Program Manager
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Program Manager
NAT is seeking an experienced, results oriented Program Manager to lead, direct and manage large, complex commercial aircraft post delivery modification programs.
As a direct report to the Director of Program Management, Program Manager will be accountable for managing post-delivery modification programs from contract award to final parts kit shipment. Program Manager will establish, monitor and integrate program elements including statement of work, schedule, budget, cash flow, resources, procurement, manufacturing, quality, communications, risks, and change management and will serve as liaison between Customer, Sales and Marketing, Project Team, Certification, Finance, Operations, and NAT Management.
Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Act as primary contact for the Customer Oversee all aspects of the program from contract award through release of engineering design, substantiation, and technical publications, manufacturing and parts procurement, prototype modification, STC issuance, and final parts kit shipment. Develop, integrate, execute and maintain program elements consisting of:
- Statement of Work & Change Requests
- Schedule/Critical Path
- Budget/Cash flow/Receipt of Payment
- Resource allocation/Burn Rates
- Assumptions/Risks
- Roles and Responsibilities/Lines of Communication
- Data Requirements
- Action Items
- Measure program performance and take corrective action when necessary to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget
- Lead and coordinate major program milestone meetings (e.g. ITCM, PDR, CDR, FAI, etc.)
- Coordinate commercial and proprietary issues with Customer, Finance and Marketing.
- Manage and integrate Customer’s and NAT’s key suppliers
- Work closely with Procurement and Quality Assurance to validate timely receipt of parts to support commitments to customer
- Regularly report program status
- May get involved in proposal development
Candidate must possess:
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