Project Manager I

Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Summary  

The Project Manager position plans, organizes, and controls an assigned program from management of the proposal through program life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives by performing the following duties: 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

• Develop and oversee departmental budgets 

• Oversee plan to meet standards for cost, schedule, and quality for assigned projects 

• Attends meetings, manages delivery schedules, and coordinates configuration management activities.  

• Ensure a safe and secure work environment is established and maintained 

• Establish and develop internal processes and procedures for Project Management to ensure standardization 

• Advises management of activities to include deliverable updates, personnel issues, and customer interactions. 

• This project management position is responsible for managing intermediate to complex proposals and programs 

• Provide financial and technical justification for program definition and functioning 

• Prepare program development objectives and schedules for all phases of program development and introduction to market 

• Responsible for managing assigned programs. Monitor and manage day-to-day progress of programs 

• Coordinate and develop program plans 

• Coordinate and develop financial plans for programs 

• Coordinate and develop marketing plans for programs 

• Collaborate daily with a wide variety of functional areas such as engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to meet or beat cost, schedule, and performance goals 

• Manage the program's performance to the program plans 

• Participate in overall program management discipline evolution within the organization 

• Conduct marketing analysis to develop program definitions 

• Lead the production of viable cost proposals in response to customer demands and marketing trends 

• Act as capture team leader for products and services to produce FAR- and DFAR-compliant proposals 

• Participate in key sales situations for the program 

• May be responsible for marketing new technology or follow-on business acquisition 

• Oversee program budgets and schedules 

• Analyze and resolve simple and moderately complex problems using project management tools 

• Provide technical expertise and training to other departments in support of program 

• Collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide program definitions responsive to customer needs and marketing opportunities 

• Support the development of competitive analysis materials comparing program with its key competitors 

• Conduct market research and identifies and tracks market trends in company's industry 

• Establish dealer networks and creates and manages alliances with manufacturers 

• Identify partnering opportunities for complementary third-party products to broaden company's product line 

• Maintain communications and contacts to collect and analyze technical, financial, schedule, and sales information for current and future programs 

• Develop and maintain a prioritized list of customer and market requirements for products 

• Advanced knowledge of the manufacturing/ engineering market in flight simulation and training 

• Experience working with military customers and products 

• Prepare, conduct, and run medium to large technical and management meetings with internal and external customers 

Qualifications and Education Requirements  

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent 

• Typically 8 years of related experience 

• Project Management Professional Certification (or able to obtain w/in 12 months). 

• Minimum of four to seven years of program experience and three years managing programs. Experience managing contracts valued from $7-20M. 

• Strong knowledge of program budget and schedule development and management. 

• Experience managing the development of proposals. 

• Able to communicate both verbally and in writing, with good interpersonal skills.  

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or Board of Directors. 

• Advanced mathematical skills are required. Possess complex financial managerial skills to include budgetary and proposal activities. A basic knowledge of accounting is mandatory. 

• Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Preferred Skills  

• Graduate level coursework is desired in a technical field or equivalent. 

• Able to reason, plan, direct, and evaluate situations to make appropriate recommendations and take actions beneficial to the program and the company.  

• Able to demonstrate leadership ability with complex reasoning and problem-solving abilities.  

• Must display tact and self-discipline necessary to interface effectively with customers, vendors, and all levels of management, employees, and the public. 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures. Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval. All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

•  Incumbent must be eligible for DoD Personal Security Clearance.  

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Work Environment  

• Ability to travel periodically, nationally, and internationally, for extended periods of time. 

• Ability to handle essential duties and responsibilities worldwide. 

• Work will be performed in an office environment 

• Hybrid work schedule 

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

• Ability to operate personal computer, communicate via telephone. 

• Ability to work many hours under pressure. 

• Able to lift 50 pounds. 

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

CAE USA Inc. is an EOE/AA employer and gives consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.  

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