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Wabtec Corporation · 14 hours ago

Program Manager

Cedar Rapids, IA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$89K/yr - $127K/yr

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. The Program Manager serves as the primary point of contact for the Train Handling business, overseeing projects and ensuring they are delivered on schedule and within budget while managing all phases of the projects.

Railroad Manufacture

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage Software Release Process activities to support contractual obligations and R&D initiatives

Support maintenance services activities to include identification of work and organizational breakdown structures, support of software and hardware updates, creation of project schedule, requirements creation and management, risk and communication management plans

Prepare and manage to a maintenance and service schedules, obtain concurrence of all participating organizations and negotiate service activity logistics with the customer

Allocate and track level of effort and finances for the project on a regular basis to supporting organizations

Support periodic project reviews addressing costs, schedules, risks and customer considerations

Support creation of sub-contractor/third party business relationships associated with the Project

Monitor project success against the targets cost, margin, schedule, manning, and customer requirements and make required adjustments to meet project internal expectations

Support the development of customer enhancement projects including all bid and schedule estimates and management approval activities

Qualification

Systems/Software Project ManagementProcess-driven improvementEngineering knowledgeSoftware Release ProcessTeam-building skillsRelationship managementEffective communicationLeadership skills