Senior Program Manager

Cubic Corporation; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO

401k Match

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Cubic Defense Company in Tampa, FL seeks a seasoned Program Manager to lead complex, high-technology programs spanning development, integration, manufacturing, and testing of advanced hardware and software systems.

You will ensure contractual, technical, schedule, and financial objectives are met while managing program risks and stakeholder expectations with strategic leadership at the system level.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of progressive management experience that includes operations and program management.
• At least five years of program management on contracts exceeding $10 million USD.
• PMP certification is desirable.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional program teams.
• Understanding of engineering, operations, system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, and contract administration.

Responsibilities

• Leads program execution to meet technical performance within cost and schedule.
• Manages multiple programs in accordance with contracts and policies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to document project scope, deliverables, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed.
• Aligning large-scale projects with overarching corporate goals and defining KPIs.
• Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
• Direct cross-functional teams ensuring schedule management, operational readiness activities, stakeholder communications, risk escalation and mitigation, and deliverable tracking.
• Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers.
• Creates, manages, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.
• Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, as well as resolving team conflicts.
• Actively performs risk management and pursues risk reduction on assigned programs.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Negotiation

Risk management

Education

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheets

MS Office

Job description

Business Unit: Cubic Defense Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details

Responsible for the leadership, execution, and successful delivery of one or more complex, high-technology programs involving the development, integration, manufacturing, and testing of advanced hardware and software systems. Ensures all contractual, technical, schedule, and financial objectives are achieved while effectively managing program risks and stakeholder expectations. Assignments generally involve high-risk, high-value programs requiring strategic leadership and decision-making at the system level. Operates with minimal supervision and broad latitude for independent judgment, regularly exercising significant discretion and authority to make programmatic, financial, and operational decisions that impact business outcomes.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads program execution to meet technical performance within cost and schedule.
• Manages multiple programs in accordance with contracts and policies, procedures and department instructions
• Collaborate with stakeholders to document project scope, deliverables, goals, risks, blockers, success measures, and estimated resources needed.
• Aligning large-scale projects with overarching corporate goals and defining key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensures that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
• Anticipate blockers, building contingency plans, and executing governance protocols when scope adjustments occur.
• Direct cross-functional teams ensuring schedule management, operational readiness activities, stakeholder communications, risk escalation and mitigation, and deliverable tracking.
• Plans and leads status review meetings, which may include internal team members, vendors, and customers.
• Creates, manages, and distributes project communications artifacts like charters, schedules, and budgets.
• Responsible for training, managing, and motivating the project team, as well as resolving team conflicts.
• Actively performs risk management and pursues risk reduction on assigned programs
• Identifies program issues with sufficient lead for timely resolution.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Ten or more years of progressive management experience that includes operations and Program management.
• At least five years of program management on contracts exceeding $10 million USD.
• Proficiency in Project management tools (Microsoft Project, Smart sheets and Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional program teams.
• Proven understanding of engineering, operations (government procurement, subcontracting, and manufacturing), system integration and test, quality assurance, configuration management, logistics, contract administration, standard business practices, finance, and the relationship of programs within a portfolio.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing, make presentations and conduct negotiations with customers, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Requires knowledge of government procurement, contracting, and standards and specifications.
• Requires active or ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Security Clearance.

Cubic Pay Range

Pay Range: $170,000.00 - $195,000.00 + benefits. The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type

Employee

Benefits

• Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre‑paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award‑winning well‑being program which includes an employer‑funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match.
• Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program.
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time‑off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation.
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time‑off arrangement.
• Part‑time and hourly employees accrue paid time‑off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi‑weekly.
• Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program.

With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!