Program Excellence Manager

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation 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   

Program Management Excellence Specialist 

Support program transition from proposal to execution and baselining activities across the enterprise as a subject matter expert.  Ensure program tiering is accurately assessed from proposal phase through execution and manage programs selected for EPMR reviews and associated action items.  Be subject matter expert for PM PALs and assist with the development of PM training and mentoring to develop PM talent.  Lead the development of PM process improvements and data integration efforts to develop a more efficient PM process and toolset.  Coordinate with Program Excellence Risk & Opportunity management process lead to ensure overall program integration and reporting of total program performance.    

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

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

•  Support program transition from proposal to execution and baselining activities across the enterprise as a subject matter expert. 

• Be subject matter expert for PM PALs and assist with the development of PM training and mentoring to develop PM talent.  

• Lead the development of PM process improvements and data integration efforts to develop a more efficient PM process and toolset.   

• Support the Director, Program Excellence in the planning, coordination, execution and reporting progress of the Program Excellence Improvement Plan   

• Work with Director, Program Excellence to assess, develop, and enhance program management tools & data analytics to include dashboard creation.   

• Coordinate with the risk & opportunity management analyst relative to program tiering and program performance of the US portfolio of programs   

• Coordinate with the Director, Program Excellence to assess each program across the enterprise relative to program performance execution.   

• Ensure that programs with higher risk scores are reviewed with appropriate levels of management as needed   

• Screen & report on the portfolio of programs for changes to risk profile as conditions change across the program lifecycle   

• Attend and contribute to Program & Risk management reviews with Director, Program Excellence on an ongoing basis   

• Identify areas for process improvement to include improvement of metrics, and data analysis and dashboards.   

• Assist with Program Gate reviews to ensure risk mitigation and program planning is sufficient to delivery within the financial and schedule constraints of the program.   

Qualifications and Education Requirements   

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related discipline.  

• Minimum of six years’ experience in aerospace and defense systems or program environment