Program Manager

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com. Job Details: JOB SUMMARY: The Program Manager is responsible for overseeing the execution of hardware and software development programs, from concept through delivery and close-out. This role ensures performance within contract scope, budget, and schedule while managing risk, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Reporting to the Senior Program Director, the Program Manager supports the delivery of successful outcomes across transportation or infrastructure programs typically valued between $5–$20 million. This position exercises moderate autonomy and decision-making authority, working under general supervision to guide programs through all phases of the lifecycle. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Program Execution: Oversee the execution of assigned programs in accordance with contractual commitments, internal policies, and lifecycle best practices. Monitor performance across technical, schedule, and financial metrics. Customer Interface: Serve as a point of contact for customers. Build trust and maintain strong relationships through transparent communication, proactive issue resolution, and continuous engagement. Cross-Functional Leadership: Coordinate multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, procurement, subcontracting, manufacturing, test, quality, and installation. Drive alignment and execution across all stakeholders. Requirements & Compliance Management: Oversee requirement development, traceability, and validation to ensure contractual compliance. Ensure linkage to CDRLs, test procedures, and verification activities. Financial Performance: Monitor program financials including cost-to-complete, ETC, EAC, and cash flow. Apply earned value principles and monitor performance metrics such as CPI and SPI to control deviation and mitigate risks. Risk & Opportunity Management: Identify and mitigate risks, escalate critical issues promptly, and implement risk reduction strategies. Drive identification and capture of opportunities for program growth, improvements, and efficiencies. Contract & Change Management: Support the development of change orders and contract modifications in coordination with contracts, legal, and finance teams. Assist the Senior Program Director in identifying potential entitlements under the contract, recognizing deviations that may warrant cost or schedule recovery. Proposal & Business Development: Assist in the creation of proposals, technical approaches, cost estimates, and statements of work for new opportunities and follow-on business. Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior program staff and contribute to developing a high-performance program management culture. Collaborate with the Senior Program Director and broader leadership to drive organizational success. Compliance: Adhere to company values and all company policies and procedures, including the code of conduct, quality, security, and occupational health, safety, environmental, and human resource policies and procedures. Additional Duties: Perform other duties assigned by the manager from time to time, as may be reasonably required. BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE: Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience. Certifications: PMP certification desirable. Skills & Competencies: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex, high-stakes programs through full lifecycle. Strong financial acumen and command of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles. Solid understanding of contract terms, subcontractor oversight, and change order management. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Familiarity with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS) and project scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera). Strong risk management and problem-solving abilities. Other: Familiarity government procurement and contracting standards is expected. Transportation industry experience is desirable but not essential. ‎ Cubic Pay Range: $105,000.00 - $175,000.00 benefits. ‎ 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. ‎ #LI-MS1 ‎ Worker Type: Employee Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program. All regular, full-time and part-time employees (working an average of 20 hours per week) are eligible for benefits that are effective on the first day of employment. Cubic offers medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks), life insurance options, critical illness and accident coverages, Flexible Spending Accounts, a pre-paid legal plan, travel accident insurance, an award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account, up to six weeks of paid parental leave, and a 401k Retirement Plan with a company match. Employees can also take advantage of backup childcare, pet care, pet insurance, virtual tutoring, and a tuition reimbursement program. Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation. Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement. Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO)/Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly. Lastly, Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. With a presence in over 60 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Cubic is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer. We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law. For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!

Salary : $105,000 - $175,000