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Project Manager at CAE Simuflite

Posted in Management 30+ days ago.

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas





Job Description:

Role and Responsibilities

Summary

This position plans, organizes, and controls assigned projects from management of the proposal through program life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives. Provides updates for Program Management Reviews and weekly status updates. Manages small projects or one phase of a large project, from start to finish, within time, cost, scope and quality constraints with guidance of a senior project manager or supervisor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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

Bid & Proposal


  • Assist with development of comprehensive technical and programmatic solutions in response to requests for proposal

  • Assist with preparation of cost estimates

  • Identify new business opportunities

Project Execution


  • Coordinate transition from proposal to active project after contract award, to include preparing for and executing requirements reviews, design reviews, and all systems engineering activities

  • Act as Project Management Lead on assigned projects related to integrated training systems

  • Coordinate technical activities of project

  • Work on problems of diverse scope where a better understanding of theory and broader knowledge is required

  • Validate or monitor research & developmental aspects of project to ensure compliance with technical requirements

  • Develop project management plan and establish goals and objectives for projects of limited scope and financial impact

  • Manage the human, financial and operational resources necessary to meet contractual and company related obligations of the project to ensure profitability

  • Resolve project work/scheduling problems by reprioritizing activities

  • Evaluate potential project risk and develop mitigation plan

  • Implement project work breakdown structure.

  • Control project schedule and cost.

  • Provide support for the Modifications Program Manager on all operational matters

Finance


  • Execute the project review cycle process

  • Analyze and validate budget changes

  • Monitor and control the billing milestones schedule

  • Validate and approve budget and schedule change orders

  • Maintain the project budget at completion

  • Manage the project forecasts

Customer Interaction


  • May act as primary liaison with customer on project matters

  • Discuss alternative solutions with customer including contractual changes

  • Deliver results which achieve lasting satisfaction with customer and achieve financial goals

Leadership


  • Recommend and participate in improvement initiatives

  • Make recommendations regarding recruiting and other human resources activities

Qualifications and Education Requirements


  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent

  • 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 Government Program Office Representatives

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

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite of applications including MS Project

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

  • 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 general public

Preferred Skills


  • Knowledge of flight simulator industry

  • Experience managing the development of proposals

  • C-130 knowledge/experience

  • Strong knowledge of program budget and schedule development and management

  • PMP Certified preferred

Security Responsibilities

Must complywith 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

Work Environment


  • Ability to travel, nationally and internationally

  • Ability to handle essential duties and responsibilities worldwide

  • Work will be performed in an office environment

  • Work will require activities to be performed in a simulator high-bay environment periodically

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 and communicate via telephone

  • Ability to work many hours under pressure

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 EEO is the Law poster.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.

As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we're proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.

At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.

The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.


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