Program Manager

Business Unit:

Cubic Defense

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: Lead program execution of U.S. Live Training programs within a high-tempo defense training environment. This role manages cost, schedule, performance, and customer engagement across complex hardware- and software-enabled training systems. The ideal candidate brings strong Earned Value Management System (EVMS) proficiency, disciplined program execution skills, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, finance, quality, BD) toward program success. This PM will operate with autonomy, leadership presence, and a strong sense of accountability-ensuring delivery excellence while supporting organizational growth.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day execution of assigned live training programs, ensuring delivery of hardware, software, fielding, sustainment, and technical services.
• Manage baseline cost, schedule, and performance using EVMS best practices (EAC updates, variance analysis, work authorization, CAM coordination).
• Own development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in collaboration with planning.
• Run weekly internal program reviews and monthly customer program status meetings.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, SOWs, CDRLs, and configuration control processes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact to U.S. DoD or international MOD customers.
• Manage expectations, provide timely communication, and build strong customer relationships.
• Coordinate closely with engineering leads, supply chain, manufacturing, QA, finance, operations, and fielding teams.
• Own program financial performance: revenue, GM%, cash, OI, and risk management.
• Conduct monthly EVMS reviews, including ACWP, BCWP, BCWS, cost/schedule variances, and mitigation planning.
• Partner with Finance on accurate EACs, funding burn rates, staffing profiles, and material forecasts.
• Identify, monitor, and mitigate program risks and opportunities; maintain risk registers with quantified impacts.
• Approve and monitor major purchase orders and subcontracts.
• Approve make/buy decisions.
• Support contract modifications, ROMs, proposals, and BOE development.
• Ensure accurate scope management, change control actions, and traceability to earned value baselines.
• Contribute to capture and proposal teams for recompetes and adjacent training opportunities.
• Provide direction and leadership to multidisciplinary project teams (Engineering, ILS, Field Technicians, Supply Chain).
• Resolve issues impacting technical performance, staffing, supply chain, and field deployment.
• Foster a culture of accountability, communication, and execution excellence.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Engineering or Business Operations or other related field, plus five years of experience.
• PMP Certification desired.
• Proposal management experience desired.
• Strong background with Earned Value Management and prior P&L responsibility.
• Must be able to deal effectively with a wide variety of departmental issues.
• Must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.
• Requires strong team building and multi-tasking skills.
• Must be a pro-active leader who is decisive and action-oriented.
• Domestic travel may be required of 25%
• Experience with CPE ST3/PEO-STRI preferred.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance

The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business needs.

Cubic Pay Range:

$114,000.00 - $130,000.00* + benefits.

• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market.

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.

Worker Type:

Employee

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.