Operations & Maintenance Program Manager
On-siteTampa, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Manage the C-17 Training System Operations and Maintenance Program, overseeing all training sites from conceptual stages through program life cycles to optimize profit and meet corporate growth objectives. Direct day-to-day progress by interacting with site managers, instructors, engineers, and government representatives while leading, mentoring, and evaluating staff across CONUS and OCONUS locations. Apply change, risk, and resource management to complex programs, ensuring compliance with Union Collective Bargaining Agreements and participating in grievance or arbitration activities. Collaborate with engineering, marketing, logistics, and cybersecurity teams to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals, analyze problems using project management tools, and maintain teaming associations with subcontractors. Prepare and lead technical meetings with internal and external customers, providing leadership feedback on key program metrics and contract activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
- Military Air Mobility Management Experience
- C-17 experience required
- Experience in managing C-17 training at the Wing, Group and Squadron Level
- Strong knowledge of C-17 flight simulator and training services market
- Experience in managing the development of training solutions
- Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Ability to reason, plan, direct, and evaluate situations to make appropriate recommendations and take actions beneficial to the program and the company
- Ability to demonstrate leadership ability with complex reasoning and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to effectively present information to customer representatives, top CAE USA management, and public groups
- Ability to travel extensively, nationally, and internationally, for extended periods of time
- Ability to handle essential duties and responsibilities worldwide
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- Working knowledge of program/project management software
- Former C-17 Evaluator/Instructor
- Former C-17 Squadron, Group, or Wing Commander
- C-17 Weapons School Graduate
- Graduate level coursework is desired
- Possess complex financial managerial skills to include budgetary and proposal activities
- A basic knowledge of accounting is desired
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