and best practices along with customer specific requirements.
• Direct and manage coordination groups that assign goals for subcontractors.
• Develop and execute large program plans. Manage day-to-day build operations supporting department management. Manage the execution of continuous quality improvement activities.
• Collect data from customers, suppliers, Bill of Material, and other resources to prepare presentations and reports. Review program(s) status daily and report percentage of completion.

Minimum qualifications for Program Manager - Powertrain Engineering:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years of managing projects and programs.
• Minimum of 2 years of formal or informal leadership experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of program management tools and processes (change control, risk identification, phase gate).
• Proven customer relationship skills including the ability to interpret customer requests and deliverables with a focus on cost, quality and delivery.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to effectively host presentations and work with cross functional teams.
• Expert skills in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Project. Microsoft Excel is a large part of job responsibilities.
• Must have excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, the ability to follow directions and prioritize a wide range of assignments.

Preferred qualifications for Program Manager - Powertrain Engineering:

• Experience with powertrain engineering.
• Experience with manufacturing timing plans.
• Experience with people management and team leadership, direct or indirect.
• Working knowledge of program management tools (risk analyses, communication plans, timing plans, business cases, comprehensive financial analyses).
• Strong leadership and management skills, ability to solve complex problems, work independently, and be customer focused while managing cost, quality, and delivery.

Our full-time benefits include: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, earned sick time, STD, LTD, 401K, tuition reimbursement, employee referral bonuses, paid vacation, paid holidays.

Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories

If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at [phone].