What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Leonardo?
Leonardo Helicopters is a multinational company, producing helicopters deployed in more than 150 countries across the globe. Leonardo Helicopters’ U.S. headquarters has been in Philadelphia since 1980 and is home to a world-class production facility, maintenance center, training academy and stellar engineering team. We offer competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, 401k match, generous paid time off and much more.
Summary:
The Program Manager is responsible for the Product Line Management through the different phases of product lifecycle, from product roadmap to contracts’ delivery, ensuring the involvement of relevant stakeholders as needed. The Program Manager must ensure on cost, on time and on quality delivery or fulfilment of contractual requirements towards our customers.
The Program Manager launches and manages the execution of development programs, government, and commercial customer programs. The Program Manager acts as the primary interface between Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain, Customer Support Services & Training, and Sales to drive deliverables, resolution of issues and escalate as needed. The Program Manager team assesses customer requirements during the bid phase to ensure robust proposals that can be contractually delivered in accordance with the plan. They translate these requirements into organizational plans (Integrated Master Schedules-IMS), Risk Management Plan, Schedule Metric generation and reporting, and all activities related to execution of the Program. The Program Manager maintains a high-level overview of the Project/Program status and proactively monitors risks/issues and the respective action plans in coordination with all the stakeholders. The Program Manager is responsible for preparing and maintaining reports on the status of Projects and Programs. The Program Manager should be available to travel domestically and internationally in support of bids and proposals, customer meetings, vendor site visits and any other travel required for business purpose.
Responsibilities
- Manage the project/program cross functionally (defined in the OBS or IPT) in collaboration and interactions with the various functions to track and coordinate project actions, reporting and deliverables.
- Develop project task-based schedules and report milestone progress against the integrated master schedule.
- Monitor actual project performance against planned performance to identify variances and manage tasks on the critical path.
- Prepare and issuance of company/contracted work orders. Interface with the contract manager and delivery manager during the acceptance process and manage ‘after delivery’ activities.
- Maintain strong relationship with procurement to ensure vendor performance supports the project/program goals.
- Liaison with Customer Support Services and Training (CSS&T) teams to ensure the activities are aligned with the contract schedule.
- Monitor configuration changes (change requests and management) and suggest solutions to minimize the negative impact on production cycles.
- Identify and manage programmatic risks and suggest recovery/mitigation plans
- Support and contribute in the definition of the product roadmap and the yearly budget preparation.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to prepare technical and industrial feasibility tender summary sheets to support bids & proposals.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree required
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of Project/Program Management or related experience that would permit performance of essential duties and responsibilities.