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Job Summary: Lead program execution of U.S. Live Training programs within a high-tempo defense training environment. This role manages cost, schedule, performance, and customer engagement across complex hardware- and software-enabled training systems. The ideal candidate brings strong Earned Value Management System (EVMS) proficiency, disciplined program execution skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, finance, quality, BD) toward program success. This PM will operate with autonomy, leadership presence, and a strong sense of accountability—ensuring delivery excellence while supporting organizational growth.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead day-to-day execution of assigned live training programs, ensuring delivery of hardware, software, fielding, sustainment, and technical services.
- Manage baseline cost, schedule, and performance using EVMS best practices (EAC updates, variance analysis, work authorization, CAM coordination).
- Own development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in collaboration with planning.
- Run weekly internal program reviews and monthly customer program status meetings.
- Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, SOWs, CDRLs, and configuration control processes.
- Serve as the primary point of contact to U.S. DoD or international MOD customers.
- Manage expectations, provide timely communication, and build strong customer relationships.
- Coordinate closely with engineering leads, supply chain, manufacturing, QA, finance, operations, and fielding teams.
- Own program financial performance: revenue, GM%, cash, OI, and risk management.
- Conduct monthly EVMS reviews, including ACWP, BCWP, BCWS, cost/schedule variances, and mitigation planning.
- Partner with Finance on accurate EACs, funding burn rates, staffing profiles, and material forecasts.
- Identify, monitor, and mitigate program risks and opportunities; maintain risk registers with quantified impacts.
- Approve and monitor major purchase orders and subcontracts.
- Approve make/buy decisions.
- Support contract modifications, ROMs, proposals, and BOE development.
- Ensure accurate scope management, change control actions, and traceability to earned value baselines.
- Contribute to capture and proposal teams for recompetes and adjacent training opportunities.
- Provide direction and leadership to multidisciplinary project teams (Engineering, ILS, Field Technicians, Supply Chain).
- Resolve issues impacting technical performance, staffing, supply chain, and field deployment.
- Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and execution excellence.
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Engineering or Business Operations or other related field, plus five years of experience.
- PMP Certification desired.
- Proposal management experience desired.
- Strong background with Earned Value Management and prior P&L responsibility.
- Must be able to deal effectively with a wide variety of departmental issues.
- Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.
- Requires strong team building and multi-tasking skills.
- Must be a pro-active leader who is decisive and action-oriented.
- Domestic travel may be required of 25%
- Experience with CPE ST3/PEO-STRI preferred.
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business needs.
Cubic Pay Range:
$114,000.00 - $130,000.00* + benefits.
*Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.
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
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business Operations, or a related field
- At least five years of relevant experience
- Strong Earned Value Management background
- Prior P&L responsibility
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong team-building and multitasking skills
- Proactive, decisive, and action-oriented leadership
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
- PMP certification
- Proposal management experience
- Experience with CPE ST3 or PEO-STRI
Cubic Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cubic Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Cubic Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, plus flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, and mental health resources via an assistance program and virtual providers such as Talkspace and Ginger. Veteran-focused behavioral health support and access to a broad wellness network underscore depth of care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Time off options span paid holidays, paid sick days, flexible or unlimited vacation, floating holidays, bereavement leave, and flexible time off. Flexible work schedules and a remote work program complement these offerings in many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellbeing initiatives include an employee assistance program, wellness programs, mental health benefits, and onsite amenities such as a gym and pet insurance. Recognition for wellness efforts and veteran-specific support further enhance lifestyle-oriented benefits.
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Cubic Corporation (Cubic) is an international provider of systems and solutions that address the mass transit and global defense markets.
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