Senior Digital Program Engagement Lead (Hybrid, Secret)

Collins Aerospace; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Program Engagement Lead (PEL) in a hybrid role to support Digital Technology Infrastructure. The PEL will own planning, estimation and execution for secured Program Work Environments within Collins SBU, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires 3+ years managing digital technology projects, MS Project expertise, and ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required to access information under this program/contract.
• Ability to attain a Secret/Top Secret Clearance.
• 3+ years’ experience managing digital technology projects with oversight of infrastructure and software development initiatives.
• Demonstrated strong organization skills and solid problem-solving abilities.
• Experience building Integrated Master Schedules in MS Project.
• Experience managing project financials (EAC, BAC) and forecasting resource demand.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering customers at appropriate levels on schedule, cost, quality and engineering change to achieve highest levels of customer satisfaction and responsiveness to rapidly changing business conditions through the full program lifecycle.
• Coordinate across engineering teams and other stakeholders to plan requirements, identify risks, manage program schedules, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company.
• Develop understanding of the customer roadmaps, forecasts, to identify opportunities for how digital solutions can support business objectives.
• Understand technical implementation at the architecture level and propose technical alternatives, ask questions that clarify priorities and requirements.
• Facilitate technical collaboration with 3rd parties (e.g., suppliers) to simplify and accelerate problem resolution.
• Prepare bids and proposals, translating customer requirements into standard solutions for future business opportunities and pursuits.
• Manage and control scope, cost, schedule, and performance of projects, which will include task planning and scheduling, financial forecasts and Estimate at Completion (EAC), annual planning, resource capacity, and demand forecasting.
• Manage changes in scope, evaluating impact, rebaselining efforts, and aligning stakeholders to changes and impacts.
• Prepare presentations and effectively communicate project status with both internal and external customers at strategic and tactical leadership levels.
• Establish and maintain key project metrics, milestones, critical path. Resolve conflicts, promote work sharing, encourage cross function and business collaboration and motivate teams toward common goals.
• Participate in continuous process improvement activities to improve predictable execution of the DT service delivery model.

Skills

Program management

Scheduling

Budget forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Team leadership

MS Project

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree

Tools

MS Project

EAC / BAC forecasting

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Program Engagement Lead (PEL) in a hybrid role to support Digital Technology Infrastructure. The PEL will own planning, estimation and execution for secured Program Work Environments within Collins SBU, coordinating cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires 3+ years managing digital technology projects, MS Project expertise, and ability to obtain/maintain Secret/Top Secret clearance.